found this on the interwebs, worked for me for css, will try tf2 later
if you escape to main menu, and click ‘disconnect’ before you exit the game, then wait a minute, then go to exit game, it does not come up some times.
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for you rage quitters
For users with Windows Vista Ultimate or Business editions:
>>Right click “Computer”
>>Click “Manage”
>>Double click “Users and Groups”
>>Click “Groups”
>>Right click “Administrators”
>>Click “Add to group…”
>>Click “Add”
>>Click “Advanced”
>>Click “Find Now”
>>Double click “Local Service”
>>Click “Ok”
>>”NT Authority\Local Service” should show up in the list now
>>Click “Ok”
>>Close Computer Management and reboot.
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For users with the Home editions of Vista:
Go to the command prompt (hit run and type in cmd.exe)
and type this in:
net localgroup Administrators /add Local Service
(optional)
then you can type this in:
net localgroup Administrators
and if LOCAL NT AUTHORITY/SERVICE is listed, then it worked. Now go reboot.