Cannot Enter Steam?
Recent updates to the Steam client seem to have broken use with Windows 7. One symptom is the computer hanging after the Steam client starts opening windows. Something to try when this happens is to add the -cef-disable-gpu switch to the target line of the properties dialog box of the Steam.exe shortcut. This will disable GPU acceleration which may help to avoid some glitches related to rendering.
Solution
On the Desktop:
Right click on the Steam shortcut.
Select Properties.
Select the Target line.
Depending on the Steam installation folder on your computer change it to something like
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -cef-disable-gpu
Select OK.
Run Steam.
If all goes well one may be able to bypass any problems with rendering causing the computer to freeze. This has worked with older versions of the Steam client but whether it works with newer versions cannot be guaranteed.
