How to login to steam
How to login to steam
How to login to steam
I have the same problem for years.
Never figured out how to fix it.
I keep my PC on sleep instead of turning it off so I reduce amount of times I have to type in my password and guard code.
What about Steam > Settings > Account >>> uncheck «Dont save account credentials. «
Using just 1 account and still doesn’t save?
Using just 1 account and still doesn’t save?
I’m using multiple accounts on one PC and my brother uses his account on that PC.
But when I log in with my account and check Remember My Password, it should automatically log me in with that account on next boot?
In my case when Steam starts it asks me to log in again like if I haven’t checked Remember My Password.
1. Log in with it checked in the login screen.
2. Uncheck in the settings.
Now test it by logging out and back in.
1. Log in with it checked in the login screen.
2. Uncheck in the settings.
Now test it by logging out and back in.
I tried this:
-Check on login screen and uncheck in settings
-Log out, log back in
-Log out and log back in one more time
-Check in the settings
-Log out and log back in
-Log out and log back in again
Every single time I had to retype my password and enter guard code
It remembers my username on login screen, but I have to type password and guard code every time.
And it’s not just after rebooting PC. Just exiting Steam and launching it again logs me out.
I had the same issue a while ago, make sure that the service within Services called «Credential Manager» is running, i set the startup on this to Automatic rather than Manual.
One other thing to also check, go into registry and browse to:
and check that the value for the DWORD key: RememberPassword is set to the number 1
Using just 1 account and still doesn’t save?
I’m using multiple accounts on one PC and my brother uses his account on that PC.
But when I log in with my account and check Remember My Password, it should automatically log me in with that account on next boot?
In my case when Steam starts it asks me to log in again like if I haven’t checked Remember My Password.
I’m using multiple accounts on one PC and my brother uses his account on that PC.
But when I log in with my account and check Remember My Password, it should automatically log me in with that account on next boot?
In my case when Steam starts it asks me to log in again like if I haven’t checked Remember My Password.
Just to spell it out explicitly, are you running multiple OS accounts?
Just to spell it out explicitly, are you running multiple OS accounts?
Do you mean Windows user accounts?
I have only one user account per Windows.
Do you mean Windows user accounts?
I have only one user account per Windows.
Bad idea. Not only will it lead to exactly this situation, namely you having to log in because your brother logged in previously you’re also opening yourself to issues. If your brother cheats, your Steam account will go down. And should he decide to install malware, your email and, well, everything is endangered. Run TWO SEPARATE accounts, one per person. That should help wth the Steam login «issue» as well. Also, only one of those accounts should have administrative privileges. Ideally for you, yours.
I don’t think that you understood me.
I have 2 separate Windows OSes on 2 different partitions.
And I have 1 Windows user account per windows (I haven’t added any User Accounts in Control Panel)
My brother and I have separate Steam accounts.
But that doesn’t matter because even when only I use the PC and check «remember my password» on Steam, it doesn’t remember it next time I start Steam.
It doesn’t work on first Windows and it doesn’t work on second Windows.
But it does work on Ubuntu.
Maybe there’s bug in Steam Client for Windows?
Even when I freshly installed Windows, before I modified any settings, Steam couldn’t remember my password.
Bad idea. Not only will it lead to exactly this situation, namely you having to log in because your brother logged in previously you’re also opening yourself to issues. If your brother cheats, your Steam account will go down. And should he decide to install malware, your email and, well, everything is endangered. Run TWO SEPARATE accounts, one per person. That should help wth the Steam login «issue» as well. Also, only one of those accounts should have administrative privileges. Ideally for you, yours.
I don’t think that you understood me.
I have 2 separate Windows OSes on 2 different partitions.
And I have 1 Windows user account per windows (I haven’t added any User Accounts in Control Panel)
My brother and I have separate Steam accounts.
But that doesn’t matter because even when only I use the PC and check «remember my password» on Steam, it doesn’t remember it next time I start Steam.
It doesn’t work on first Windows and it doesn’t work on second Windows.
But it does work on Ubuntu.
Maybe there’s bug in Steam Client for Windows?
Even when I freshly installed Windows, before I modified any settings, Steam couldn’t remember my password.
How to login to steam
You have Steam guard on. When the website asks you for a code (computer access), login to your e-mail account, open up the e-mail from Steam you recently got and there is the code.
To turn Steam Guard off, take a look at the Steam settings in the client. But i wouldn’t recommend it. If you get a keysneaker thing virus right at the bad moment your Steam Guard is turned off, your account is pretty fast gone. Steam Guard just checks if you are the real one who is trying to login.
