Steam client broken after updating to Windows Tech Preview Build 9879

Anonymous
2014-12-02T02:12:50+00:00

It would appear that the latest build of the windows technical preview has caused some serious stability issues for Steam users.

As we all know, this is a big reason why many people use Windows for their desktop PC. To stably play games =)

I ask that the Microsoft  OS engineers please try to track down whatever changes they've introduced with this latest build so that we can once again  have the ability to use Steam.

Symptoms: While playing games via steam ( including the two most widely played steam games, Dota2 and CS:GO ) the steam client will randomly crash. The process will completely die and there will be no trace left in the steam client application logs. As a result of steam dying your game will almost instantly end as well. This issue is present in both Steam and steam beta clients.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/0/624075036312911882/

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/624076027749834093/

I hope there is a solution here. Granted this is a free technical preview, but for me it just became a lot less useful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-02T04:02:08+00:00

    Source

    Steam Client Service

    Summary

    Stopped working

    Date

    ‎12/‎2/‎2014 1:39 AM

    Status

    Report sent

    Problem signature

    Problem Event Name: BEX

    Application Name: SteamService.exe

    Application Version: 2.50.25.37

    Application Timestamp: 546ba70d

    Fault Module Name: StackHash_e8ad

    Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0

    Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000

    Exception Offset: PCH_F5_FROM_ntdll+0x00064426

    Exception Code: c0000005

    Exception Data: 00000008

    OS Version: 6.4.9879.2.0.0.256.48

    Locale ID: 1033

    Additional Information 1: e8ad

    Additional Information 2: e8adce1c2b9e7be834b4063ac3c53863

    Additional Information 3: e8ad

    Additional Information 4: e8adce1c2b9e7be834b4063ac3c53863

    Extra information about the problem

    Bucket ID: 430a42f5cec926f01c93feb2d9acdd86 (81758908912)

    To be precise , steam client service crashed 1st , then steam client crash and following by game freeze/crash. Deleting steamservice.exe works for dota 2 ( which doesn't use VAC I suppose) , but game like CSGO doesn't works.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-02T03:20:20+00:00

    Same here, fix asap, or i'm going to have to go back to win 8.1

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