Not Able to Download Game or Update Via Steam

[Lord_Chris 267]

I'm trying to download Stronghold Legends on Steam and I'm having some issues. It first started with an update (which @ Sir Windows worked out might have been the post October update after Halloween) and I get one of two responses. One is attached below, the other is a could not connect style error.

I know there are some options I haven't tried, but what I have done so far:

• Clear download cache (more than a few times)
• Login/out of steam (a few times at least)
• Hibernated my computer and restarted (more than once, I think - it started a few days ago)
• Change download region (more than once and even to another country in the EU)
• Uninstalling Stronghold Legends
• Renaming the installation directory in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
• Renaming the downloads folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps

Uninstalling the game actually made things worse because now I can't download the game anymore.

I know there are a few warning flags, but I'm hoping these are not the cause:

• I'm using Windows 7
• I have another disc version already installed (I had no issues up until now)

I don't think the issue is related to Windows 7 because I managed to download (I think) Stronghold Kingdoms Crusader Extreme HD a few days ago. But the issue also is not related specifically to Stronghold Legends. OBS Studio and I think one more game at least have also failed.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Asophix 99]

Could actually un- and reinstalling Steam work? Or, try moving the installation directory by specifying it to a different location in the settings.

I haven't encountered issues like this, however my Steam recording feature started misbehaving one day and it had some settings stuck, pointing to an older location. I remedied by moving the capture folder, so might be relatable.