Steam 客户端引导程序是(Client Bootstrapper)Steam(Steam Client)客户端的重要组件。Steam 客户端(Steam Client)是Steam 在线视频游戏商店(Steam online video game store)的软件前端。因此，如果您看到一个称为Steam 客户端引导(Steam Client Bootstrapper)程序的进程并担心它可能是恶意的，请继续阅读以解决您所有最紧迫的担忧。
什么是蒸汽？
Steam是一个在线数字视频游戏店面。如果您将计算机用于视频游戏，则很有可能在系统上安装了Steam软件。Steam就是一款让您在 PC 上浏览、购买、下载和玩游戏的软件。但是，它是一个复杂的软件，包含许多活动部件。其中一些移动部件将显示在您的任务管理器中，就在主Steam程序旁边。
如果您不知道它是什么，那么看到一个名为“Steam Client Bootstrapper”的程序可能会觉得有点奇怪。它的名字指的是编程中一个有点晦涩的概念。因此，它不是最用户友好的名称。
好消息是您无需担心。Steam 客户端引导程序是(Steam Client Bootstrapper)Steam包的一个完全正常的部分。它有一项重要的工作，没有它，Steam就无法工作。
Steam 客户端引导程序(Steam Client Bootstrapper Does)的作用
“bootstrapper”这个词来自“用你自己的引导程序把自己拉起来”这个短语。这也是“启动”一词的起源，因为它与启动计算机有关。基本上(Basically)，引导程序准备一个更复杂的过程来运行。它检查需求，确保所有依赖项都到位，然后在一切准备就绪后将处理移交给主软件。
Steam 客户端引导(Steam Client Bootstrapper)程序对通过Steam客户端运行的游戏和其他软件执行此操作。它本质上是客户端的主要可执行文件，确保Steam本身保持更新、正确加载并通常处理它必须做的许多工作。如果您强行结束引导程序，Steam本身将关闭。
Steam 客户端引导程序可能会导致(Steam Client Bootstrapper Can Cause Problems)问题
尽管Steam 客户端引导(Steam Client Bootstrapper)程序不是恶意软件，但这并不意味着事情总是一帆风顺。关于该软件最常见的抱怨之一是它在后台使用了太多资源。换句话说，当您尝试在计算机上执行其他操作时，它会占用CPU时间或网络带宽。(CPU)
这很正常，因为 Steam 必须更新游戏、更新自身、解压缩它下载的文件，并且通常要让您的库保持良好状态，以便下次玩游戏。当您尝试做其他事情时，当 Steam 吃掉这些资源时，这不是很好。例如，当您编辑视频或尝试浏览网络时。
根据您的计算机规格，这可能会对计算机的响应能力产生相当大的影响。
设置下载(Download)和更新(Update)首选项
Steam通常会在您的计算机空闲时很好地安排游戏更新。在共享带宽方面，它也往往表现出色。但是，您可以控制Steam处理带宽和调度的方式。
在Steam > Settings > Downloads下，您会找到以下选项：
在这里，您可以对更新发生的时间设置严格的限制。您还可以设置客户端可以使用多少带宽。这样您就可以确保在使用计算机时您的CPU和RAM不会被Steam用完。(Steam)它还可以在Steam影响Netflix或YouTube等应用程序的带宽有限的情况下提供帮助。
Steam 客户端引导程序冻结(Steam Client Bootstrapper Freezes)或停止工作(Stops Working)
Steam 客户端引导程序(Steam Client Bootstrapper)的其他偶发问题包括Steam无响应或崩溃。
如果Steam 客户端 Boothstrapper 出现问题(Steam Client Boothstrapper Has Issues)，您应该尝试以下几件事
1. 重新启动您的计算机。根据我们的经验，一些Steam打嗝在重启后会消失。
2.重新下载并重新安装客户端。
3. 确保Windows和您的图形驱动程序已更新。
4. 尝试使用系统还原，将电脑恢复到上次Steam正常工作的时间。
5. 在承载Steam(Steam)客户端的驱动器上运行错误检查。只是(Just)为了确保有故障的磁盘不是程序行为不端的原因。
6. 如果您正在参与Steam Beta 客户端程序，请将其禁用并返回到Steam的正常、稳定版本，看看是否会有所不同。
7. 在Settings > Downloads下，您也可以选择清除下载缓存(Clear Download Cache)以删除临时文件。如果这些文件有问题，可能会在客户端尝试下载或安装应用程序时造成问题。
8. 检查您的计算机是否显示正确的日期和时间。Steam的许多功能显然依赖于日期和时间，因此这帮助了许多没有想法的人让他们的游戏重新运行。
如果以上没有任何帮助，您可以随时访问Steam社区页面。您可能会找到有您确切问题的人，并且（希望）有现成的解决方案。或者，您可以在那里发布您的问题，让Steam社区智囊团帮助您解决问题。
吹掉一些蒸汽
如果您之前担心Steam 客户端 Bootstrapper(Steam Client Bootstrapper)的性质和来源，现在您应该放心了。如果Steam在您的计算机上，那么引导程序正是它应该在的位置。
话虽如此，任何软件都可能导致计算机出现问题。没有完美的应用程序。恶意软件也有可能通过使用与合法程序相似的名称来伪装自己。
尽管您对这种情况的最佳防御与所有恶意软件相同。换句话说，避免安装可疑软件并始终保持您的防病毒软件是最新的。现在您可以回到真正重要的事情上：安静地享受您的电子游戏。
What is Steam Client Bootstrapper (and Is it Safe?)
