Steam is a well-known name in the gaming community, being the largest PC game distribution platform. But even the king sees some bad days. It is not uncommon to face issues with Steam PC clients and a lot of users have complained about Steam running slow at times to the point it literally stops to respond. You may eventually observe that Steam is slow and you can’t find your way around your library anymore. But worry not. We have compiled a list of remedies that you can try when you experience Steam is slow problem in Windows 10. So lets see what those methods are.
How to Fix Steam is Slow in Windows 10
There may be numerous reasons behind Steam running slow issue. Some of them are listed below.
- Lack of enough CPU and memory resources causes a computer to overheat.
- Too much cache and cookies
- Outdated Device Drivers
- Outdated Steam app
We have shown all the possible methods to fix Steam is slow issue in the below section. But, before trying the given methods you should boot your system in safe mode. Read our article to boot to safe mode in Windows 10
1. metodoa: Exekutatu Steam administratzaile gisa
You must always run Steam as administrator as it will give administrative privileges to Steam to run all games. So, follow the given steps to run Steam as administrator.
1. Sakatu Windows tekla eta idatzi Lurrun in the Search Bar.
2. Orain, egin klik gainean Exekutatu administratzaileari, erakusten den moduan.
Method 2: Remove Background Processes
Unnecessary apps running in the background may result in high Memory usage. This can case Steam is slow issue in your system. So, follow these steps to remove background processes.
1. Launch Zeregin kudeatzailea, sakatu Ktrl + Maius + Esc gakoak aldi berean.
2. Bilatu eta hautatu nahigabeko atzeko planoa prozesu altua erabiliz Memoria.
3. Ondoren, egin klik Amaitu zeregina, nabarmentzen den moduan.
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Method 3: Change Steam Process Priority
You can also set Steam priority to high from the Task Manager by following the given steps below.
1. Launch Zeregin kudeatzailea joan eta joan Xehetasunak fitxa.
2. Scroll down and select the lurrun.exe prozesua.
3. Egin klik eskuineko botoiarekin Lurrun process and hover to Ezarri Lehentasuna, then select any one of the below aukera.
Ohar: You can also set the priority to Low if Steam uses high memory by following the above steps and selecting the Behe- aukera en urratsa 3.
Method 4: Switch to High Performance Power Plan
If you are using a power-saving plan then, it may cause Steam is slow issue. Follow the given steps to switch to high performance power plan to fix Steam running slow issue.
1. Egin klik eskuineko botoiarekin Bateriaren ikonoa on the Ataza-barra eta hautatu Power Aukerak.
2. Orain, hautatu Errendimendu handiko option as highlighted in the pic below.
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Method 5: Delete HTTP, HTML Cache & Temporary Files
Follow the given steps below to delete the temporary files and HTML cache file to fix Steam is slow issue.
1. Sakatu Windows + R teklak elkarrekin martxan jartzeko Korrika egin elkarrizketa-koadroa.
2. Mota %% Temp eta klikatu OK.
3. Prentsa Ktrl + A teklak together to select all the unrequired files and press the Shift + Del keys together to delete them permanently.
Ohar: Fitxategi batzuk ezin dira ezabatu erabiltzen ari direlako, beraz, hauek salta ditzakezu.
4. Prentsa Windows + E gakoak elkarrekin irekitzeko fitxategi Explorer
5. Navigate to the location where you installed Steam: C: Programa-fitxategiak (x86) Lurrun
Ohar: If you are not sure, read our guide: Where are Steam Games installed? here.
6. Egin klik bikoitza botoian appcachea karpetan.
7. Here, delete the httpcache karpetan.
8. Then, go to the following bidea eta ezabatu html cachea karpetan.
C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalSteam
9. Azkenik, Berrabiarazi ordenagailua and check if the issue persists or not.
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Method 6: Clear Steam Browser Cache & Cookies
Here is how to fix Steam is slow issue by clearing Steam web browser cache and cookies.