Hope this helps you :>
I get prompted to check my mail and enter the code almoust every time I log in via browser.
It seems like the problem for you guys is the pop up not appearing for validation. Do you use adblock or any other plugins/3rdparty software that might block them? For adblock you should add an exception for the steam website.
Not sure I understand you correctly Moses. You can login to steam itself, access your own game library but changing to store, community, etc. does not work? Or you can’t log into steam at all as well as logging in via web-browser does not work?
Not being able to access steam itself or the steam options linked to internet (Community,store,profile) would hint on a firewall kind of problem. Maybe you have used some boxing program, like sandboxie, to run Steam stand alone without any outside access and that program launches it in sandbox mode every time you start it? (would be an option).
However that does not solve the problem with you not being able to access your account via the web api. Due to this fact I would have guessed there is a problem with the account itself. Causing some error on login. Tough, once again you seem to proove that it’s not the case as you can login at work without problems :/
Thus, )Natsuru san’s suggestion to reinstall OS does seem like a good option. Seems like the error it self is very low level. Might have to do something witch corrupt cache files or what not.
What I would suggest trying before that however:
— Create a new test account on steam, and try accessing it. (Does it fail as well?)
— Start in safe-mode with network access and try logging in via web-browser.
Either way, best of luck and be sure to post your solution!
Can’t Sign In or Log In to Steam? Here are 13 Fixes!
Are you having futile attempts where you can’t sign in or log in to Steam?
It’s been a long day of work and you’re just looking to sit back and enjoy some quality games 🎮 on your PC. But alas, no matter what you try, you just simply can’t log in!
Usually, despite using the correct username and password, users still get shown “you’ve entered incorrectly” error message:
Other times, users might even see the “Steam is having trouble connecting to the Steam servers” error message.
Similarly, you might see an error message saying that “Steam cannot currently process your request”.
Basically, these last 2 error messages are most likely due to issues on Steam’s end that’s not letting you sign in. That’s why, we would recommend checking the Steam server status (Step 5), in case other users are experiencing similar steam login problems as well.
With that said, does this sound all too familiar? Worry not, for we’ve got your back on this.
We’ve done the hard work looking for solutions, and have compiled 13 fixes if you can’t sign in to Steam.
With these steps, you can finally get back to playing those games.
Sound good? Read on!
Note: These steps apply to whichever device you’re using to log in to Steam, mainly Windows and macOS PCs.
Table of Contents
1. Ensure You’re Entering Your Username Correctly and Not Your Email
Usually, most services give you the option of logging in with your registered email or your username. Surprisingly, after having done some research, we’ve come across numerous instances of people inputting their email instead of their username into the username box in the Steam client!
Also, ensure that your caps lock isn’t turned on while entering your Account Name or Password either.
So there you go, the end to your frustrations might be as simple as that!
2. Install Pending Steam Client Updates
As with any software, bugs are inevitable and are a pain to deal with for both the users and the developers. In our case, it could mean that you’re unable to do something like a login just because of a typo or a single line of bad code!
Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep your Steam client relatively updated.
To check for pending updates on the Steam client:
If updates are available, the client will proceed to download and install them.
Though it may interrupt the beginning of your gaming session, it’s best to keep your Steam installation updated. This ensures you have the latest bug fixes and features to prevent any future problems like this one.
3. Restart Your Device
Restarting the device whenever you’re troubleshooting is by far one of the most common fixes and for good reason. Sometimes all your device needs is a restart!
Through a quick reboot, you can resolve any temporary issues that may have been affecting the Steam client. Plus, it helps reset your PC’s Internet connection as well. Thus, a simple restart could help if you can’t sign in to the Steam client.
So try logging in after a full reboot and now it may just work!
For Windows
For macOS
4. Test Your Internet Connection
As usual, we suggest checking your device’s Internet connection. It’s important to know if your device has a stable connection, allowing it to interact with Steam’s services.
While there are countless sites that can test your Internet connection, we recommend running Ookla’s speed test to determine if it’s the root of the issue.
Once your results have been shown, check if the latency and speeds are up to par. Latencies of below 25ms as well as download and upload speeds of at least 5Mbps are sufficient to use Steam’s services.
5. Check Steam’s Server Status
So far, we’ve been trying to fix things that are on our side — the client’s side. However, as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. 💃
Like our own devices, Steam’s servers may have an issue that’s preventing users from logging in. Server maintenance, attacks, and sudden outages are just a few of the reasons why servers may be down.
