Questions tagged [steam]
Steam is a platform for games where users can buy and play single or multiplayer games.
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Steam Failure An error occurred while updating Count-Strike 2 (missing executable) [closed]
I just download Counter-Strike 2 via the Steam on my MacBook Air M2, 2022 and when I'm trying to start it, I'm getting following error:
Please advise.
Thank you in advance!
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Can't Input Japanese Text in Steam Game Using Apple Developer Game Porting Toolkit
I'm running Whiskey Version 1.1.0 (17), os Sonoma Version 14.0 Beta (23A5312d), Steam is up to date, Game Porting Toolkit 1 Beta 3. I'm trying to run a Japanese game, Winning Post 10 2023 that ...
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Steam Deck Japanese Full-Width Input In-Game
My issue is that I cannot input full-width Japanese hiragana or katakana in my Japanese steam game on Steam Deck (stable OS, 3.4.8). When I use the Japanese keyboard for the game currently, the error ...
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Is there a program that can select the smallest files by size during a file conflict in windows 10
So I'm resizing some VTFs by converting them back into PNGs then sizing them down to 512x512 as maximum anything smaller stays what it is. that said I have 2 folders 1.oldmats 2.newmats. now while ...
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Issues running Direct X & Playing Games
Recently built a new computer, and I've never been more frustrated trying to figure out why games won't launch Via steam - there is an issue with Direct X Runtime.
Namely, I think I've isolated the ...
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SteamCMD alternative for ARM CPU
I've got an OCI free tier 4 Core 24 GB ram instance. I ran modded minecraft server and it is very smooth. I want to go one step ahead and create server for any valve game such like GMod or CS:GO. As ...
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Downloading an ArmA mod with steamcmd on headless Debian
I'm running a server on google cloud headless Debian 11 (Bullseye). I've got a debian-bullseye:slim container running steamcmd. I've got the ArmA 3 dedicated server (233780) going. Normally to ...
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How to play a game on your PC while processing it on another PC
I bought WILD HEARTS from Steam on my brother's [PC (PC①)] that he bought 3 years ago, but I can't play the game as much as I want because it doesn't have enough specs.
My PC (PC②) has sufficient ...
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Attempting to run Steam on a Chromebook and getting and error that says, “Steam may not run: libc.so.6”
I am trying to run steam on myCchromebook, but I am having some difficulties with the process. I have successfully downloaded Steam with the Linux installer but when: Try to run it, it says the ...
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.bat to relaunch Steam.exe when it crashes
My Steam crashes periodically due to HDD issues I plan to resolve at a later date. In the meantime, I'd like a solution to automatically re-open Steam when it closes so my download may continue.
So ...
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Random windows WHEA bluescreen: Involves something else running, not sure how to diagnose
So I will run a game [both: Epic Battle Simulator II, and Cyberpunk MMLXXVII]
On a naked windows install, before i install Steam, or anything ("offline* install*")
using bittorrent... no ...
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How do I add a non-Steam game from an SD Card in SteamOS?
I have an .exe file saved to my Micro SD card that I want to play in in SteamOS. Normally in desktop mode I can access my SD Card under "removable devices", but when I use Steam's "Add ...
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Garry's Mod x64 error: Unable to initialize DirectSoundCapture. You won't be able to speak to other players. if I try to use my mic
I have been having this problem with the x64 build of Garry's Mod for some time now. In the console, if I try to use or test my microphone, it says:
"Unable to initialize DirectSoundCapture. You ...
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E: Unable to correct probl..., you have held broken packages. Error while upgrading & installing Steam
I'm using Parrot Electro Ara (Debian-Mate)
I'm having an error while trying to upgrade my system (sudo apt upgrade):
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state ...
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How do I fix multiple games that won't start after OS upgrade?
TLDR; the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 failed so I had to clean install. After the clean install, half of my steam games aren't launching. Reinstalling DirectX gives me an error on 1 dll which I can'...
