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Steam not working with Windows 8.1
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A dialog box pops up saying Steam needs to be online to update, i googled this and apparently I need to copy the steam directory from a windows 7 laptop or some shit, i don't have that, is there another fix?
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Thats very weird as Im running absolutely fine on 8.1
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I Dunno im on 8.1 and its fine for me.
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Inq wrote I Dunno im on 8.1 and its fine for me.
Delete all of the files in this folder except:
- \Steamapps\ folder
- Steam.exe (this file is listed as an application and features the black and white Steam logo)
Restart your computer.
Then, launch Steam.exe from within the Steam installation folder, and not from a pre-existing shortcut.

This is what a page on the Steam support page suggests, it says the issue is commonly caused by third party applications.
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Steam is working fine for me and anybody else I know on windows 8.1, If your still having this problem I suggest to try reinstall steam again.
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