How to Fix Modern Warfare 2 Disconnected from Steam Error

We have made a guide to explain how to Fix MW2 Disconnected from Steam Error.

What is Steam Disconnected error in Modern Warfare 2?

  This is another of the problems that we must overcome and that does not allow us to play comfortably in this game, especially considering that we will be affected by conflicts that are related to the antivirus, the internet connection, the overlays, for our good Fortunately there are some arrangements that we can well execute and we are going to talk to you about it.

How to Fix Modern Warfare 2 Disconnected from Steam Error?

Run the game as administrator: this is a first fix that we can get rid of the error, in this case we must:

 

•  Go to Library in Steam and right click on MW2 then click Manage.
• Then, we click on Browse local files to proceed to right-click on cod.exe and go to Properties.
• Next, we select Compatibility and enable Run this program as an administrator, we just have to click Apply and then OK to start the game.

 

 Repair / verify the game files: this is another option to execute and for this we must:

 On Steam.

 

•  Navigate to our Steam library and right click on MW2 to select Properties.
• Next, we select Local Files and click Verify Integrity of Game Files to launch the game.

 

 On Battle.net.

 

•  We will navigate to the library to select MW2 and then click on the settings icon.
• Next, we click Scan and Repair to start the scan and then launch the game.

 

 Place MW2 on the antivirus white list: this is another of the actions to be carried out and for this we must:

 

•  Open Windows settings to select Privacy and security where we will select Windows Security.
• Next, we select Virus & threat protection to select Manage ransomware protection and allow an app via driver access to the folder.
• We proceed to add an allowed application and examine all the applications in order to select MW2, then we open and add the rest of the .exe applications.

 

 Disabling real-time protection in antivirus is possible and for this we must:

 

•  Open Windows settings to locate Privacy and security and from there go to Windows Security by selecting Protection against viruses and threats, we proceed to Manage settings and then, Real-time protection to put it on Off.

 

 Disable conflicting overlays/programs: This is another applicable method and to execute it we must:

 

•  Go to the Steam library in order to right click on MW2 and select Properties.
• Then we enable the Steam overlay while in-game and disable.
• We open Steam to go to Settings and then Downloads to clear download cache.
• We proceed to unplug the Logitech or Thrustmaster racing wheel and finish the task for the MSI Dragon Center or Razer Synapse, close all the tabs to free up RAM and restart the game.

 

 This is everything we know about How to fix MW2 Steam Disconnected error, so you can apply any of these solutions and that's it.

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