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Steam continues to believe the games are active even after closing.

Steam continues to believe the games are active even after closing.

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jessymoomoo
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05-15-2023, 03:14 AM
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I experienced this problem when using a laptop years back, thinking it was resolved after rebuilding my PC. When I close a game, it still appears open in Task Manager. CS:GO is particularly prone to this behavior. Occasionally it closes fine, but most of the time it falsely reports as active. To resolve it, I need to reinstall my entire system since Steam insists on closing the game first. I’m open to any advice, but I’m certain it’s not my hardware, not the method I used to stop games, and not limited to just CS:GO. Thanks for your help.
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jessymoomoo
05-15-2023, 03:14 AM #1

I experienced this problem when using a laptop years back, thinking it was resolved after rebuilding my PC. When I close a game, it still appears open in Task Manager. CS:GO is particularly prone to this behavior. Occasionally it closes fine, but most of the time it falsely reports as active. To resolve it, I need to reinstall my entire system since Steam insists on closing the game first. I’m open to any advice, but I’m certain it’s not my hardware, not the method I used to stop games, and not limited to just CS:GO. Thanks for your help.

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KungJoel
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05-17-2023, 08:37 AM
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Check if it's active in Task Manager and terminate it there
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KungJoel
05-17-2023, 08:37 AM #2

Check if it's active in Task Manager and terminate it there

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mike0904
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05-17-2023, 11:00 AM
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It's common and a more effective way is to launch Task Manager and terminate Steam via that. This often occurs when you rapidly open and close games, whereas with CS:GO you should be able to close it directly from the game.
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05-17-2023, 11:00 AM #3

It's common and a more effective way is to launch Task Manager and terminate Steam via that. This often occurs when you rapidly open and close games, whereas with CS:GO you should be able to close it directly from the game.

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