The Steam Client Bootstrapper is an essential component of the Steam Client. The Steam Client is the software front-end for the Steam online video game store. So if you’re seeing a process called the Steam Client Bootstrapper and are worried that it might be something malicious, read on to have all your most pressing worries addressed.
What Is Steam?
Steam is an online digital video game storefront. If you use your computer for video games, there’s a good chance the Steam software is installed on the system. Steam is simply the software that lets you browse, buy, download and play games on your PC. However, it’s a complex piece of software with many moving parts. Some of those moving parts will show up in your task manager, right alongside the main Steam program.
If you don’t know what it is, seeing a program called the “Steam Client Bootstrapper” might come off as a little strange. It’s name refers to a mildly obscure concept in programming. So, it’s not the most user-friendly name.
The good news is that you have nothing to worry about. The Steam Client Bootstrapper is a perfectly normal part of the Steam package. It has an important job, without which Steam wouldn’t work.
What the Steam Client Bootstrapper Does
The word “bootstrapper” comes from the phrase “pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps”. This is also the origin for the word “boot” as it relates to starting up your computer. Basically, a bootstrapper prepares a more complex process to run. It checks the requirements, makes sure any dependencies are in place and then hands processing over to the main software once everything is ready.
The Steam Client Bootstrapper does this for games and other software that runs through the Steam client. It’s essentially the client’s main executable, making sure Steam itself stays updated, loads correctly and generally juggles the many jobs it has to do. If you forcibly end the bootstrapper, Steam itself will close.
The Steam Client Bootstrapper Can Cause Problems
Although the Steam Client Bootstrapper isn’t a malicious piece of software, that doesn’t mean things always go smoothly. One of the most common complaints about the software is that it uses too many resources in the background. In other words, it’s eating up CPU time or network bandwidth while you’re trying to do something else on your computer.
That’s normal, since Steam has to update games, update itself, decompress the files it downloads, and generally keep your library in good shape for your next play session. What’s not so great is when Steam eats up those resources when you’re trying to do something else. For example, when you’re editing a video or trying to browse the web.
Depending on your computer specifications, that can have quite an impact on the computer’s responsiveness.
Setting Download and Update Preferences
Steam usually does a pretty good job of scheduling game updates at times when your computer is idle. It also tends to play nice when it comes to sharing bandwidth. However, you can take control of how Steam handles bandwidth and scheduling.
Under Steam > Settings > Downloads you’ll find these options:
Here you can set strict limits to the times that updates can happen. You can also set how much bandwidth the client may use. This way you can ensure that your CPU and RAM are not used up by Steam when you’re using the computer. It can also help in limited bandwidth situations where Steam is affecting applications like Netflix or YouTube.
The Steam Client Bootstrapper Freezes or Stops Working
Other occasional problems with the Steam Client Bootstrapper include Steam becoming unresponsive or crashing.
Here are a few things you should try if the Steam Client Boothstrapper Has Issues
1. Restart your computer. In our experience some Steam hiccups go away after a reboot.
2. Redownload and reinstall the client.
3. Make sure Windows and your graphics driver are updated.
4. Try using system restore, to take the computer back to the last time Steam worked correctly.
5. Run an error check on the drive that hosts the Steam client. Just to make sure that a faulty disk isn’t behind the program misbehaving.
6. If you’re taking part in the Steam beta client program, disable it and go back to the normal, stable version of Steam to see if that makes a difference.
7. Under Settings > Downloads you can select Clear Download Cache to get rid of temporary files as well. If there’s something wrong with these files, it can cause trouble in the client when it tries to download or install applications.
8. Check to see whether your computer is displaying the correct date and time. Steam apparently relies on the date and time for many of its functions, so this has helped a number of people who were out of ideas to get their games running again.
If nothing above helped, you can always turn to the Steam community pages. You may find someone with your exact problem and (hopefully) a ready solution. Alternatively, you can post your issue there and have the collective Steam community brain trust help you with it.
Blowing Off Some Steam
If you were worried about the nature and origin of the Steam Client Bootstrapper before, now you should be at ease. If Steam is on your computer, then the bootstrapper is exactly where it should be.
That being said, any software can cause issues on a computer. There’s no such thing as the perfect application. It’s also possible for malware to disguise itself by using a similar name to legitimate programs.
Although your best defense against that happening is the same as for all malware. In other words, avoid installing suspicious software and always keep your antivirus up to date. Now you can get back to what’s really important: enjoying your video games in peace.
