Nowadays, Steam is one of the most popular gaming services, which contains thousands of computer games of any genre. However, to use this platform, you must first install "Steam" on your PC, which is where beginners have problems. There may be several reasons, but we will give the most basic ones.
Out of hard disk space
To install any program on a PC, a certain amount of free space on the hard disk is required. If it is not enough, the installer simply will not start. The same applies to the Steam platform. If this is the problem, then the program itself will notify of a lack of space in the special notification.
The solution is to clean the hard drive of unnecessary programs, computer games, video, photos and music. Do not forget about the basket, as files of decent "weight" can be stored in it. The Steam client itself requires no more than 500 MB.
Ban on installing applications without administrator rights
Another answer to the question of why Steam is not installed on a computer may be a ban on installing applications to users who do not have administrator rights. The solution is simple: you must run the installation file as administrator. To do this, right-click on it and select the appropriate item in the menu that appears.
Blocking installation by an antivirus program
Almost everyone who somehow uses the Internet and understands what danger his computer is exposed to because of this has an anti-virus program installed. Modern antiviruses are active throughout the entire PC’s life, protect it from the effects of external threats, and block various (even potentially dangerous) processes.
Installing Steam may also be such a process. To avoid this, it is recommended that you temporarily disable antivirus programs before installation.
Installation file is damaged
It is possible that the cause of the Steam installation problem is a damaged installation file. This often happens with installers downloaded from third-party resources. Re-downloading the distribution kit from the official site will solve the problem.
Internet access
All the points listed above have been taken into account: there is enough space on the hard drive, the antivirus is disabled and the installer itself has been downloaded from the official site. However, the problem remains. Why is Steam not installed?
Perhaps the reason is the lack of access to the Internet. This gaming platform requires a network connection, providing access to the installation server. You should check your Internet connection before starting the installation process.
Installation failed
It happens that during installation the process is interrupted for unknown reasons, freezes and does not react at all to the user's actions. This may be caused by some kind of system failure. You should close the hung process through the "Task Manager".
To prevent this from happening again, before starting the Steam installer, it is recommended to close all extraneous open programs and windows.
There are many other reasons why the Steam client refuses to install. Here were presented the most common of them.