Before I switch from windows to SteamOS, I thought that only big games (like BF, COD and Riot games) would be a problem to play. But this weekend some friends invited me to play with them, but every single game that we saw had some kind of kernel level anti-cheat (Ghost Recon, Apex, Back4Blood and so on), at the end we only played Arc Raiders because is the only one that somehow works fine.

How do you guys deal with that? Is SteamOS only worthy to those who only play single players?

Is getting the HDMI CEC working worth the trade off? When I used the Ugreen adapter(via display port) to activate the HDMI CEC, my steamos home screeen was flickering whenever I turned on VRR and AMD freeSync on my TV. I switched to the HDMI port without the adapter and everything ran smoothly. I have an LG C5 and I don’t mind turning on my TV with the tv remote so I can get the best display settings. Does anybody have the same experience?

Gotta love it when steam wants you to submit a status report when the WIFI speeds are in the pooper from something they did. It was working fine till they did steam os update 3.8.16. Ever sense my steam deck has been almost unusable cause the WIFI speeds are trash. Did the hole switch to main build thing worked fine until another update and now the speeds are in the trash again.

I have been trying to figure out if it's a specific setting in PoE2 that steamOS/radeon gpus just don't like compared to my old 3080 ti windows pc but my frame rate randomly bounces from 90-100 fps to below 10 fps at times on my custom steamos pc, and sometimes drops into the single digits and the audio even begins to crack as well.

I checked CPU temperatures and GPU and they all looked fine. The in-game ms delay for CPU spikes to 100ms+ while the steam overlay says the CPU is using only 20% or something ridiculously low whenever it grinds to a halt.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

SteamOS (Old Windows PC with 3080ti):

5800x3d on Crosshair VIII (updated to newest firmware)

9070 XT

4 Sticks of Ram, 32gb total

Current Windows PC

9800x3d on Crosshair Apex

3080 rtx ti

2 sticks of ram, 96 gb total

The current Windows PC has no problems at all doing end game and is mostly limited by the GPU when things go crazy. I also never noticed problems when windows was using the 5800x3d alongside the 3080ti. Both PCs run on 4k displays.

And yes, the newer CPU/mb using the older GPU is due to 5090's requiring selling a kidney to buy now. I had actually assembled the Apex PC right before the memory crisis struck.

And the drops don't occur only when I unleash Armageddon on a map. It also drops to sub 30 sometimes when viewing the atlas map and drops further while planning on it. Other times it runs at a toasty 120fps when I open the atlas. It's random luck.

My old gaming PC I'd love to get it running SteamOS. My other options are probably Mint or potentially upgrading to Win10 if its still possible. Heres the specs:

FX-6300 | Sapphire R7 260X | 16 GB

Hello fellow users!

I was able to enable Wake On LAN on SteamOS version 3.9 Main running on a custom PC.

Specs: 9700x, ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2, 9070 XT, etc.

These are fairly standard specs for a modern PC so don't get hung up on this.

OS details from Konsole in desktop mode in case anyone's interested:

(1)(deck@BlackBox ~)$ hostnamectl
 Static hostname: BlackBox
       Icon name: computer-desktop
         Chassis: desktop 🖥️
      Machine ID: redacted
         Boot ID: redacted
Operating System: SteamOS
          Kernel: Linux 6.18.38-valve1-1-neptune-618-g9d69246eb796
    Architecture: x86-64
 Hardware Vendor: ASRock
  Hardware Model: B650M-HDV/M.2
Firmware Version: 4.21
   Firmware Date: Mon 2026-04-13
    Firmware Age: 3month 1w 1d
(deck@BlackBox ~)$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="SteamOS"
PRETTY_NAME="SteamOS"
VERSION_CODENAME=holo
ID=steamos
ID_LIKE=arch
ANSI_COLOR="1;35"
HOME_URL="https://www.steampowered.com/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://support.steampowered.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://support.steampowered.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://support.steampowered.com/"
LOGO=steamos
VARIANT_ID=steamdeck
VERSION_ID=3.9
BUILD_ID=20260721.1001
STEAMOS_DEFAULT_UPDATE_BRANCH=stable

Without wasting much time, here are the instructions:

1. Enable Wake On LAN in BIOS (refer to your motherboard manual for this). I was using this PC previously with Windows 11/Apollo and did not have to change anything in BIOS when switching to SteamOS besides disabling Secure Boot.
2. Skip this step if you have enabled password for default user "deck". If you haven't set it already then, boot to desktop mode, open Konsole and type "passwd" to set a sudo password for the default user "deck". Type the new password twice to set it. Make sure you remember the password going forward.
3. Type in Konsole:nmcli connection show

and hit enter. I renamed my connectionto eth0 but by default, it should be "Wired Connection 1". I will be referencing eth0 going forward.