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USB cannot be accessed after using Rufus [duplicate]
I tried to install SteamOS Recovery on one of my USB. Half-way through I realized I made the stupidest beginner mistake---the USB size was too small. So I tried to cancel---only to crash Rufus, then ...
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Set minimum bandwidth for Browser
I want to download Games in the background while watching videos/streams on Firefox, but my video always stutters because Steam, EpicGames, etc take all the bandwidth. Can I set a minimum bandwidth ...
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Steam won't start on Linux Mint 20.3
On Linux Mint 20.3 Steam won't launch but there is no error.
After uninstalled, purged and reinstalled Steam it launches correctly but only until next reboot. Reinstall after every boot is not a fine ...
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How to get stdout of steam game when launched programmatically
I'm successfully launching Factorio through steam on windows via
steam -applaunch 427520
but unfortunately, I need the stdout for the project I'm working on and the steam process that this command ...
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Check if Steam game requires an update via command line
I have a dedicated server of a Steam game running on my Windows machine, and I want to keep it up-to-date.
I would like to periodically check to see if an update is available and, if so, install it, ...
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Programmatically uninstall a Steam app
I can use the following SteamCMD to list the games installed in my local Steam library:
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam> .\steamcmd.exe +login XXXX XXXX +apps_installed +quit
Redirecting stderr to '...
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How to disable internet connectivity for a particular app/software?
I want to disable the internet connectivity of 'Steam' as my younger brother keeps on downloading video games from the Steam client on my computer. I cannot downright uninstall it as well since his ...
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Windows 10 security mitigations blocking chrome.exe from generating dynamic code
Looking in Application and Service Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Security Mitigations -> Kernel mode, I seem to have two programs that consistently appear in here:
steamwebhelper.exe' (...
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Isolate Proton game from internet without breaking Steam API
Scenario:
There are two widely suggested ways to force Steam games to run offline. These two ways are to either use unshare in the game's command line options:
unshare -r -n %command%
Or to use ...
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Using RDP to access laptop in another room, I'm always logged in as "other user"
As the title says. I have a laptop that lives in another room of my home. I want to remote into it sometimes from the PC in my office. Windows 10 Pro on the laptop, 10 Home on my desktop. Any time ...
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Steam CMD on ARM based Linux(CentOS)
Is there way to install Steam CMD on my ARM based Linux?
I have CentOS(aarch64) and I want to install Steam CMD, but I don't know how can I do it.
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Fatal Error: Steam needs to be online to update <?> Please confrm your network connection and try again
I am trying to install steam on my laptop and keep getting this error.
I have installed steam by the Debian repo which ran fine but when I run it from the command line or the menu I get the following ...
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Why does Steam run on startup despite my preference to the contrary?
I have Steam installed on my Mac, and when I look in the preferences, I can clearly see that it is configured not to launch on startup (see screenshot):
Despite this, Steam is still launching every ...
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Steam Blank Boxes on Ubuntu 20.04
I am using Steam on Ubuntu 20.04 and have missing fonts (blank white boxes instead of letters) I cannot find a fix anywhere, Can anyone help?
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Without Sandboxie, is there a way to run multiple copies of Steam?
I'm currently using Sandboxie, but it has many downsides like game crashes and slow download network traffic to name a few.
I need something like Sandboxie because I'm using a called Aster to allow ...
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"Unity" based games refuse to run on new hardware unless the computer is disconnected from the internet
I have bought a new laptop (i5 11th gen, Iris XE Graphics).
I have noticed that the two Unity based games I've downloaded on Steam (Judgment Apocalypse Simulator, and Motorsport Manager) refuse to ...
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How To Deploy Steam and Battle.Net Clients
I've been chosen as part of a group to head our colleges new E-Sports program. Part of that venture is, of course, setting up all the gaming clients on each computer, getting things ready, etc. We ...
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Windows 8.1 no apps are installed to open this type of link (steam)
Trying to install the game PES 2020 in my laptop. After clicking PES2020.exe which is the installation file (or maybe the game run file itself), I get the message
I tried everything on the internet.