Without the full and proper functionality of the servers, users may run into issues with Steam’s services, such as our current issue – being unable to log in.
Well, how do we determine if it’s a server-side issue?
Using DownDetector
Thankfully, there is an easy way to do so! A plethora of websites that track the status of various popular servers are just a Google search away.
For this, we recommend visiting Downdetector’s Page for Steam.
In addition to immediately informing you about the server’s status, it also provides data about the rough locations of those who reported it. Hence, you can find out specifically which region of Steam’s services are down.
While there’s an embedded Twitter feed to access Steam’s support account, it hasn’t been active since 2017, so it doesn’t prove to be useful in this scenario.
Having all this information at a glance will allow you to quickly determine if there’s an issue on their side and not yours.
Using Steam’s Official Stats
If the number has dropped significantly, chances are that you’re not alone with the Steam login problems.
6. Try the Web Browser Version of Steam
We suggest trying logging in to Steam’s web portal. The web version may have a slightly different way of accessing Steam’s database or have a bug fix that the client has yet to receive. Thus, potentially allowing you to log in.
The web browser version can be accessed here after logging in with your account credentials.
7. Locked Out of Steam? Use a VPN
It’s likely that you’re endlessly attempting to login back to your account to play those games. Such is the life of troubleshooting when you can’t sign in to Steam, and that’s why we’re here to help.
However, you’re greeted with a dreaded message – you’ve been locked out for too many attempts!
Great. Another problem. Thankfully, there is a solution: a Virtual Private Network or VPN!
To sum it up, VPNs encrypt and anonymise your internet traffic 🕵️♂️ via its own private server in another location. Thus, increasing your security and potentially internet connection speed. As a result, your IP on the Internet is not your own anymore but rather the VPN’s own IP whenever it’s active.
Overall, by using a VPN, Steam will not block you out anymore when you’re trying to log in since it thinks you’re on another network!
For this, we recommend using NordVPN, which we’ve found works wonders with the Steam client.
8. Run the Network Troubleshooter (For Windows 10)
While we’re still on the topic of diagnosing our own device, we should troubleshoot its connectivity. Fortunately, Windows has a nifty tool built-in that will attempt to search for any problems in your network.
Thus, network connectivity problems could be the reason you can’t sign in to Steam as well.
Here’s how you can access the network troubleshooter:
9. Scan Your Device for Malware with Malwarebytes
Nobody wants any sort of malware 👾 on their device! These annoying software somehow make their way onto your device and can potentially wreck it or destroy your data. All in all, costing you a fortune!
In fact, that may very well be the case you can’t log in to Steam. Hence, some spyware, malware, trojans, etc. could be on your computer and interfere with the Steam client.
Well, how do we get rid of it? Fortunately, there are lots of free antivirus programs on the Internet.
Furthermore, the overall size of the program is small, saving you those precious gigabytes on your device and staying out of the way. Malwarebytes is available for Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, Android, and iOS.
After your antivirus software has done its job, restart your device (Step 2) and try logging in again.
10. Reinstall the Steam Client
Moving on, there could be corrupt program files lurking around or installation issues with the Steam client. By reinstalling, you ensure every part of the code is totally new and without corruption.
Hence, this saves you a lot of time since you cover all bases in one fell swoop! So after a quick reinstall, check if you still can’t sign in to the Steam client.
Note: Make sure to keep your SteamLibrary in a safe place before reinstalling, as it could be deleted during uninstallation! Just remember to not delete the steamapps file and back it up or move it to somewhere else temporarily. You can find this in the Program Files, and then under Steam. (C:\Program Files\Steam)
Additionally, for reference, you can check out Steam’s guide to reinstall the client here.
For Windows
For the second one, if you’re running 32-bit Windows, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and Software, delete the Valve file. Conversely, for 64-bit Windows, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Software, and WOW6432Node, delete the Valve file.
Once that’s done, you can restart your computer, or straight away download and install the Steam client file from here.
For macOS
Here is the main article from Apple themselves should you want to refer to it.
Using Launchpad to Delete an App
Apps that don’t show “x” either didn’t come from the App Store or are required by your Mac. To delete an app that didn’t come from the App Store, use the Finder instead.
Using Finder to Delete an App
11. Disable Interfering Background Applications
Reinstalled the Steam client but still can’t sign in to Steam? There’s one last thing we can do apart from a full OS reinstall (which no one likes).