1. Sakatu Windows teklaidatzi, idatzi Lurrun, eta egin klik Exekutatu administratzaileari.
2. In the upper left corner of the window, click on the Lurrun fitxa eta hautatu Ezarpenak goitibeherako koadrotik.
3. Gero, joan Web Browser settings from the left pane.
4. Click on both the given botoiak to delete web browser cache and cookies respectively.
- Ezabatu web arakatzailearen katxea
- Delete Web Browser Cookies
5. Egin klik OK in the confirmation prompt of both options.
6. Azkenik, berrabiarazi Steam to check if Steam running slow issue is fixed or not.
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Metodo 7: Garbitu deskargako cachea
There may be download cache of the games in Steam which can result in Steam is slow issue. So, here are the steps to clear download cache.
1. Abiarazi ezazu Lurrun app as administrator.
2. Orain, joan Lurrun fitxa eta hautatu Ezarpenak goitibeherako menutik. Ikus beheko irudia.
3. Aukeratu Downloads ezarpenak ezkerreko panelean.
4. Joan behera behealdera eta egin klik botoian GARBITU DESKARGATU CACHEA botoia.
5. Egin klik OK in the Garbitu deskargako cachea berrespen-gonbita.
6. Azkenik, egin klik OK aldaketak gordetzeko.
Method 8: Run Steam in Compatibility Mode
You can also try running Steam in compatibility mode on different Windows versions to solve Steam is slow problem.
1. Egin klik eskuineko botoiarekin Steam executable file eta aukeratu Properties aukera.
2. Joan Compatibility fitxan sartu Lurrunaren propietateak window and check the Run this Program in Compatibility Mode for aukera.
3. Aukeratu Windows bertsioa goitibeherako menuan.
4. Egin klik Aplikatu> Ados to save changes and run Steam as administrator.
5. Check if the issue is fixed, else try running Steam in different Windows versions by repeating the above steps.
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9. metodoa: Egiaztatu joko-fitxategien osotasuna
If you experience Steam running slow problem while playing a particular game then, you should check the integrity of that game file on Steam. Read our easy-to-follow tutorial on How to Verify Integrity of Game Files on Steam.
Method 10: Modify Graphics Driver Settings
Follow these steps to modify graphics driver settings to fix Steam is slow issue.
1. Egin klik eskuineko botoiaz gainean espazio hutsa in the Desktop and select NVIDIA kontrol panelea.
2. Egin klik gainean Kudeatu 3D ezarpenak option in the left pane and go to the Programaren ezarpenak fitxa.
3. Aukeratu Lurrun tik Hautatu pertsonalizatzeko programa bat goitibeherako zerrenda.
4. Ondoren, select the preferred graphics processor for this program. We recommend you select the High-performance NVIDIA processor.
5. Azkenik, egin klik Aplikatu Aldaketak gordetzeko botoia.
Method 11: Modify LAN Settings
There may be network configuration issues which is resulting in Steam running slow problem. So, here are the steps to Modify LAN configuration settings.
1. Sakatu Windows teklaidatzi, idatzi kontrol panel, eta egin klik Ireki.
2. Orain, ezarri Ikusi by aukera to Kategoria eta aukeratu Sarea eta Internet esteka behean erakusten den moduan.
3. Hemen, egin klik Internet aukerak behean agertzen den bezala.
4. In the Interneteko propietateak leihoa aldatu Konexioak fitxa eta hautatu LAN ezarpenak behean agertzen den bezala.
5. Now, in Local Area Network (LAN) Settings, check the box to Automatikoki detektatu ezarpenak in the Konfigurazio automatikoa atala.
6. Also, uncheck the checkbox for Erabili proxy zerbitzaria zure LANarentzako.
7. Azkenik, egin klik OK aldaketak gordetzeko eta berrabiarazi Steam to observe any performance improvement.
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12. metodoa: Eguneratu gailu kontrolatzaileak
Outdated drivers may also result in Steam running slow problem. So, following are the steps to update the device drivers.
