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
    2015-02-10T15:18:26+00:00

    Steam crashes while playing Dota 2. Build 9926. Compatibility mode and "Run as administrator" do not help. TF2 and Loadout run normally.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-10T15:43:16+00:00

    Steam crashes while playing Dota 2. Build 9926. Compatibility mode and "Run as administrator" do not help. TF2 and Loadout run normally.

    Tested with CSGO and Dota2. I think it only crashes with games which uses valve/steam engine primarily Due to the fact that the error "steam client boot strapped has stopped" is imminent.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-16T16:02:43+00:00

    Yes, I am still having steam crashes. Both C.O.D., Advanced Warfare and Black Ops 2.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-17T13:27:41+00:00

    Yeah it's super annoying when you are in the middle of a CS:GO competitive match to just crash right to the desktop...

    I'll try the fix mentioned earlier to rename the steamclient.exe and see if that will work for now.

    If that doesn't work I guess I'll go back to Windows 8.1

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-02-18T23:11:07+00:00

    I want to chime in too. This still happens in build 9926 on ANY game that uses VAC authentication, including the recently-VAC-secured Toxikk. It takes about 10-45 minutes of game time, and then crashes. Same as the rest of the crashes above here.

    No amount of compatibility mode, running as admin, etc. has fixed it.

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