With the release of Steam computer games got a newformat. However, this application has the ability to "break" at the most inopportune moment. Sometimes this is due to the fact that the operating system was reinstalled. Sometimes blame viruses and other malicious software. But the result is always the same - "Steam" does not work.
Today we will analyze the most common error of this application. This is the case when the program displays the message Failed to load steamui dll. How to fix this annoying misunderstanding? Here we will talk about it.
Method 1
The origin of the Failed to load steamui dll error unknownNo search engine provides an answer to the question of why this happened. But, judging by the name of the error, you can guess that the client can not run its interface, part of which is located in the DLL file. What is the reason for such a mistake - is unknown. But there are ways to solve it.
Many people advise simply to restart the computer.And indeed, after the reboot, Steam is loaded as expected. This is probably the failure of the application itself. It is hoped that the authors will fix the problem in the next patch. But you shouldn't hope much. You can say anything.
However, there are situations in which restarting a PC or laptop does not give the desired effect. The error continues to appear, and the client with enviable persistence writes all the same text - Failed to load steamui dll. How to fix if the first method did not help?Let's look at other options. Some of them are quite capable of striking their seeming simplicity. But in fact it is not so. This is the most complex manipulation. At least they look like this to uninitiated users.
Another option
Failed to load steamui dll error набила оскомину многим геймерам.Therefore, they began to invent their own ways of dealing with it, as long as Valve does not respond to the hysterical calls of the players. One of them is the following: you need to go to the working directory (folder) with "Steam" and get rid of all components, excluding steam.exe, steamapps and userdata. Then restart the PC or laptop and download Steam again. Just run it is not a shortcut, and "executables", which is in the working directory. After this, Steam will try to download updates and reanimate itself. Sometimes he does it.
But it is not at all necessary to delete everything in order to get rid of the error. Failed to load steamui dll. How to fix it without a cardinalsurgical intervention? Some gamers claim that to correct this error, it is enough to delete just one folder - cached, located in the Steam working directory. Naturally, after that you will need to restart the computer. This is absolutely necessary, because only after a reboot, the operating system will be able to apply all changes that have been made by the user.
We continue to correct
Not always the above methods help to get rid of the error. Failed to load steamui dll. How to fix this problem if all previousactions in vain? Fortunately, there are several other ways that can help players. Sometimes antiviruses and firewalls block the Steam client and prevent it from being updated to the end. Something they do not like. There is a way out of this situation: you need to completely disable the antivirus and firewall, then launch the file that will start updating Steam. After a successful update, the error should disappear. It also happens that this problem is a bug of the update itself. With the next update, the developers will fix it. But if not in the updates of the case?
So, we again have the error Failed to load steamuidll. What if nothing helps? Remove Beta from the Steam working directory. Sometimes it is he who causes all the trouble. But if nothing at all helps, then you can try to completely reinstall the operating system. Perhaps something in the OS itself prevents the "Stim" from functioning normally. But this is an extreme measure. Before that, you need to try to reinstall Steam itself, and not just delete the working directory, but delete it completely using the Control Panel and the Programs and Features item. First you need to remove the "Steam", restart the computer, then reinstall it and restart the PC again. If the problem persists, then it's time to think about reinstalling the operating system. It is a long time, of course, but there is hope that Steam will work as it should be.
Conclusion
If an error appeared in Steam, in whichit is reported that for some reason it cannot load the user interface, then you can try to force the client to do this using all the methods described above. They sometimes help, but you need to use them wisely. And the last one - reinstalling the operating system is “heavy artillery” at all, and you need to resort to it only in the most extreme case, when nothing at all helps. So, the method of selection, you can choose the way that will help in your particular case.
