Error code
Steam Steam Service Component Error
STEAMSteam Service Component Error
Game/Platform Error· An error code shown by a game or gaming platform/launcher.
What it means
Steam displays "The Steam service component is not working properly on this computer" on launch..
How to fix it
- Run Steam as administrator.
- Set the Steam Client Service to Automatic in services.msc.
- Repair the service by running SteamService.exe /repair from an elevated command prompt.
- Reinstall Steam.
Not affiliated with Steam. Answer summarized from the manufacturer's manual linked above; consult that source for the authoritative procedure.
More Steam codes
- Steam Content Servers UnreachableA game update stalls with "An error occurred while updating [game] (content servers unreachable)".
- Steam Disk Write ErrorSteam cannot write game data to disk during installation or an update — displays "An error occurred while installing/updating [game]: (disk write error)".
- -101Steam cannot connect to its servers — commonly seen in the Steam store or at startup.
- -130Steam's built-in browser fails to load a page — displays "Error Code: -130 Failed to load web page (unknown error)".
- -138Steam's embedded browser cannot load a page — displays "Error Code: -138 Failed to load web page (unknown error)".
- 105Steam cannot load the store or community pages — displays "Unable to connect to server".
- 107A Steam Wallet transaction or redemption fails — EResult 107 (InsufficientFunds).
- 118Steam cannot connect to the server — displays "Unable to connect to server. Server may be offline or you may not be connected to the internet."
- 16A game fails to launch — the error message is "Operation timed out (Error Code: 16)".
- 17A player is banned from VAC-secured servers — displayed as "VAC banned" (EResult 17).
- 51A game fails to launch with "Game failed to start (Error Code: 51)".
- 53Steam displays "The Steam servers are too busy to handle your request (Error Code: 53)" but the servers are often not the real cause.