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Crosshair like thing showing up in fps game (TF2)
I installed TF2 today on my PC, and I've been getting a crosshair like image on the top right which is unlickable and unremovable:
I am not sure where it is coming from, and I don't know how to ...
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What is the effect of setting `number of processors` in msconfig (and its potential interactions with steam downloads)?
I have been having an ongoing issue where steam causes my entire computer to hang and stutter when downloading a game. The problem is so bad it makes the PC unusable due to the incredible amount of ...
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How do I find all files in subfolders that are missing a specific property?
On my main Windows 10 machine, I take a lot of video game screenshots with Steam. Within Steam's screenshot folder (Steam\userdata\<user_id>\760\remote), it creates a new folder for every game, ...
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Launched when a game is started by a shortcut, how can I find Steam again, after ending the game, in order to stop it too?
I start a Steam game by its shortcut. Then when I end the game, I would like to stop Steam after that game too.
Under Windows 7 I used once, I had to do an Alt-Tab to find Steam and stop it by its ...
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Vulkan drivers are not working like they should causing Steam to not function as expected
I'm trying to play the games SimplePlanes, SimpleRockets, and Bloons TD 6, but I am on linux. I am using the Steam Play compatibility tool Proton, but Steam is stuck "launching" the game ...
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I'm trying to play games on my TV from my PC, but I am experiencing input lag
I connected my PC to my living room TV using a long HDMI cable and a USB extendor to connect an xbox one controller adaptor to it, so I could play wirelessly on the couch.
TV is a 4k Samsung TV, but I ...
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2 gamers 1 PC steam issues
So I use a multiseat program called Aster v7.
This program allows two (or more but two in my case) separate windows users (e.g admin and guest, or user1 and user2) to log into windows.
No screen ...
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Problems running steam on CentOS
I've installed steam-1.0.0.66-1.el8.i686.rpm on CentOS 8.2 and I am using the latest nvidia driver with cuda 455.32.00 and I get this:
[2020-11-12 02:59:20] Startup - updater built Oct 28 2020 23:34:...
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Trying to use Steam or SteamCMD to download Linux version of game on Windows
I'm aware that SteamCMD is probably geared towards people that run game servers but I thought I would try using it as a more practical way to back up the linux versions of my games without the hassle (...
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Trouble with installation of Steam on CentOS 8
After updating graphics card and during installation of Steam on CentOS 8 I get:
[root@comp pawel]# yum install epel-release
Error:
Problem: conflicting requests
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How can I start Steam with the window maximized?
When I start Steam the window is in normal state (where if I hover the window's borders with the mouse it allows me to resize it and shows the resize cursor).
The window does cover the whole screen (...
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Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files (x86)\[...]'
I have the error shown on the image when I launch Steam, Acrobat Reader, Word, PowerPoint, Excel or Citrix receiver.
This is probably correlated: 2 days ago I tested a hard drive and connected it to ...
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SSL issues in chromium browser clientside
So for the last couple of days I've been having a strange issue trying to navigate specifically to the Steam Community, in either Google Chrome or in the Steam Client itself.
Right after booting up ...
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High ping latency when playing online games
I switched to a WISP (fixed wireless) internet provider to improve internet speeds. I now have up to 30 MBPS. When playing multiplayer online games ping latency shoots up to 500+ ms. Why does the ...
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Problems installing Steam on CentOS 8 Stream
I'm having a problem installing Steam on CentOS 8 using RPMFusion repositories.
[imptovskii@imptovskii-pc ~]$ sudo dnf install steam
CentOS-8 - AppStream 7.6 kB/s | 4.3 kB ...
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How does Steam recognize an authorized computer to access shared library?
My friend shared his library with me, and he had to log in to Steam on my machine and add the computer to the authorized list and then logged out.
Now every time I log in to my account on Steam I can ...
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xdg-mime query default http://google.com hangs
running a normal query
xdg-mime query default http://google.com
hangs until I move/remove
~/.local/share/applications/Steam
output from running fbrokendesktop to try to find errors:
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