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dayz keeps saying "unable to locate instance of steam running"
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Description

basically whenever i try to launch the game through launcher it keeps saying "unable to locate instance of steam running" but i can also see in the logs that it said " Blocked loading of file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\version.dll'"


Launcher version: 1.6.156072

Game version: 1.21.156243

Branch: main / beta branch not specified

Details

Severity
Block
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Operating System
Windows 11 x64
Category
General
Steps To Reproduce

1: open launcher through steam
2: click play and go to battle eye category
3: then will say "unable to locate instance of steam running"

Event Timeline

anxiety created this task.Jun 10 2023, 1:00 AM
Geez changed the task status from New to Need More Info.Jun 12 2023, 10:37 AM
Geez added a subscriber: Geez.

Hello anxiety.
Have you tried to restart your computer? Have you tried to restart or reinstall steam?

Hello anxiety.
Have you tried to restart your computer? Have you tried to restart or reinstall steam?

I have this problem also...I have reinstalled DayZ many times and still get the same problem, Someone on steam proposed a solution but i do not know which file this person is stating I was wondering if anyone here knows where this file is.

'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\version.dll'