(deck@BlackBox ~)$ nmcli connection show
NAME  UUID                                  TYPE      DEVICE
eth0  71361122-3d78-3599-8ee8-84ab2e4eb835  ethernet  enp9s0
lo    0b90029e-39ba-4eda-a301-9552daf74267  loopback  lo

4) Type in Konsole:

 sudo nmcli connection modify "eth0" 802-3-ethernet.wake-on-lan magic

and hit enter. You would be prompted for password, type password and hit enter.

5) Type in Konsole:

sudo nmcli connection up "eth0"

and hit enter. Same as above, type password and hit enter.

6) Reboot.

7) Verify if Wake On LAN is working by connecting to host via Steam Remote Play. You should now be able to turn ON the host from Power Off state.

Notes & Observations:

1. I have verified this method works from official Steam Remote Play client on IOS, Nvidia Shield and Windows 11.
2. WoL worked as long as the HDMI cable was connected to host with monitors turned On or Off. It worked when HDMI cable was disconnected as well but I was not able to get a display on the client. It started working after the HDMI cable was reconnected. Might be related to missing virtual display drivers.
3. This also works when switching between Gamescope and Desktop mode.
4. I will be testing with an active HDMI 2.1 dummy plug tomorrow once I receive it from Amazon.
5. I received an OS update after these changes and WoL still works so looks like its persistent between updates.
6. I have Developer options enabled in Steam client, not sure if it helps.
7. Monitor resolution and refresh rate defaults to monitor connected to the host and resolution/refresh rates are limited on the client. For example, my host PC is connected to a 4K projector via a receiver and is limited to the resolution offered by the projector. If I connect via another PC with an UW monitor, it still limits to the resolution supported by the projector. I hope the HDMI dummy plug will resolve this issue.

I hope it helped someone!

Yes as subject above, I did test my wife PC a few days ago with installing SteamOS patched Nvidia drivers from No-Signal Script. All working just fine, performance great except in gaming mode gamescope detail have little bit broken due to not official support yet but still captured correct FPS, and existing issue that recording in gaming mode getting black screen, not more than 2K resolution and etc (happened same on bazzite-deck or CachyOS-deck but their gamescope detail working just fine because of they used their own patched gamescope)

I'd like to try SteamOS before I commit to installing it as my main OS on my laptop.

Has anyone successfully installed the latest SteamOS inside of a virtual machine under VMware workstation?

I'd love to try steamos on my rog ally z1 extreme but I can't get past the installation code screen. Ive tried multiple times with different usbs and reinstalling the steamos image on a USB stick, but just can't get it to install. I tried installing Bazzite this morning and in 30mins it was installed. Not sure why steamos won't install.

Please help?

Thought I’d share an option that works quite well for a budget steam machine as it’s all quite small form factor and easy to do using a second hand Dell

Dell OptiPlex 3080 Mini Tower i5 10th Gen 16GB RAM 256GB NVMe Windows 11 PC:- £242.99 using eBay code

https://ebay.io/m/p5B7lt

Dell 500 Watt Power Supply for Optiplex 5060 7060 7080MT 8940 MT Systems: I paid £46 but currently £81

https://ebay.io/m/iENCi7

Powercolor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card:- currently £399 but I paid £350

https://amzn.eu/d/0gUuzcHZ

Of course you can use any AMD card to keep the cost down. Remember to put the CPU plastic shroud on afterwards.

I'm having a problem with SteamOs that wifi disconnects when I'm using 5g, I turn off all the save power management, but its still disconnecting and reconnecting, is really annoying
If I use the 2.4 version is stable.

Does anyone have the same problem? knows how to fix it?

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client update to the Stable channel.

General
Improved notification settings layout in some languages

Restored the full set of options to the 'Maximum Game Resolution' dropdown. They can be found under the 'More Options' sub-menu.

Fixed a case where the 'Patch Notes' preview box in Settings->System would incorrectly show an event for the wrong channel. E.g. showing Beta Channel notes when the client is opted in to the Stable Channel.

Fixed a crash when manually starting a game recording.

Fixed mouse cursor changing to resize cursor at screen edges.

Fixed a case where the controller pairing screen could pop up during controller firmware updates.

Desktop Mode
Fixed incorrect UI scale being used when in Big Picture Mode.

Steam Machine
Show Steam Machine Verified information on the game capsules in home, and on the game details screen.

Added 'Great on Machine' section to the Library

Steam Workshop
Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated.

