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- Outdated Device Drivers
- Outdated Steam app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
Modh 1: Rith Gaile mar Riarthóir
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. Buail an Windows eochair agus cineál Gaile sa Search Bar.
2. Anois, cliceáil ar Rith mar riarthóir, mar a thaispeántar.
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. Seoladh Bainisteoir tasc, brúigh an Ctrl + Shift + Esc eochracha ag an am céanna.
2. Aimsigh agus roghnaigh an gan iarraidh cúlra Próisis ag baint úsáide as ard cuimhne.
3. Ansin, cliceáil Tasc deireadh, mar a thaispeántar aibhsithe.
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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. Seoladh Bainisteoir tasc agus téigh go dtí Mionsonraí Tab.
2. Scrollaigh síos agus roghnaigh an Gaile.exe phróiseas.
3. Deaschliceáil ar an Gaile process and hover to Socraigh Tosaíocht, then select any one of the below roghanna.
Nóta: You can also set the priority to Low if Steam uses high memory by following the above steps and selecting the Íseal rogha i céim 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. Deaschliceáil ar an Deilbhín ceallraí ar an tascbharra agus roghnaigh Roghanna Power.
2. Anois, roghnaigh an Ard-fheidhmíocht 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. Brúigh an Eochracha Windows + R le chéile chun an Rith dialóg.
2. cineál %% Teocht agus cliceáil ar OK.
3. Brúigh Eochracha Ctrl + A together to select all the unrequired files and press the Shift + Del keys together to delete them permanently.
Nóta: Ní féidir roinnt comhad a scriosadh toisc go bhfuil siad á n-úsáid, mar sin is féidir leat iad seo a scipeáil.
4. Brúigh Windows + E eochracha le chéile a oscailt comhad Explorer
5. Navigate to the location where you installed Steam: C: Comhaid Cláir (x86) Gaile
Nóta: If you are not sure, read our guide: Where are Steam Games installed? here.
6. Cliceáil faoi dhó ar an taisce app fillteán.
7. Here, delete the httpcache fillteán.
8. Then, go to the following cosán agus scrios an htmlcache fillteán.
C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalSteam
9. Faoi dheireadh, do ríomhaire a atosú 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. Buail an Windows eochair, cineál Gaile, agus cliceáil ar Rith mar riarthóir.
2. In the upper left corner of the window, click on the Gaile tab agus roghnaigh Socruithe ón mbosca anuas.
3. Ansin, téigh go dtí an Brabhsálaí Gréasáin settings from the left pane.
4. Click on both the given cnaipí to delete web browser cache and cookies respectively.
- Scrios Taisce Brabhsálaí Gréasáin
- Delete Web Browser Cookies
5. Cliceáil ar OK in the confirmation prompt of both options.
6. Faoi dheireadh, atosú ar Steam to check if Steam running slow issue is fixed or not.
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Modh 7: Glan an taisce íoslódáil
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. Seoladh an Gaile app as administrator.
2. Anois, téigh go dtí an Gaile tab agus roghnaigh Socruithe ón roghchlár anuas. Déan tagairt don phictiúr thíos.
3. Roghnaigh an Íoslódálacha socruithe ar an phána chlé.
4. Scrollaigh síos go dtí an bun agus cliceáil ar an GLAN CAISCE Íoslódála cnaipe.
5. Cliceáil ar OK sa Glan an taisce íoslódáil deimhniú dearbhaithe.
6. Ar deireadh, cliceáil ar OK chun athruithe a shábháil.
Modh 8: Rith Gaile i Mód Comhoiriúnachta
You can also try running Steam in compatibility mode on different Windows versions to solve Steam is slow problem.
1. Deaschliceáil ar an Steam executable file agus roghnaigh an Airíonna rogha.
2. Téigh go dtí an comhoiriúnacht cluaisín i Steam Properties window and check the Run this Program in Compatibility Mode for rogha.
3. Roghnaigh an Leagan Windows ón gclár roghchlár.
4. Cliceáil ar Cuir iarratas isteach> Ceart go leor 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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Modh 9: Fíoraigh Sláine Comhaid Cluiche
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. Deaschliceáil ar spás folamh in the Desktop and select Painéal Rialúcháin NVIDIA.
2. Cliceáil ar an Bainistigh socruithe 3D option in the left pane and go to the Socruithe Cláir Tab.
3. Roghnaigh Gaile ó na Roghnaigh clár a shaincheapadh liosta anuas.
4. Ansin, select the preferred graphics processor for this program. We recommend you select the High-performance NVIDIA processor.
5. Ar deireadh, cliceáil ar Cuir iarratas isteach cnaipe chun athruithe a shábháil.
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. Brúigh an Windows eochair, cineál painéal rialú, agus cliceáil ar Oscail.
