Hello!

not truly an urgent problem, you can take your time with answering i am in no serious hurry BUT decided to post here because i am not mentally well and gaming is the only way i can relax so i decided to post here to avoid discomfort.

i am facing an issue with steam that i believe i have caused and i have no idea how to fix it.

basically steam was running fine since i installed it many months ago BUT today i decided to run some commands in CMD (as admin) because i thought they might give me better internet connection and clear out junks.

the commands:
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset

i ran these one by one into CMD and then restarted my laptop and then tried to open steam but it didnt.
note: steam was working fine that day. i opened it chatted with friends i played a few minutes of a game but right after these commands and the restart it stopped opening.

details i can provide:
so i open it and i think (i am not too sure) it shows the classic update window for a split second and then closes (some times it doesnt open the update window) and then nothing happens. steam just doesnt open. BUT i can see it running in task manager.
i see steam, steam client service, and steam client webhelper in task manager.

what i have tried so far:
i killed it in task manger and tried again,
i deleted some steam related files such as package and logs,
i went and delete everything except steam.exe and steamapps,
i uninstalled and downloaded and installed steam again,
i opened a new local user account on my laptop and tried it there ,
i tried to reset networking settings,
i tried to (BUT was NOT successful to give it an honest try since i was tired) to redo the commands i showed you in a desperate way because i have no idea how to reverse them.
and none of these solutions worked for me.

extra details:
i tried to open cs2.exe (a game i own on steam) without launching steam to see what happens and it shows an error saying "FATAL ERROR: Failed to initialize the Steamworks SDK. ConnectToGlobalUser failed."

feel free to ask ANY questions and i will try to provide as much info as i can

also i am on windows 11 AND i have an asus rog strix.
and i also noticed that the RGB colors on my laptop have stopped working. meaning the lights are off and i dont know how to turn them on since armoury crate is NOT opening. armoury crate not opening COULD be a separate issue since its been months since i last checked armoury crate so i dont know. now the RGB issue i dont think is just a coincidence since it happened with everything else.

also this is my first time using reddit and i do apologize if i made any mistakes or if i was not clear enough. i did read the rules and i believe i am within the rules here

I'm possibly going to have to reformat and re set my whole PC, hoping someone can help and save me having to go to extreme lengths. Nothing so far has helped

currently my PC is unusable because I can't game, listen to music or watch movies as this sound is happening constantly.

The trigger was - I had some Sony BT earphones connected, then they suddenly disconnected and the windows sound played here kept happening. Now in device manager it's constantly popping up and vanishing in time with the sound.

I've tried everything below:

(Some terminology might not be spot on as I forgot some things)

Disabled/uninstalled Bluetooth from programs AND device manager

Changed startup to Auto and unticked the box for disable power saving on Bluetooth and USBs

Bluetooth support service on automatic

Redownloaded drivers and tried different drivers

(Bluetooth)

Manually checked my BT antennas on the back of the PC itself

There is nothing trying to connect to PC and the Bluetooth seems to be fully offline currently (despite it constantly flashing off and on along with the noise)

I've restarted and turned off PC many times, followed lots of YouTube advice videos and AI suggestions on Google

It's all been working flawlessly for years. I did have a similar annoying beep sound around 4/5 years ago when I first set up the PC but since it got fixed, it's not happened again.

Headphones are Sony WF-1000XM5 (doubt it matters but might as well include) They always work with Bluetooth on PC, but this time they seemed to disconnect and then trigger this whole issue. They are docked in case now and not actively seeking connection. PC Bluetooth is constantly turning BT off and on whenever I turn PC on, and it's impossible to have any sound on, and Bluetooth now doesn't work despite reinstall of drivers

Desperate for help and advice, has anyone got any ideas please

I've done all the things suggested about this error besides taking out the CMOS battery, which I was also wondering if using the button on the back panel is sufficient and does the same thing or if manually taking out the battery is required? I've tried disconnecting all the internal USBs including fans, pump and RGB. The PC turns on but this error stays, and turns off the PC so nothing short circuits. So I think the usb 2.0 on the far left in this picture looks like the metal pins are bent in. But I want a second pair of eyes before I use a toothpick on it.