keithw44 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Every time I switch on the laptop and open FM a message comes up saying steam is updating. Surely there can't be updates every time I try to start FM. Is this like windows updates that have failed? Any advice as to how I can stop it. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The Steam client updates regularly to fix bugs etc. How often? just depends, at least once a week in my experience, maybe more. On top of that the games you have installed through Steam also release updates, depending on how many games you have installed & which ones this could easily mean updates every day. How to stop it? Well why would you want to stop it, updates are there to benefit you and just like windows updates you should be checking for them & installing them regularly. I check for windows updates as a matter of course every day as soon as I switch the PC on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithw44 Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 I don't have any other games on steam. When I open FM on the PC only occasionally do I get the steam updating message. When I open FM on the laptop I get the steam updating message every time, and it takes ages to stop. I know I am a technophobe but I'm thinking there must be some glitch on the laptop, I don't believe steam is actually updating every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshace Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Try one of the solution here?: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/846939071178810246/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 32 minutes ago, keithw44 said: I don't have any other games on steam. When I open FM on the PC only occasionally do I get the steam updating message. When I open FM on the laptop I get the steam updating message every time, and it takes ages to stop. I know I am a technophobe but I'm thinking there must be some glitch on the laptop, I don't believe steam is actually updating every time. Do you actually see Steam updating or do you just see the black rectangle saying "Checking for updates"? Rather than clicking on the FM logo have you tried opening Steam first & then launching FM from within Steam? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithw44 Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 It's the black rectangle saying checking for updates, then installing updates and taking ages every time. I'll try opening steam first and see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 10 minutes ago, keithw44 said: It's the black rectangle saying checking for updates, then installing updates and taking ages every time. I'll try opening steam first and see what happens. Yeah, no easy solution with several things being mentioned on various sites. You could try uninstalling & re-installing Steam as a last resort but I'm not convinced that would fix it. Easiest thing to try first is always close Steam down fully before shutting down your PC, if you don't Steam thinks its crashed and checks for updates the next time you open it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 This covers the main things to try: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/146017/updating-steam-window-at-startup-when-no-updates-were-downloaded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithw44 Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 I read the suggestions from the links provided from Welshace and Cougar. What works for me, so no more constantly updating on start up, is simply to start steam first then FM through steam. After playing and saving my game I then exit steam. So many thanks Welshace and Cougar for your help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazza Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 On 14/12/2016 at 16:49, Cougar2010 said: Yeah, no easy solution with several things being mentioned on various sites. You could try uninstalling & re-installing Steam as a last resort but I'm not convinced that would fix it. Easiest thing to try first is always close Steam down fully before shutting down your PC, if you don't Steam thinks its crashed and checks for updates the next time you open it. When you say fully close down do you mean go into Steam and exit? Interesting stuff as I get small updates all the time when launching a steam game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 1 minute ago, Kazza said: When you say fully close down do you mean go into Steam and exit? Interesting stuff as I get small updates all the time when launching a steam game. When you click the cross (top right) it minimises Steam into the background. Actually choose "Exit Steam" from either Steam itself or by right clicking on the icon in the system tray (Bottom right). Basically so Steam isn't running in any form when you shut the PC down. I also don't have Steam loading at startup, I physically open it once the PC has fully booted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazza Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Cheers will try that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I have Steam too. You're probably getting Steam client updates as opposed to Football Manager updates. There are Steam client updates evey few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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