Questions tagged [steam]
Steam is a platform for games where users can buy and play single or multiplayer games.
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How to set an environment variable for a specific game on Steam for Linux?
Well, how? There is that "SET LAUNCH OPTIONS" button, but I believe that is only fit to command line switches.
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What does "C:2\" in a windows path string mean?
I got this pop-up from the Windows firewall. What is "C:2\" in the path? The real path is D:\Steam\SteamApps\common\...
I tried cd /d C:2\ in cmd and got "The system cannot find the path specified."
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Uninstalled Program Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion
I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook Air. As a quick note, while this program was installed through Steam, I don't think it's a Steam issue.
Background: Through Steam, I recently ...
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How can I remove compatibility settings that are not editable from the Compatibility tab?
Yesterday, Windows decided Steam needed a compatibility setting to run properly and showed me an informative dialog that left me with no choice but to acknowledge this. Steam ran fine, until it needed ...
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Why can I only choose the drive I want to install my game onto for some games in Steam?
I have a 120GB SSD and a 2.0TB HDD. I love how steam has added the ability to specify where I can install my games. For most games when I go to install I get this option:
To which I can then select ...
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How to access Steam chat logs?
How can I read my old conversations with my Steam friends?
Facebook and Google Chat (whatever it's called now) let me review old conversations
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NTFS Junction Point from HDD to SSD, will it cause performance bottleneck? (steam game relocation)
Can an NTFS Junction Point between HDDs cause a bottleneck? Or will the junction be cached in memory?
Specifically, I want to install Steam on a magnetic HDD. This means all the games will be ...
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Is Steam for Mac effectively running as superuser?
When you download the client it does not weigh too much, and seems to do very little. Inside the app bundle there is a script that—upon inspecting the environment and deciding you're not running ...
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When steam is downloading it uses all my cpu
My friends say it's just me, but whenever Steam updates or downloads - which can take hours - it uses 99% of the CPU, makes everything else slow, and is itself glacial to respond at all. Does anyone ...
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Internet appears to function correctly, but cannot access Steam or Battle.net?
I am able to surf the web and my LogMeIn client is not reporting any errors, but I cannot connect to Battle.net or Steam. (I can still visit Battle.net and Steam via my web browser.)
I was actually ...
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Getting Steam.exe to run through a http proxy
I'm sitting behind an http proxy which Steam refuses to go through. Trying Proxifier to fix the solution rendered an error about having to use an https proxy, though research shows that it shouldn't ...
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Cannot delete Steam, path leads to wrong disk
So I am trying to delete Steam. When I do so I get the error:
Windows cannot find 'C:\program Files (x86)\Steam\uninstall.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.
The ...
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Where does Steam download apps to on Mac? (What's the save path?)
Where does Steam download apps to on Mac? (What's the save path?)
Where is the local content stored?
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How does the "Steam" platform work? Is it DRM? Can I trust "Steam"-powered software? [closed]
UPDATE: This question lives on at gaming.stackexchange.com.
So – I just bought the new game Supreme Commander 2. This question is not about the game, but about the online software ...
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How to configure steam to download games to a custom directory?
I have 2 SSD-s, a smaller 120g for the system and a bigger 500g for other files, game installs, etc. Both drives have a single partition with C and E labels accordingly.
I already installed steam to ...
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Conflicts between new 32 bit and old 64 bit packages when installing rpmfusion's steam on fedora
I have a fresh install of the KDE spin of fedora 22. Quite simple install instructions are given here to install steam:
Download rpmfusion repos
sudo dnf install <downloaded rpms>
sudo dnf ...
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Portal 2 won't launch
Usually I can figure this stuff out on my own, but I am stumped with this one:
When trying to open portal 2 in steam, I get the preparing to launch portal 2 message, the message closes, then nothing. ...
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Overlay/Get FPS of window
I'm not sure if this is more proper in stackexchange, but how do programs such as steam (the game overlay) and FRAPS overlay data over a window? I've noticed that the overlay/fraps can only work on ...
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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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How to block multi threaded downloads?
Some applications like Steam and Microsoft Windows Store insist on a multi-threaded download strategy - they'll open 10 or more connections simultaneously when you download an application or game. ...
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Program suspended in Windows 8.1. Can't kill it because 'Access is Denied'
I have been getting this problem since I upgraded from Windows 8 to 8.1. What happens is after any program crashes, I cannot open it again and I cannot change any of the files that would normally not ...
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Civ 5 crashes on startup
I have a fresh install of civilization 5 in steam but when I start it, I get a black screen then an instant crash. I'm seeing this error in terminal:
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/myuser/.local/share/...
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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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Installing Flash on Steam with Windows 8
I recently installed Steam on my Windows 8 desktop and the Flash content won't show up. I never had to install Flash separately for Steam so I wonder what's going on. I follow the usual instructions ...
