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- Outdated Device Drivers
- Outdated Steam app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
Cara 1: Jalanake Steam minangka Administrator
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. Tekan ing Tombol Windows lan ngetik uap ing search Bar.
2. Saiki, klik ing Run minangka administrator, kaya sing dituduhake.
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. Bukak Tugas Manager, pencet Ctrl + Shift + Esc tombol Ing wektu sing padha.
2. Goleki banjur pilih bayangan latar mburi pangolahan nggunakake dhuwur memory.
3. Banjur, klik Tugas pungkasan, minangka ditampilake disorot.
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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. Bukak Tugas Manager lan mara ing Details tab.
2. Gulung mudhun banjur pilih steam.exe proses.
3. Klik-tengen ing uap process and hover to Setel Prioritas, then select any one of the below opsi.
Catetan: You can also set the priority to Low if Steam uses high memory by following the above steps and selecting the kurang pilihan ing langkah 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. Klik-tengen ing Ikon batere ing Taskbar Lan pilih Pilihan Daya.
2. Saiki, pilih kinerja dhuwur 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. Pencet Tombol Windows + R bebarengan kanggo miwiti ing Run kothak dialog.
2. Ketik % temp% Lan klik ing OK.
3. Pencet Ctrl + A tombol together to select all the unrequired files and press the Shift + Del keys together to delete them permanently.
Catetan: Sawetara file ora bisa dibusak amarga lagi digunakake, supaya sampeyan bisa ngliwati iki.
4. Pencet Windows + E tombol bebarengan kanggo mbukak File Explorer
5. Navigate to the location where you installed Steam: C:Program Files (x86)Steam
Catetan: If you are not sure, read our guide: Where are Steam Games installed? here.
6. Klik kaping pindho ing cache aplikasi folder.
7. Here, delete the httpcache folder.
8. Then, go to the following path lan mbusak htmlcache folder.
C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalSteam
9. Pungkasane, restart PC sampeyan 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. Tekan ing Tombol Windows, ketik uap, lan klik Run minangka administrator.
2. In the upper left corner of the window, click on the uap tab banjur pilih Setelan saka kothak gulung mudhun.
3. Banjur, pindhah menyang Browser Web settings from the left pane.
4. Click on both the given tombol to delete web browser cache and cookies respectively.
- Busak Cache Browser Web
- Delete Web Browser Cookies
5. Klik ing OK in the confirmation prompt of both options.
6. Pungkasane, miwiti maneh Steam to check if Steam running slow issue is fixed or not.
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Cara 7: Busak Download Cache
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. Bukak uap app as administrator.
2. Saiki, pindhah menyang uap tab banjur pilih Setelan saka menu gulung mudhun. Deleng gambar ing ngisor iki.
3. Pilih Downloads setelan ing panel kiwa.
4. Gulung mudhun menyang ngisor banjur klik ing CLEAR DOWNLOAD CACHE tombol.
5. Klik ing OK ing Busak Download Cache konfirmasi cepet.
6. Akhire, klik ing OK kanggo nyimpen owahan.
Cara 8: Jalanake Steam ing Mode Kompatibilitas
You can also try running Steam in compatibility mode on different Windows versions to solve Steam is slow problem.
1. Klik-tengen ing Steam executable file Banjur pilih Properties pilihan.
2. Menyang kompatibilitas tab ing Steam Properties window and check the Run this Program in Compatibility Mode for pilihan.
3. Pilih Versi Windows saka menu dropdown.
4. Klik ing Ndhaptar> OK 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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Cara 9: Verifikasi Integritas File Game
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. Klik-tengen ing papan kosong in the Desktop and select Panel Kontrol NVIDIA.
2. Klik ing Ngatur setelan 3D option in the left pane and go to the Setelan Program tab.
3. Pilih uap saka Pilih program kanggo ngatur dhaptar molor.
4. Banjur, select the preferred graphics processor for this program. We recommend you select the High-performance NVIDIA processor.
5. Akhire, klik ing aplikasi tombol kanggo nyimpen pangowahan.
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. Pencet Tombol Windows, ketik panel kontrol, lan klik Open.
