Steam is opening extremely slow at windows start menu but not from notifications

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Please answer the following question to assist you properly:

Is your windows up to date and everything? (If not, please check for new updates via Windows settings)

Are you on Windows 10 or 11?

When this issue started happening?

And, tell me which troubleshooting steps you have done so far to fix this, in that way I can advise you different things or how to proceed

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Hi,

Steam lags even when it is opened and running in the background. What i experience is something like i linked below

Steam lag on open from Windows taskbar? :: Help and Tips (steamcommunity.com)

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Steam is opening extremely slow at windows start menu but not from notifications.

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The Microsoft answers site may not be right for your issue? For example here (on the Steam site), one says it is perfectly normal due to updates. To relate perfectly with you, I have Windows 11 installed with the latest version of steam.

When you directly open it from the start menu, it has not been fully opened in the background yet. Which means you're opening & checking for updates.

When you open from notifications it is open in the background meaning it is just showing the window. Find the steam logo, once opened then exited, in the tray when clicking the upwards arrow of the taskbar. Then try opening it. It will open directly and straight away.

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I hope this information is helpful.

Hi,

All drivers are up to date

Win11

About a week since i bought the new laptop

I have tried reinstalling windows and steam. Cleared download cache on steam. Tried opening steam as administrator. None of it worked so far.

Thanks for the update, well... it seems that everything points to an issue with Steam itself

And even more if you reinstalled Windows from scratch. (and assuming you're not using an insider version)

If you're are willing to do, I can advise you another three things:

1. Open task manager > select the startup tab > disable all the programs listed there (except Steam) > restart your PC and try again

2. Try installing the Steam beta app and check if the issue persist there:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/276C...

3. Install instead / go back to Windows 10 (in case you need a tutorial)

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

In any case, the next step will be reach Steam support:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php...

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