What we suggest is to disable high bandwidth applications on your device such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and P2P (peer-to-peer) clients. Some examples of these programs include Filezilla and qBittorrent.
These high bandwidth applications, as their name suggests, require a lot of Internet. Typically, these clients are prioritized by your computer for incoming and outgoing bandwidth.
It’s for that very reason that your Steam client may be unable to connect to its servers when you’re trying to log in. Thus, it’s actually quite similar to how you get high ping and unstable gameplay if you have something downloading or uploading in the background!
Hence, if you have any of them running, try pausing any active connections or outright close out the programs.
12. Try Disabling the Firewall on Your PC
A firewall’s purpose 🔥, whether software or hardware-based, is to “filter” out any unwanted connections or data by blocking your local network’s access to them. As such, if your network hasn’t been configured correctly to accept incoming connections from Steam’s servers, you won’t be able to use their services!
That being said, a misconfigured firewall could be the cause if you can’t sign in at the Steam client.
Therefore, we suggest disabling your firewall to see if it’s causing the problem :
For Windows
For macOS
After switching off the firewall, you can straight away try opening and signing in to the Steam client. Check if you still can’t sign in to your Steam account.
Reminder: Turn on your firewall again before opening your web browser or any other apps, so your PC is well-secured. For this, just follow the exact same steps as before, and finally, turn the firewall switch on.
Note: Depending on how your device is set up, it may be using a custom firewall and not the built-in one. Please consult your software or hardware’s manual in order to change its firewall’s settings.
13. Configure Your PC’s Firewall to Allow the Steam Client
From the previous step, if you find that restrictive settings in your Firewall are causing your login issues, we can configure it to allow the Steam client.
Hence, similarly, we can adjust some of the firewall’s settings to ensure a stable connection to Steam’s servers. Thus, this ensures the Steam client has all the freedom to access its servers correctly.
List of ports
Here is the list of ports that you need to enable to ensure Steam gets a stable connection:
To log into Steam and download content:
For generic Steam HTTP/HTTPS requests, your proxy should allow the following domains:
Now that we have the list of approved ports and websites, we can use this information to make our firewall allow them:
For Windows
To add Steam to the allowed apps list:
To add Steam ports:
For macOS
For macOS, since it uses an application-based firewall and not a port-based one, there are no steps to add the ports.
For starters, follow the steps in fix 12 to access the Firewall configurations menu, through your mac settings (System Preferences).
Then, click Firewall Options.
After that, click the Add button under the list of services, then select the services or apps you want to add. After an app is added, click its up and down arrows to allow or block connections through the firewall.
Once that’s done, try logging in! Check if you still can’t sign in to Steam.
14. Contact Steam Support
Be sure to explain and elaborate your issue to the best of your ability. Doing this can help them to replicate your bug to find the root of the issue.
Conclusion
You’ve reached the end of our guide! Those are the 13 fixes that we’ve found to be the best at resolving any problems when you can’t log in or sign in to Steam.
As with any troubleshooting, it’s always good practice to try logging in again after attempting each fix. That way, you can figure out what exactly was causing the issue, and potentially save yourself some time in the future!
With that being said, hopefully, you’re now able to log in to the Steam client and continue gaming! 🎮
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How to login to steam
pasted both times? :S
Are the number of ****** the same in both web and client? Anyway, try something else.
First reboot your PC.
Read this thing and check if something is messing with steam: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289
It has links in about disabling all of them for troubleshooting, malware and all that.
Read what it says and the stuff it links.
Do a scan with http://malwarebytes.org/ (it’s free) and any antivirus you might have. Can’t hurt.
I can’t loggin into the client. It says that I have wrong username and password, but clearly I can loggin into the Steam website. Anyone knowing the problem?
I have reinstalled Steam ( which was a big mistake). Now I have to redownload every game 🙁
I also cannot log into the steam client and it’s starting to really irritate me since I can log into the website just fine, and yes, I have changed passwords repeatedly, uninstalled/reinstalled steam, checked firewalls and antivirus permissions etc, uninstalled reinstalled EVERYTHING that is listed on the steam help pages (short of win 10 itself) and NOTHING has worked.
Still can log into to the website, but NOT the client.
Also, EVERY time i log into the website it keeps demanding the special code that it sends to my email, but I’m using the same browsers, it’s getting old fast after 4 hours.
How to login to steam
Firstly, Don’t know if this is in the right section.
Well i found out a way to open to steam clients on the same computer and log into two seperate accounts.
