Install Counter-Strike: 1.6 server on Windows

This guide will show you how to install a Counter-Strike: 1.6 server on Windows.

Method 1:-

1. Create a folder where you want to install your server.
2. Download SteamCMD and extract the contents of the zip to the folder.
3. Open steamcmd.exe and wait until steamcmd install required files in that folder.
4. Once steamcmd is installed you need to login in to steam via steamcmd. You can also login using anonymous id.
   

   login anonymous
   

   Or
   

   login <username>

5. After you log in, you can setup download/install directory for the server.
   

   force_install_dir ./cs16server/

6. Install or update the server using app_update command. app_update  command requires the application id of the game server you want to install. We are going to install Counter strike 1.6 so we will use 90. You can find other application ids here.
   

   app_update 90 validate

7. Run app_update 90 validate comamnd multiple times until no more updates take place.
8. Here you have installed your Counter-Strike: 1.6 server successfully.

Method 2:-

1. Create a folder where you want to install your server.
2. Download SteamCMD and extract the contents of the zip to the folder.
3. Open notepad and copy paste the following commands.
   

   steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir ./cs16server/ +app_update 90 validate +quit

4. Save the file as cs16server.bat in the same folder with steamcmd.
   You can also download cs16server.bat file from download section below.
5. Open cs16server.bat and wait for steamcmd to install the server.
6. Here you have installed your Counter-Strike: 1.6 server successfully using method 2.

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