Failed to start game (app already running)

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pierro76
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Failed to start game (app already running)

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HI,
To each time I want to launch the game that puts to me:"failed to stars game(app already running)".
I started again several times my computer and I started again several times steam and that still doesn't work.
Please help me.

PS: Sorry for my english I speak French.
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Re: Failed to start game (app already running)

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Try creating a desktop shortcut to the game (you can create one using Steam). Then edit the Properties of the shortcut by ticking the "run as administrator" option. See if that works.
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Re: Failed to start game (app already running)

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Thank you for your answer, but I disconnected my computer and that worked again!
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Re: Failed to start game (app already running)

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Hi,

I have this same problem, app already running. EHM always starts and I saw it in task manager list. I have done my homework with Google but nothing seems to help in eliminating the problem.

I have tried to
- restart Steam (several times)
- running game in administrator
- running Steam in administrator
- verifying game (several times)
- restart computer (several times)
- reinstalling EHM
- renaming steamapps folder and after that install EHM again
- killing EHM with task manager (several times)
- starting Steam offline and back online

Non of this works and I am little bit frustrated just now ](*,) .

I would be grateful if someone find or know something else I could try next?

EDIT: I forgot to say that EHM work normally few hundreds hours and this problem came without warning.

EDIT2: Problem solved. I did a little bit of this and that, and as a result, I was forced to install windows again. Stunning performance from myself =D> :rant: =D>
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