cant play i get kicked after 20 seconds steam authentication error not sure what to do
cant play i get kicked after 20 seconds steam authentication error
Hello @mookxdogg,
Can you try one of these 3 workarounds and see if that helps?
WORKAROUND#1:
- Close Steam.
- Press the Windows and R keys from the keyboard to open the Run dialog box and type: steam://flushconfig
- Click OK.
- Clear the Steam - Download Cache.
- Run Steam and test.
Note: This process will not affect your currently installed games.
WORKAROUND#2:
- Close Steam.
- Navigate to Steam > bin and copy the steamservice.dll file.
- Navigate to Program Files (x86) > Common Files > Steam.
- Paste and replace the steamservice.dll file.
- Run Steam and test.
WORKAROUND#3:
- Close Steam.
- Open the Steam folder.
- Right click on the Steam.exe application > Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility tab.
- Check Run this program as an administrator and click OK.
- Run Steam and test.