I don’t know if this is agaisnt the TOS of steam so if anyone could tell me that would be great.
I did try it and tried to trade items from my other account onto my main (this account) I couldn’t trade it said that this account has to have steam guard enabled for 15 days (i have this enabled)
so i couldn’t trade. When i exited the other steam client I could trade again. So i would like to know if its agaisnt the TOS and if not is there a way to do this without the steam guard?
Who and why would u need to?
Just open them via browser and then u can both be logged in @ same time on same machine.
U can’t both play @ same time on same machine; so it’s pointless to do it.
Reason why it does this is because even with multiple Windows Users; there is still the background services/processes and only one instance of Steam Client could run at any given time.
Now if u want to share a single system with multiple Steam users making use of that system; best way to do this is like so:
Once you have a copy of Steam Client (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam)
Copy that folder to a different location for each user.
For example:
C:\John\Steam
C:\Jane\Steam
Then on each users desktop make them their own Steam.exe shortcut pointing to the correct location based on the above custom folder layout.
Such as for John, on his desktop make a shortcut pointing to C:\John\Steam\Steam.exe
Then for Jane, on her desktop have hers be C:\Jane\Steam\Steam.exe
And do not let other users handle Steam Client installer. You should never need to Install/Uninstall Steam Client. Long as you have Steam.exe by itself, it can work from anywhere on any Windows OS.
Who and why would u need to?
Just open them via browser and then u can both be logged in @ same time on same machine.
U can’t both play @ same time on same machine; so it’s pointless to do it.
Reason why it does this is because even with multiple Windows Users; there is still the background services/processes and only one instance of Steam Client could run at any given time.
Now if u want to share a single system with multiple Steam users making use of that system; best way to do this is like so:
Once you have a copy of Steam Client (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam)
Copy that folder to a different location for each user.
For example:
C:\John\Steam
C:\Jane\Steam
Then on each users desktop make them their own Steam.exe shortcut pointing to the correct location based on the above custom folder layout.
Such as for John, on his desktop make a shortcut pointing to C:\John\Steam\Steam.exe
Then for Jane, on her desktop have hers be C:\Jane\Steam\Steam.exe
And do not let other users handle Steam Client installer. You should never need to Install/Uninstall Steam Client. Long as you have Steam.exe by itself, it can work from anywhere on any Windows OS.
Well its not going to work properly like that; so good luck.
But not against ToS; account sharing would be ToS violation.
It just makes no sense to run two client on one machine at same time. When one person is done, exit Steam and click Start > Log Off (or Switch User) and then go on your other User. Very simple.
Run a Virtual Machine, tadaa!
I posted this AGES ago and I’m pretty sure my reason for having two steam clients open and logged in was too have 2 csgo clients also open and party with myself to derank. Pretty sure my main goal was to have 5 accounts and have a «bot» that would just start a search, accept on all clients, then just afk for the derank
Run a Virtual Machine, tadaa!
I elabourate on this further down.
Run a Virtual Machine, tadaa!
I posted this AGES ago and I’m pretty sure my reason for having two steam clients open and logged in was too have 2 csgo clients also open and party with myself to derank. Pretty sure my main goal was to have 5 accounts and have a «bot» that would just start a search, accept on all clients, then just afk for the derank
It would waste so much computing power to run 5 VMs
Any of the Intel Core series have native virtualization that pretty much eliminates all the overhead of running VM’s. Running VM’s in WINDOWS would take a ton of computing power.
There are 2 possibilities, one of which works better than the other depending on your budget/current PC, and your needs.
SoftXPand is available for Windows 7 (maybe 10 now? idk it’s been a while), it «splits» your current Windows install into two «terminals». This splits resources dynamically and works really, really well. However it uses virtual desktops to achieve this effect, so if one terminal has Steam open, the other can’t unless it’s through Sandboxie, which is a real big pain in my experience. Not to mention sharing resources doesn’t work for some games. CSGO hates it, and the second player to start the game ends up with shiny untextured surfaces everywhere. I did manage to get it to work properly, but again, a big pain (essentially had to make a second steam library with another copy of the same game). The big advantage of this is it’s super easy to set up and it will share GPU, CPU and RAM as needed, so if someone’s gaming, and the other is surfing the internet, the gamer is going to get most of the power. However if both players are gaming, it is going to split it pretty evenly.
Both cost about the same for the software, but these are for multi-user setups so may be overboard, but hey, who DOESNT want a 2 player, 0 latency LAN gaming PC?