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Modern Warfare 2: Steam disconnect error [Fix]

It’s been about a week since the release of COD Modern Warfare 2, and players have already begun to encounter bugs in this game. Players who played this game in beta testing faced such problems. Despite being the biggest release in the history of COD games, the game was surrounded by bugs. One of these bugs, occurring in Modern Warfare 2, resulted in the game being disconnected from Steam. This issue has been reported by several players who play Modern Warfare 2 on PC via Steam. If you are facing the same issue and are looking for a solution, this article is all you need. Check out this guide for steps to fix the issue that is causing MW2 to disconnect from the Steam servers.

How to fix disconnect from Steam error in Modern Warfare 2

Here are a few solutions you can try to fix this issue:

Checking the integrity of game files

  • Go to your Steam Library and right click on Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.
  • Now click “Properties”and go to the “Local Files”section.
  • With this, you need to click “Verify Integrity of Game Files”for the game to be restored.

Check out the MW2 servers

  • Click on this link and check if the MW2 servers are online.
  • You will see a white checkmark inside a green circle if the servers are working properly.
  • However, if it is red, then the MW2 servers are down.

Clear Steam Download Cache

  • Open the Steam client and click on Steam in the top left corner.
  • Next, go ahead and click “Settings”.
  • After that, just go to the Downloads section and clear the download cache.
  • Basically this should fix the issue that is causing MW2 to disconnect from Steam.

Reset DNS

  • Open a command prompt and use the following commands in it:
    • Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter.
    • Type ipconfig /release and press Enter.
    • Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter.
    • Type netsh Winsock reset and press Enter.
    • After that, restart your computer and type netsh int IP reset in CMD and press Enter.

This is all you can do to fix the error that is causing MW2 to disconnect from Steam. If you found this article helpful, be sure to check out our other Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 guides.

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