Pc Problems

Burgereer

Recently I feel like my pc has something wrong with it. Some games like Forza 5, Minecraft Windows Edition, Fortnite, GTA, Roblox, and Terraria won’t load it. At first I noticed that Minecraft Windows edition wasn’t loading, so I had to delete and reinstall the game. I then noticed the same thing happened with Forza 5. I didn’t delete tho, because I there be a different way to solve this. The same happened with Roblox. I tried launching a game, but it wouldn’t load. It would just give me an error code. The same thing happened with the games that I listed. Is there any other way to fix this besides deleting and reinstalling?

PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

Probably, the error code would be helpful. My guess is some sort of dependency framework, probably a visual C++ distribution was uninstalled. Different games may use redistributables from different years. When you're reinstalling the game, you're reinstalling the dependency. Visual C++ is usually a msvcp###.dll error.

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW
Thanks for reaching out. How would I get an error code

PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

None of the games show you an error code? You could check event viewer. Are all these games being launched through a single game launcher like Steam?

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW
No, they don’t show any error code. They mostly just say there is an issue with cloud syncing. I’ve had this happen with GTA V and Battlefront 2.

PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

Are they all Steam games?

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW

I figured out what the problem was. My internet was disconnected and it took a while for me to get all of my data back. There is something that got my attention. In Task Manager, I see multiple same tasks running like google. Is that bad?

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PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

No, that's pretty typical with Chrome to run multiple instances.

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW

Thank you! Also all of my tabs randomly close when I launch Chrome for the first time when I boot my pc. It says this.

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PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

Check Chrome settings. What do you have under "On Startup"?

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW

From what I can see, I have nothing under "On Startup". Is there supposed to be something?

PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

I was wondering if you had a startup page set and that was the reason you were getting the error when Chrome launched. You said all the tabs close when you first open it and try to restore the pages, or it randomly closes when you're using it?

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW

What happens is that whenever I open chrome, usually nothing happens. It randomly closes all tabs and then opens them again. It could 5 minutes after opening chrome or it could be 4 hours.

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW

I got an email saying thank you for your purchase when I didn't buy anything. Could this just be a mistake?

PowerSpec_MikeW

@Burgereer

Try disabling Settings - System - Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed.

With the receipt, most likely a mistake by the cashier when selecting the customer at checkout.

Burgereer

@PowerSpec_MikeW

A friend of mine is having trouble opening steam. Steam runs, but it only when he hovers his mouse on the steam icon. He has tried uninstalling and reinstalling but nothing works.

Brennan905

@PowerSpec_MikeW

I am friend.