1. Egin klik startidatzi, idatzi Gailu kudeatzailea, eta jo Sartu gakoa.
2. Egin klik bikoitza Bistaratze egokigailuak zabaltzeko.
3. Egin klik eskuineko botoiaz gainean video driver (adibidez, Intel (R) UHD Graphics) eta aukeratu Eguneratu gidaria behean azaltzen den moduan.
4. Ondoren, egin klik Bilatu automatikoki gidariak erakusten den moduan.
5A. If the drivers have been updated already, it shows Zure gailurako kontrolatzaile onenak instalatuta daude dagoeneko.
5B. If the drivers are outdated, then they will get automatikoki eguneratzen da.
6. Finally, update all the outdated drivers by following the above steps and Berrabiarazi ordenagailua.
13. metodoa: Eguneratu Steam
Here are the steps to update Steam to fix the bugs and errors causing Steam is slow issue.
1. Launch Lurrun eta joan nabigaziora menu bar.
2. Orain, egin klik gainean Lurrun ondoren Egiaztatu Steam bezeroen eguneratzeak...
3A. Steam - Norbere eguneratzailea will download updates automatically, if available. Click BERRI HASI LAPORRA to apply the update.
3B. If you have no updates, Your Steam client is already up-to-date message will be displayed, as follows.
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Method 14: Repair Steam
Follow these steps to repair Steam app to fix Steam is slow problem.
1. Sakatu Windows teklaidatzi, idatzi Windows PowerShell eta klikatu Exekutatu administratzaileari.
2. klik Bai in the Erabiltzaile-izen gonbita.
3. Idatzi honako hau komandoa eta hit Sartu gakoa.
"C: Programa-fitxategiak (x86)SteambinSteamService.exe" / konponketa
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4. Behin repair completed message is displayed, berrabiarazi zure ordenagailua.
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15. metodoa: berriro instalatu Steam
If none of the above methods works for you, then reinstalling Steam is the last option to fix Steam is slow problem. Follow the given steps to reinstall Steam.
1. Lehenik eta behin, joan Lurrun karpeta eta egin klik eskuineko botoiarekin lurrun-aplikazioak karpeta, eta hautatu Kopiatu aukera.
2. Ondoren, itsatsi karpeta beste tokian to backup bat sortu instalatutako jokoen artean.
3. Orain sakatu Windows teklaidatzi, idatzi Aplikazioak eta funtzioak, eta egin klik Ireki.
4. Aukeratu Lurrun eta klik Desinstalatu erakusten den botoia nabarmenduta.
5. Berriz ere, egin klik gainean Desinstalatu berretsi.
6. In the SteamUninstall leihoa, egin klik Desinstalatu Steam kentzeko.
7. Ondoren, berrabiarazi zure Windows ordenagailua.
8. Deskargatu azken bertsioa of Lurrun zure web arakatzailetik, erakusten den moduan.
9. Deskargatu ondoren, exekutatu deskargatutakoa SteamSetup.exe fitxategian klik bikoitza eginez.
10. In the Lurrun konfigurazioa morroia, egin klik gainean hurrengo botoia.
11. Aukeratu Helmuga karpeta erabiliz Arakatu ... aukera edo mantendu aukera lehenetsia. Ondoren, egin klik gainean Instalatu, behean azaltzen den moduan.
12. Itxaron instalazioa amaitu arte eta egin klik Amaitu, erakusten den moduan.
13. Steam instalatu ondoren, mugitu lurrun-aplikazioak Aurretik egin duzun babeskopia karpeta instalatutako Steam karpetan.
14. Azkenik, Berrabiarazi ordenagailua.
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Espero dugu informazio hau lagungarria izatea eta konpondu izana Steam is slow issue. Please let us know which best method worked best for you. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments area.