I have the permanent fix at long last. Yes it's a fix in normal windows not safe mode but you have to go to safe mode first to make sure this fix will work for you.
I accidently started downloading a game I didn't intend to from steam, but can't figure out how to make the download stop. I can pause it, but when I click on the x button it says that an update is needed.
I found this by comparing processes in safe mode with networking and eliminating processes to find the culprit in normal mode. took about an hour.
First of all reboot your windows 10 pc in safe mode WITH NETWORKING.
If you need to figure out how to do that google it separately or on your phone.
Try to download something on steam. With me, it worked perfectly like a charm, no start-stop.
If that works for you, restart your pc back in normal mode and follow these steps to fix the problem fast.
Go to control panel->administrative tools->services
Looking at the services, CDPUserSvc_3e1f2 is the piece of garbage responsible
double click on the service
click stop and wait for it to stop
change startup type to manual
Your download after less than a minute will start downloading normally and fast. Start and stop the service to watch it work its garbage magic on your steam downloads.
You're welcome, share.
Every time I attempt to use Steam source the built in Windows Security attempts to block it and I can't seem to shut this off.
Also every game that I have installed from Steam, such as Arma 2, Killing Floor, Skyrim, etc, is blocked from starting by Windows Security.
Is there a way to simply shut off the built in security? The program has never managed to stop a single actual malicious attempt on my computer but constantly interferes in day to day operations of my computer, to the point of making it impossible to perform the majority of tasks that I want to do, which is gaming.
It's annoying and sucks.
It has to be asked so don't be insulted, but are you playing on a system being managed by someone else such as a parent or guardian who could've installed some type of parental control software. If your're 'Steamed' at my seemingly patronizing question, it wasn't mean to incite anger, I'm a grownup too and Valve makes some of the best murder/actionware available and I play too much of it. (cut me and I bleed orange Freeman)
How To Stop A Download On Steam
If that isn't a possibility, then read further:
Assuming you aren't just pressing OK or Ignore too quickly, ensure it isn't a Windows Defender or Secrutiy Essentials message warning you about a specific malware. Steam and the rest of the Valve catalog is already whitelisted and shouldn't be accidentally flagged as a false positive since their user community is active and vocal and if a Steam/Valve piece of code was being misflagged as malicious then Microsoft would recieve an overwhleming amount of common complaints along with Valve's and the matter would be resolved in less than 24 hours with a signatures update.
Steam Installer
If this is a windows firewall issue and you're still being prompted at gae start despite allowing the port exception, you have an issue with your integrated firewalls ability to retain rules, I perosnally don't rmemver if all Valve/Steam games use that high 5,000 TCP listening port or just HalfLIfe does but whenever I reinstalled or installed an add on or revision of HL, it had to contact Valve on that high 5000 port and it would trigger a FW prompt and I'd just accept it and create an exception. If that is happening to y0ou at evvery instance of launching Steam and your'e pressing accept and accept permanently.... you have a permissions issue either by company policy, GPO or some kind of control ware preventing your Firewall exceptions from being permanantely maintained.