Windows 10: Issues Launching Games from Steam

Hello, I have been having a bit of an issue with launching a game on my PC for the last month or so. I downloaded NBA 2K25 about 6 weeks ago and was able to play it without any major issues until a recent update was released. After the update, my game crashes every time I attempt to launch it, I have reached out to 2K Support for assistance and they went through all of the troubleshooting steps that they are "approved" for and I am still having this issue. They have recommended that I reach out to Microsoft support as it is considered a "Windows operative issue." They had me run a Clean Boot o

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Steam games not launching on Windows 10


Hi all,

I'm having a problem when I try to launch Steam games, as whatever game I try to launch doesn't actually launch. A message comes up about the game "preparing to launch" but then nothing after that happens. Some games give me an error saying Steam is not running at all, whereas others just do nothing.

I've already completed all the troubleshooting steps on Steam's website but none of them have actually fixed it. The only temporary fix that works is restarting Steam, but this becomes very annoying when I have to do it multiple times a day every time I want to play a game.

Any help on this problem is greatly appreciated - thanks

 

Some steam games fail to launch on Windows 10

Hi Ponyatno,

Welcome to Microsoft community and thank you for posting your query.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you to fix the issue.

To assist you better, please provide us more information.

• 
  What is the completer error message do you received?
  
• What exactly happen you try to launch Dota 2 using steam account?

For now let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this help in resolving the issue. I would suggest you to disable and enable the graphic driver.

If the issue still persist, I would recommend you to uninstall and reinstall the game and check.

• 
  Press Windows key + X and select Control panel.
  
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  Click on Program and features, locate for the game, right click on it and uninstall it.
  

Hope this helps. If you need further assistance with Windows, let us know and will be glad to help.

 

Steam games won't launch on Windows 10?

Hi Oaasfari,

Thank you for being a part of Windows 10.

Before we proceed, I need more information to help you better.

• Which are all the Steam games you are unable to launch?
• Do you get any error message/code when you try to launch the game?

If the Steam games are not working in Windows 10 then, I would suggest you to contact the Games manufacturer for further assistance and check if the Game is compatible with Windows 10.

Reference: Refer to the following Microsoft article on
Windows 10 help & how-to.

Windows help and learning

Reply with necessary information and we will be happy to help you further.

Thank you.