cant play i get kicked after 20 seconds steam authentication error

cant play i get kicked after 20 seconds steam authentication error not sure what to do

Hello @mookxdogg,

Can you try one of these 3 workarounds and see if that helps?

WORKAROUND#1:

  1. Close Steam.
  2. Press the Windows and R keys from the keyboard to open the Run dialog box and type: steam://flushconfig
  3. Click OK.
  4. Clear the Steam - Download Cache.
  5. Run Steam and test.

Note: This process will not affect your currently installed games.

WORKAROUND#2:

  1. Close Steam.
  2. Navigate to Steam > bin and copy the steamservice.dll file.
  3. Navigate to Program Files (x86) > Common Files > Steam.
  4. Paste and replace the steamservice.dll file.
  5. Run Steam and test.

WORKAROUND#3:

  1. Close Steam.
  2. Open the Steam folder.
  3. Right click on the Steam.exe application > Properties.
  4. Click on the Compatibility tab.
  5. Check Run this program as an administrator and click OK.
  6. Run Steam and test.