Steam games do not work with Windows 10

[Kathryn_Crawford]

Hey guys, my older steam games (based on DirectX 9) do not work on windows to. I've tried installing DirectX 9, running in compatibility mode, running as admin, installing XNA framework 3.1. None of these works. When I try to run them, the games pop up as a background task in the task manager, then just go away. No error warning or anything.

I just upgraded my cpu, ram, motherboard and windows (from 7 to 10).

CPU: Core i7 7700k
Motherboard: Asus Maximus IX Hero
GPU: Asus geforce 1060 6gb
RAM: G.Skill trident 3200 speed
Windows 10 Pro 64bit

 

[The Paladin]

and I will assume you uninstalled them from steam and reinstalled them to make sure it wasn't a steam issue ?

 

[Kathryn_Crawford]

Yeah, it's a completely fresh install. I had to wipe my SSD to install windows.

 

[Kathryn_Crawford]

I have no idea what made it work, but some combination of launch options and opening another game and having steam reinstall distributables made the game run.

 

[The Paladin]

Next time try checking file integrity in steam menu: Right click on icon in taskbar and open library, then right click on the name of the game you are having an issue with, and select properties. In the new menu select "Local Files" and there you should run " verify integrity of game files." if there is a corrupted game file it will delete it and next time you try to run the game it will download the missing game files again, then run the game.

 

[TheDuckMan343]

I had a similar issue. I replaced the same parts as you for similar upgraded parts. I kept all of my steam library on an external HDD so I didnt have to download the 300GB of games which would surely take at least a week of straight downloading 24/7 (Im not even joking my internet is shite). I had to move the files to the folder steam created rather than just move the folder; Steam has a weird way of working

 

[The Paladin]

in properties when it comes to moving your games from hdd to hdd for any reason, its simple as previously you get into file properties and they have a very pretty button called ": move game files" and you click it tell it what hard drive you want them on and voila... so you can move from SSD to standard drive because you want to reinstall windows on ssd , then move them back without loosing any information, most nifty option most people have no idea it is there.

 

[Kathryn_Crawford]

It wasn't any issue with the file integrity or anything. The issue was with Direct X 9 libraries. I had to hunt down and install all sorts of things before I could get it to work. I wish I remembered everything I installed, but like I said, it was a lot of stuff.