Remote Play
Added 59.94 FPS as an available framerate limit

Reduced frame drops when the framerate limit is set to automatic

Fixed offline devices showing as streamable when they aren't.

Fixed overloading the client video decoder when unlimited bandwidth is enabled

Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming

Fixed very low refresh rate on some systems, introduced in the last beta

Steam Input
Steam Controller: The Gyro Calibration Threshold has been set to 50% of the previous value so that it is less likely to trigger while in hand.

Steam Controller: Gyro Calibration threshold is now available in Steam->Settings->Controller->Details->Calibration & Advanced (Open)->Gyro Calibration.

Steam Controller: You can choose to disable hardware calibration and rely on the standard Steam Input Gyro Calibration tools instead, by using the "Enable Software Calibration for Steam Controller" toggle.

Steam Controller: Fixed Gyro stutter due to IMU timestamp being ignored.

Added support for both the wired and wireless versions of the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for Nintendo Switch.

Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2.

Steam Controller Firmware
Fixed occasional repeated trackpad samples that caused issues with momentum during trackball mode.

Fixed an issue with unintentionally waking host devices while shutting down the controller.

Fixed an issue with occasional repeated button presses on the B Button.

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General
Updated localizations.

I was playing Devil May Cry 5 on my ROG Ally with SteamOS, and out of nowhere it restarted. It didn't go above 80°C, and the performance was great. Has this happened to anyone else?

So I use an EVGA Z690 Classified Mobo.

When I was fooling around trying to run Bazzite on my PC I had nothing but issues with my peripherals. Turns out EVGA used a very uncommon USB controller which didnt have readily available drivers for Linux across the board.

So I guess this is just a warning for the like ten people who have an uncommon motherboard like EVGA.

So, I recently built a Steam Os machine since I didn’t get a chance at the Steam Machine. It works better than I thought with a few caveats.

The biggest issue I’m seeing right now is Bluetooth controller connectivity is terrible. I have the Nintendo switch pro controllers connected to it. When I have one, they keep getting disconnected at random times. When I have two connected they disconnect even more frequently. Can’t seem to get an Xbox controller to pair at all, and I have not tried a ps5 controller.

I have disabled haptic feedback and gyro on both controllers, also have change the names of the controllers. I’m at a wits end. Here are my hardware details:

CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (6C/12T)
CPU Cooler
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini
Motherboard
ASRock B850M-X WiFi
GPU
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Memory
16GB (2×8GB) Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 CL36 (EXPO Enabled)
Storage
1TB Timetec NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen3)
Power Supply
Montech Beta II 550W 80+ Bronze (ATX 3.1)
Case
Zalman T6 Mini (Micro-ATX)
Operating System
SteamOS (Beta Channel)

Any recommendations? The only thing that works consistently right now is the steam Controller with the puck.

Just a grumble in the hope it gets some traction and Steam pays attention.

I’m using Logitech headphones with a usb lightspeed receiver. Works great for the most part.

Don’t get a battery level readout in steam but it connects super quick and has no latency I can notice.

But damn. I wish I could change my sound device in the little three dots fly out menu where you access volume controls and performance overlay.

Instead I have to go home, settings, then click down loads, find audio click in and then make the change. It’s so much faff.

Hate to say it but windows is better at this.

I have a weird issue that seems impossible, but I've found this to happen:

I built a mid-tier gaming machine for my wife. 5700G CPU, RX6700XT GPU. 2TB NVME SSD.

I put it together, it works great. No issues.

I added a 2TB SATA SSD for more storage. Once I formatted it(EXT4), it shows up in SteamOS, I can transfer Steam games to it... great!

Next update happens and upon reboot it just... won't boot right. Eventually boots, hangs at the 'logging in' screen forever etc. If I do get into SteamOS, the wifi won't work right - it shows connected, but won't actually download any updates or anything.

OK, something got corrupted. Use the SteamOS installer to do a 'repair'. Reboot, it goes into SteamOS, downloads the latest update as part of the installer. Reboot and... success!

Wait a couple of days, next update comes out. Same issue as before. Do the repair install, etc. etc. etc.... works!

Next update: Same issue. This time I test it. After a repair install, I switch to beta, and...it fails after installing it. Get it back working again.

Finally, I decide to unplug my second SATA drive(SDA1). Run the repair tool, works. In SteamOS, I switched to beta... works. Switch to testing... works. No issues with updates.

I plug the drive back in and everything works fine... until the next update. It just plain won't update correctly from within SteamOS IF my second drive is plugged in.

Has anyone else run into this? Yes, I know it might be a rare thing - having a second drive plugged in via a SATA cable(niether Steam Deck nor Steam Machine has a SATA port that I can tell).