Jade Empire: Failed to find Steam error [Solved]

Jade Empire is an old action role-playing game that quite a lot of players are still playing on Windows.

However, some users have posted on Steam and EA forums about a Jade Empire problem starting up for Steam. When those players try to play the game, a Failed to find Steam error arises.

How can I fix the Jade Empire failed to find Steam issue?

1. Run Steam as an administrator

1. Right-click your Steam shortcut and select the Open file location context menu option for it.
2. Then right-click the Steam.exe and select Properties.
3. Select the Compatibility tab shown directly below.
   
4. Click the Run this program as an administrator option to select it.
5. Press the Apply button, and select the OK option to exit.
6. Then click your Steam shortcut to run that software as an administrator.

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2. Copy the Steam.dll file into Jade Empire’s folder

1. Right-click a Steam shortcut to select Open file location. The default installation path for Steam’s folder is this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
2. Then right-click the Steam.dll file and select Copy.
3. Next, open your Steam client software.
4. Click Library in Steam.
5. Right-click Jade Empire to select Properties.
6. Select the Local Files tab shown directly below.
   
7. Click the Browse Local Files button to open Jade Empire’s folder.
8. Then right-click a space within Jade Empire’s folder and select Paste to copy the Steam.dll file into it.

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3. Turn off the UAC

1. Click Windows 10’s Type type here to search taskbar button to open that tool.
2. Enter UAC in the search box.
3. Select Change User Account Control settings to open the window in the snapshot directly below.
   
4. Drag the UAC bar down to Never Notify.
5. Click the OK option to close the User Account Control Settings window.
6. Then try playing Jade Empire with UAC off.

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4. Run Jade Empire in compatibility mode

1. Open your Steam software.
2. Click Steam’s Library section.
3. Right-click Jade Empire and select Properties.
4. Click the Browse Local Files button on the Local Files tab.
5. Next, right-click the Jade Empire.exe file in the folder that opens and select Properties.
6. Select the Run this program in compatibility mode option in the Compatibility tab.
   
7. Choose the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) option on the platform drop-down menu.
8. Select the Apply option.
9. Click OK to close the window.

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5. Add a Steam path variable

1. Enter the keyword system in Windows 10’s search tool.
2. Click System to open the window in the snapshot directly below.
   
3. Then click Advanced system settings.
   
4. Click Environment Variables to open the window in the shot directly below. 
   
5. Select Path in the User variables box.
6. Click the Edit button.
7. Then click New on the Edit environment variable window.
   
8. Enter, or copy (Ctrl + C+) and paste (Ctrl + V), the full path for your Steam installation folder. Right-click a Steam shortcut and click Open file location if you’re not sure what the path for your Steam folder is.
9. Press the OK option.

Those are some of the best Jade Empire Steam fixes for Windows 10. Players have confirmed the above resolutions can fix the Jade Empire & Steam won’t launch issue.

If these resolutions have worked for other players, at least one will probably fix the same Failed to find Steam error for you.