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Feb 1, 2020 · Press CTRL SHIFT ESC. "Task manager" will appear, and open the "Startup" tab. Look for "Steam Client Bootstrapper", click "disable". The only required step is the last one, because "Steam Client Service" is set to Manual by default. If is not, something or someone changed the settings.
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Aug 20, 2020 · So I know that after Steam is closed it continues to run in the background and use up valuable system resources and I know that it can be closed in task manager as well as stopped from opening on startup. But, is there a way to permanently make Steam FULLY close after hitting the exit button.
Aug 29, 2020 · Very often Steam uses 20/30% of my CPU (normally 2/3%) whether it is open, in background and even closed (often some Steam processes that use a lot of CPU, RAM and do not allow to restart the client remain running).
Feb 6, 2024 · In this guide, you will learn how to stop Steam from running in background. Follow these simple steps to close out Steam and prevent it from running when you...
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Since most of Steam games have DRM on it, you can't do that neither in Steam nor in any other game store launcher except GOG. Best you can do is visit Steam settings for Library and turn off as much as you can. Then there's this method too.
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Every online answer gives the first part of the solution: disable steam starting on startup. But after I start steam then close it, it stays open in the background and I have to right click the steam applet and "Exit Steam" to fully close it.