[2022] Game won't stop running after exit post 1.8.1 update

When this happens: In Task Manager -processes, what do you see still running? Possibilities are:

ck3.exe
paradox launcher.exe
dowser.exe
cefprocess.exe  

That is an instance of the Chrome browser that our launcher uses. Why this is happening for you but not others I'm not sure!

If you start the game from CK3.exe , which bypasses the browser, do you still get this? I'll guess not.


Either way, what antivirus app do you use? You need to make sure all these apps are in its exceptions lists:

ck3.exe (in the Steam CK3-binaries folder)
dowser.exe (in the Steam CK3-launcher folder)
C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2.2022.14/paradox launcher.exe
C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/bootstrapper-v2.exe  

burgunfaust said: launching thru the ck3.exe resulted in the same issue inside Steam that caused this tech request. No change.

I'm not quite following you here, as running it that way does not involve Steam at all, nor that CEF process. You are double clicking on ck3.exe directly in File Explorer, not using a desktop shortcut or something like that?  

What if you exit the Steam app entirely before running ck3.exe ?