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7 Ways to Fix When Steam Keeps Updating

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Does Steam download or install updates each time you launch it? If so, your app may be experiencing a technical issue. App updates are necessary as they iron out bugs and possibly add new features, but your app shouldn’t be updating each time you open it. There are a few ways to fix this weird Steam behavior on your Windows computer, and we’ll show you what those ways are. Some reasons Steam keeps updating on your PC are that the app may not have permission to make permanent changes to your system, your firewall may have blocked the app’s access to the internet, your installed Steam games may be updating, and more. 1. Launch Steam as an Administrator One reason Steam shows an update dialog box each time you launch the app is that the app is unable to make permanent changes to your system. Your app updates may want to make certain changes to your system, and the lack of required permissions prevents that from happening. In this case, you can run Steam as an admin to resolve your i...