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{{ii}} If the account's main owner is playing a different game than the one you want to play, or someone else is using family share on that account, you are presented with the "buy" option instead of install/play for the selected game.<ref>[http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/208170/why-is-steam-only-showing-me-buy-instead-of-play-option-for-a-game-shared-vi StackExchange :: Why is Steam only showing me “Buy” instead of “Play” option for a game shared via Family Sharing?]</ref> | {{ii}} If the account's main owner is playing a different game than the one you want to play, or someone else is using family share on that account, you are presented with the "buy" option instead of install/play for the selected game.<ref>[http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/208170/why-is-steam-only-showing-me-buy-instead-of-play-option-for-a-game-shared-vi StackExchange :: Why is Steam only showing me “Buy” instead of “Play” option for a game shared via Family Sharing?]</ref> | ||
{{--}} Games with [[The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam|3rd party DRM]] tied to account-locked keys (such as [[Uplay]]) or have the feature specifically turned off by their publisher cannot be shared.<ref name="famsharefaq">[http://store.steampowered.com/sharing/ Steam Family Sharing FAQ]</ref> | {{--}} Games with [[The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam|3rd party DRM]] tied to account-locked keys (such as [[Uplay]]) or have the feature specifically turned off by their publisher cannot be shared.<ref name="famsharefaq">[http://store.steampowered.com/sharing/ Steam Family Sharing FAQ]</ref> | ||
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+ | # Log into your Steam account and press "Authorize this computer" if shown in ''Settings->Family''. | ||
+ | # Log out and into the account to want to share with, go to ''Settings->Family'', press "Authorize this computer" if shown, and for each account in "Eligible accounts" you want to share with ensure the "Share" box is enabled. | ||
+ | # Log back into your main account, go to "Library" and select "Games" from the drop down, and you should see games categorized by "MY GAMES" for games belonging to your account and "''USER'''s Games" for each family shared account. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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OS X May 12, 2010
Linux February 14, 2013
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Key points
- DRM: Digital distribution platform with accompanying client required for downloading and often playing games as well. Games can also be DRM-Free or contain third party DRM.
- Refund policy: 14 days or 2 hours of playtime, 24 hours for Steam Workshop purchases; see the Steam Refunds and Steam Workshop Refund Policy pages for details respectively.[1]
- Some games sold through third parties activate on Steam; see Retail / Digital CD Keys.
- Periodic free weekend and individual publisher-driven events provide temporary and permanent free access to select titles.
General information
- Official store
- Official Support
- Account details
- Steam Community Forums
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Database
Big Picture
- This mode can be launched by clicking on the Big Picture icon, by pushing Alt+↵ Enter while the Steam window is on focus, or through the home button on a controller.
- See PC gaming on a TV and couch for general setup information.
- Allows Steam to be used with a controller.
Adjust font size DPI (Windows)
- Steam does not always respect the Windows DPI settings.
- Appears to work if the Windows DPI settings are also adjusted above 100% size.
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Taskbar showing on top (Windows)
- This is caused by the incompatibility with DPI scaling in Windows.
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Make the Big Picture web browser faster (Windows)
- This feature is enabled by default for compatibility reasons. It can add significant delays when loading any content on the internet, and as such is not usually required.[2]
- Certain browsers such as Chrome may benefit from this change.
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Family Sharing
- Allows sharing games between accounts. Each account gets separate saves, achievements, et al. except for DRM keys, which are shared.[3]
- If the account's main owner is playing a different game than the one you want to play, or someone else is using family share on that account, you are presented with the "buy" option instead of install/play for the selected game.[4]
- Games with 3rd party DRM tied to account-locked keys (such as Uplay) or have the feature specifically turned off by their publisher cannot be shared.[3]
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Issues fixed
Error 80 And Application Load Error P:0000065432
- Restart Steam.
Failed To Find Steam
- Restart Steam. If this doesn't work, then see Delete ClientRegistry.blob.
Failed to start game. App already running
- This may appear when launching the same game twice. Restart Steam if it still appears.
Game fails to launch or has odd gamebreaking issues
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Lowered volume when using background Metro apps while Steam is open (Windows 8)
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Steam fails to launch
- No error messages are present, placeholder.
Delete ClientRegistry.blob
- Steam updates sometimes fail to progress, or the message Failed to find Steam appears.
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Reinstalling Steam
- If the other solutions don't work, then follow these instructions.
- Every Steam game should be installed in a separate folder, outside the main Steam installation location, this makes it easier to play and backup such games again.
Step One
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Step Two
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Step Three
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Optional
- This is for games downloaded outside of the main Steam installation path.
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Unable to download any games
- Steam servers are currently unavailable.
- Steam servers are too busy.
- The Steam servers are currently too busy to handle your request. Please try again in a few minutes.
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Unable to log in
- Steam has an official support page for most network issues here.
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Other information
Change a game's language
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Delete files stored in the Steam Cloud
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Disable Steam announcements
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Steam Offline Mode
- The Offline Mode can only be forced after having logged into Steam at least once with a working internet connection.
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Toggle Steam Cloud per game
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Toggle the Steam overlay per game
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References
- ↑ Pre-release titles are refundable through the Store Transactions page.
- ↑ Reddit Gaming Subreddit - Make Big Picture Quicker
- ↑ StackExchange :: Why is Steam only showing me “Buy” instead of “Play” option for a game shared via Family Sharing?