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Changing Windows public folder in batch script
I've installed Steam on an external hard drive so I can play games on different computers by just moving the drive around. Since save games are often saved in My Documents or AppData, but I want them ...
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using bluetooth headset over steam
I've been playing L4D recently and people usually get irritated when you play without a proper headset. Instead of running out and buying one, can i use my existing BT headset (jawbone), pair it to ...
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Steam Proton set Windows compatibility mode
Is it possible to set the Windows compatibility mode in Steam Proton for games like you can do in the Properties window in Windows for an executable?
This could be a fix for a game that I'm trying to ...
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How to add a virtual primary monitor in Windows 10?
So I have this problem: my PC running latest Windows 10 doesn't have a monitor, and it causes some GPU-accelerated applications and games to give blank or whitescreen output.
The cause is well-known: ...
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Steam constantly timeouts
Surface Pro 3 i5 4GB RAM, Windows 8.1
I cannot update steam or any installed games. They all download very slowly (<10kb/s) and then fail and reset.
Attached is the log from the C:\Program Files (...
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How do I block Steam?
Which ip addresses and/or ports/protocols do I need to block at my firewall to prevent Steam downloading updates?
I want to prevent my housemates from inadvertently downloading Steam updates when our ...
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Steam can only connect in TCP mode, cannot join any gameservers
A few months ago Steam stopped being able to log in. I thought there may be a server outage so I waited a few days but when it still didn't work I started investigating. I ran through Valve's Network ...
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Make a permanent exception for Steam's BuildBot in Windows 7 UAC
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit.
I am the only user of the computer, although I do have a password-protected backup account.
I have not disabled UAC, nor do I wish to.
I also use Steam (unfortunately).
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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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Significance of installsheildapplicationupdate.exe in C:/programfiles
I deleted a folder called installshieldappupdate (don't remember the name exactly) from C:/programfiles (I don't remember if it was x86 one or not) which only contained a small exe file which didn't ...
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How do I know what Steam is downloading?
It has been downloading something at full bandwidth for some time now. And it is just about 50% completed. But nothing is showing on the download tab. So, what is it downloading?
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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
- nothing provides ...
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Can I download from Steam for different OS?
I would like to avoid having my main computer turned on just to download from Steam for a considerable amount of time, although it shouldn't be that expensive since most of the CPU will be sleeping ...
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Steam in Windows 7
After I install Steam it gives me an error and say "steam.exe has been deleted but it's still there", then when repairing it says that I don't have permission to access steam.exe/steamtmp.exe
I'm ...
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Launching Steam games via command line is very slow on Windows
Background
I have written a small daemon which listens for hotkeys and launches any one of the (currently) six Jackbox Party Pack games. It does this by passing a game id to Steam like so:
> ...
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Running Steam in a Virtual Machine
Does anyone have experience running Steam in a Windows XP virtual machine. I was wondering if this works and how well does it work.
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Steam Friends/Chat panel pop-out off screen and cannot be retrieved
Can anybody advise of a registry fix to show my Steam "Friends" panel which is off screen and has been for 3 weeks now with no way of getting it back on screen.
I am using Windows 10 and ...
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How can I connect my Steam Link directly to my Windows PC?
I recently bought a Steam Link to play my PC games on TV, but playing over WiFi hasn't been a great experience, with random hiccups, delays and dropped frames.
I had read in on Steam discussions that ...
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Steam on Enterprise Linux (RedHat, CentOS, Scientific Linux)
I'm using Scientific Linux 6.4 (as of now) and I'd like to figure out how I can install Steam on it so I can play my favorite game Counter-Strike ))
I head over to Steam Community :: Steam for Linux ...
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There is no way to make Windows recognize my Pro Controller (NSwitch Controller) via USB
I have been trying to use my Nintendo Switch Pro Controller in my PC but it only is able to use it in Steam which it have no problems and works perfectly.
But if I try to use in any other game or, ...
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Steam won't connect online
Since the last couple days, Steam has been refusing to go online. Previously, I've had to launch Steam offline and then tell it to restart in online mode to actually make it go online but something in ...
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Steam app and age verification issue
I have OSX 10.9.4 with the Steam App (API v016 and package versions 1407966480) installed. When I would visit game pages that required age verification, my birthday would be filled in due to being ...
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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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Block a specific program from accessing a device
Because of a long not-fixed bug in Steam with Linux, I want to block a specific program (Steam) from having any access whatsoever to a specific device (Sony DualShock 4 controller).
I tried setting ...
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Stream multiple games at once w/ Steam
I've been trying to figure out a way to make this work for the past days, yet I could not come up with a good solution. I have a friend who currently lives in Portugal. We've been trying to play a ...
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Windows 8.1: Flash video in Steam was working, then I installed Firefox, and now it is not
Edit 8/15/2014: It appears this has been fixed in the latest Steam patch.
In Windows 8/8.1 64-bit, I know that Flash is built in to Internet Explorer 11 so you don't have to download it separately. ...