2. Anois, socraigh an Féach ar ag rogha le Catagóir agus roghnaigh an Líonra agus Idirlín link as shown below.
3. Anseo, cliceáil ar Internet Options mar a thaispeántar thíos.
4. Sa Airíonna Idirlín fuinneog, aistrigh go dtí an Naisc tab agus roghnaigh Socruithe LAN mar a thaispeántar thíos.
5. Now, in Socruithe Líonra Ceantair Áitiúil (LAN)., check the box to Braitheann suímh go huathoibríoch sa Cumraíocht uathoibríoch alt seo.
6. Also, uncheck the checkbox for Bain úsáid as freastalaí seachfhreastalaí do do LAN.
7. Ar deireadh, cliceáil ar OK chun na hathruithe a shábháil agus athsheoladh Gaile to observe any performance improvement.
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Modh 12: Nuashonraigh Tiománaithe Gléas
Outdated drivers may also result in Steam running slow problem. So, following are the steps to update the device drivers.
1. Cliceáil ar Tòisich, cineál bainisteoir gléas, agus bhuail an Iontráil eochair.
2. Cliceáil faoi dhó Taispeáin oiriúnaitheoirí chun é a leathnú.
3. Deaschliceáil ar video driver (m.sh. Intel (R) UHD Graphics) agus roghnaigh Tiománaí nuashonraithe mar a léirítear thíos.
4. Ar Aghaidh, cliceáil ar Cuardaigh tiománaithe go huathoibríoch mar a thaispeántar.
5A. If the drivers have been updated already, it shows Tá na tiománaithe is fearr do do ghléas suiteáilte cheana féin.
5B. If the drivers are outdated, then they will get nuashonraithe go huathoibríoch.
6. Finally, update all the outdated drivers by following the above steps and do ríomhaire a atosú.
Method 13: Update Steam
Here are the steps to update Steam to fix the bugs and errors causing Steam is slow issue.
1. Seoladh Gaile agus nascleanúint a dhéanamh leis roghchlár bar.
2. Anois, cliceáil ar Gaile le leanúint ag Seiceáil le haghaidh Nuashonruithe Cliant Gaile…
3A. Steam – Self Updater will download updates automatically, if available. Click RESTART STEAM 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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Modh 14: Gaile a dheisiú
Follow these steps to repair Steam app to fix Steam is slow problem.
1. Brúigh an Windows eochair, cineál Windows powershell agus cliceáil ar Rith mar riarthóir.
2. cliceáil Is ea sa Úsáideoir Cuntas Rialaithe go pras.
3. Clóscríobh an méid seo a leanas orduithe agus bhuail Iontráil eochair.
“C: Comhaid Cláir (x86) SteambinSteamService.exe” / deisiúchán
Nóta: If your Steam file is placed in another location, you need to enter that directory instead. Read our guide: Where are Steam Games installed? here.
4. Nuair a bheidh an repair completed message is displayed, atosú do ríomhaire.
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Modh 15: Gaile a Athshuiteáil
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. Ar dtús, téigh go dtí an Gaile fillteán agus deaschliceáil ar gaileapps fillteán, ansin roghnaigh an Cóipeáil rogha.
2. Ansin, greamaigh an fillteán sa suíomh eile go cruthaigh cúltaca de na cluichí suiteáilte.
3. Anois buail an Windows eochair, cineál Aipeanna agus gnéithe, agus cliceáil ar Oscail.
4. Roghnaigh Gaile agus cliceáil ar an Díshuiteáil cnaipe léirithe aibhsithe.
5. Arís, cliceáil ar Díshuiteáil a dhaingniú.
6. Sa Díshuiteáil Gaile fuinneog, cliceáil ar Díshuiteáil Gaile a bhaint.
7. Ansin, atosú Windows do ríomhaire.
8. Íoslódáil an an leagan is déanaí of Gaile ó do bhrabhsálaí gréasáin, mar a thaispeántar.
9. Tar éis a íoslódáil, reáchtáil an íoslódáil SteamSetup.exe comhad trí chliceáil faoi dhó air.
10. Sa Socrú Gaile draoi, cliceáil ar an Ar Aghaidh cnaipe.
11. Roghnaigh an Fillteán sprice trí úsáid a bhaint as Brabhsáil ... rogha nó coinnigh an rogha réamhshocraithe. Ansin, cliceáil ar shuiteáil, mar a léirítear thíos.
12. Fan go mbeidh an tsuiteáil críochnaithe agus cliceáil ar Críochnaigh, mar a thaispeántar.
13. Tar éis Gaile a shuiteáil, bog an gaileapps fillteán cúltaca a rinne tú roimhe seo chuig an bhfillteán Steam suiteáilte.
14. Faoi dheireadh, do ríomhaire a atosú.
Molta:
Tá súil againn go raibh an fhaisnéis seo cabhrach agus go raibh tú in ann é a cheartú 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.