Maintenance Mode

Maintenance Mode is a single switch that suspends protection across all locked games on the PC, across all platforms at once (Steam, Epic Games, and Riot Games). When you turn it on, every locked game becomes accessible for uninstall or modification. When you turn it off, protection is restored to exactly the same state it was in before.

Nothing is removed permanently. Your protected games list stays unchanged. You do not need to re-add anything after turning Maintenance Mode off.

Maintenance Mode exists for situations where you need to make changes across multiple games or multiple platforms at the same time. It is the fastest way to open up the entire library for admin work without touching individual game settings.

• Swapping out several titles across Steam and Epic Games in one session
• Doing a full library refresh, removing old games and installing new ones
• Reinstalling a launcher that requires write access to its game folders
• Bulk updates failing across multiple games at once

1. Open GamePinned from the system tray
2. Unlock the control panel with your admin password
3. On the Dashboard, toggle Maintenance Mode on
4. Make your changes: uninstall games, run updates, swap titles
5. Toggle Maintenance Mode off when done

That is all. GamePinned re-applies all previous locks automatically when you disable it. You do not need to re-add games to the protected list.

When you enable or disable Maintenance Mode, GamePinned applies changes to every locked game on the PC. How long this takes depends on your storage drive. Faster drives finish in seconds. Older hard drives with large libraries may take a minute or two.

You will see the service working in the background. Do not restart the service or close the control panel during this time.

GamePinned handles active game updates automatically on Steam, Epic Games, and Riot Games. In most cases you do not need to do anything. The update runs normally and protection is restored once the game is stable.

If a single game update is failing, unlock just that game from its platform page, let the update finish, then lock it again. If multiple games across platforms are affected at once, use Maintenance Mode. If the issue keeps coming back after a platform update, check the changelog for a fix or contact support.

Stopping the GamePinned service does not remove protection. Locked games stay protected even when the service is not running. If you need games to be unprotected, use Maintenance Mode, not the Stop button.

The Stop button is for service management only. Maintenance Mode is the correct way to temporarily allow uninstalls.