2. Saiki, nyetel Deleng dening pilihan kanggo Kategori Banjur pilih Jaringan lan Internet link kaya sing ditampilake ing ngisor iki.
3. Kene, klik ing Internet Pilihan minangka ditampilake ing ngisor iki.
4. Ing Properti Internet jendhela, ngalih menyang sambungan tab banjur pilih Setelan LAN minangka ditampilake ing ngisor iki.
5. Saiki, ing Setelan Jaringan Area Lokal (LAN)., check the box to Ndeteksi setelan kanthi otomatis ing Konfigurasi otomatis bagean.
6. Also, uncheck the checkbox for Gunakake server proxy kanggo LAN.
7. Akhire, klik ing OK kanggo nyimpen owah-owahan lan miwiti maneh Steam to observe any performance improvement.
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Cara 12: Nganyari Driver Piranti
Outdated drivers may also result in Steam running slow problem. So, following are the steps to update the device drivers.
1. Klik ing Mulai, ketik piranti manager, lan pencet ing Ketik tombol.
2. Klik kaping pindho Tampilan adaptor kanggo nggedhekake.
3. Klik-tengen ing video driver (eg Intel (R) UHD Graphics) lan milih Nganyari driver kaya sing digambarake ing ngisor iki.
4. Sabanjure, klik Telusuri otomatis kanggo driver kaya sing dituduhake.
5A. If the drivers have been updated already, it shows Pembalap paling apik kanggo piranti sampeyan wis diinstal.
5B. If the drivers are outdated, then they will get dianyari kanthi otomatis.
6. Finally, update all the outdated drivers by following the above steps and restart PC sampeyan.
Cara 13: Nganyari Steam
Here are the steps to update Steam to fix the bugs and errors causing Steam is slow issue.
1. Bukak uap lan navigasi menyang menu bar.
2. Saiki, klik ing uap ditututi karo Priksa nganyari klien Steam ...
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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Cara 14: Ndandani Steam
Follow these steps to repair Steam app to fix Steam is slow problem.
1. Pencet Tombol Windows, ketik windows daya Lan klik ing Run minangka administrator.
2. klik Ya ing Kontrol akun pangguna pitakon.
3. Ketik ing ngisor iki printah lan kenek Ketik tombol.
"C: File Program (x86)SteambinSteamService.exe" /repair
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4. Sawise repair completed message is displayed, baleni meneh PC sampeyan.
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Cara 15: Instal maneh 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. Kaping pisanan, pindhah menyang uap folder lan klik-tengen ing kukus folder, banjur pilih Copy pilihan.
2. Banjur, tempel folder kasebut ing lokasi liyane kanggo nggawe serep saka game diinstal.
3. Saiki kenek ing Tombol Windows, ketik Aplikasi lan fitur, lan klik Open.
4. Pilih uap lan klik ing Nyopot tombol ditampilake disorot.
5. Maneh, klik ing Nyopot kanggo konfirmasi.
6. Ing Steam Busak instal jendhela, klik ing Nyopot kanggo mbusak Steam.
7. Banjur, baleni meneh PC Windows sampeyan.
8. Ngundhuh versi paling anyar of uap saka browser web sampeyan, kaya sing dituduhake.
9. Sawise ngundhuh, mbukak sing diundhuh SteamSetup.exe file kanthi klik kaping pindho ing.
10. Ing Setup Uap wizard, klik ing Sabanjure tombol.
11. Pilih ing Folder tujuan kanthi nggunakake Nggoleki ... pilihan utawa tetep ing pilihan standar. Banjur, klik ing nginstal, kaya sing digambarake ing ngisor iki.
12. Enteni instalasi rampung lan klik ing Rampung, kaya sing dituduhake.
13. Sawise nginstal Steam, pindhah menyang kukus folder serep sing sadurunge digawe menyang folder Steam sing diinstal.
14. Pungkasane, restart PC sampeyan.
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Muga-muga informasi iki migunani lan sampeyan bisa ndandani 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.