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Forum discussion tagged with Steam.
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    Question Problem connecting to online games from my external drive

    A friend of mine has a laptop (I believe he said it was a Lenovo Yoga) he uses for gaming, but it doesn't have much storage space. He uses an external drive, but he's limited on what he can really install to it because he claims whenever he launches an online game from the external drive, the...
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    Solved! can dell laptops be used to play skyrim special edition on steam

    So my dad bought me skyrim special edition on steam but our mac apple computers aren't compatible with steam cause i cant download the game and my mom told me i need to look at pc computers like windows but the windows we have dont work as they're broken, and my family "does not" have the...
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    AOL account was hacked steam info was then changed

    my email was hacked and all my stuff was changed. once i got everything back to normal on my email i looked in my trash bin to see that my steam password had been changed. I locked my account but dont know what to do now? I sent a ticket to steam support.
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    Help on improving laptops performance on running games like Space Hulk Deathwing and CS:GO as frame rate is really bad.

    Recently got a laptop, Dell Inspiron, am no whizz with them admittedly but after getting steam and a couple of games like Dawn of War and Wargames EE which ran like a charm, my other two games CS:GO and Space Hulk Deathwing run horrifically frame rate wise. Hoping there is a way of improving...
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    Purchased pubg from steam

    Hi i purchased pubg from steam and my specs are amd radeon r5 m330 2gb ..8gb dual channel ..amd a8 7410 ...will it run ok ?? And if doesnt can u return it?
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    Solved! Wondering to buy pubg steam

    I was wondering to buy pubg from steam ...will.it run smooth on 8gb ram?? I have amd radeon r5 m430 2gb and amd a8 7410 along side. Should i buy?
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    Solved! Several steam suddenly do "hard exit"

    I have no clue why, perhaps it's connected to my mouse trouble (all usb powersaving is off and got updated driver, even got logitech gaming software 9.02.65). got 16 gb ram, 12gb accesible(according to sys info) asrock a58m-e mobo ryzen 7 1800x cpu radeon rx 580 gpu and the mouse is from the...
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    Epic Games Store has launched: Massive Rival to Steam Revealed

    The makers of Fortnite have launched their own PC games marketplace, and here’s what’s on it so far Epic Games Store has launched: Massive Rival to Steam Revealed : Read more
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    Solved! Vive setup freezes at one minute left

    I just got my Vive yesterday. The setup program freezes at 1 minute left. Sometimes it gives me an error message that it cannot connect to Steam. Steam is open and running fine. I've tried to download from different browsers, tried installing more than 5 times, running as an administrator and...
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    Everyday laptop for playing Steam games.

    My son wants a laptop that is good for playing games on steam. I can't afford a gaming laptop. What would you recommend I get him? Budget only £400 max. I want him to use it for studies too so not too heavy or bulky please. Something everyday but with a bit of oommph for game playing. Thanks...
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    Solved! Steamed my Samsung Galaxy j 7 prime to my chrome cast without wifi

    How do I Steam my Samsung Galaxy j 7 prime to my chrome cast without wifi
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    My Steam Account Get Hacked HELP

    HELP ME PLEASE My steam account was hacked by russian. They've managed to change the email, the password & removed my steam guard mobile authenticator. HELP ME PLEASE
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    Trojan:win64 Anyone know what this is?

    Hello, I have this thing I keeps popping up on my windows defender I says Trojan:win64 I have tried deleting it but it just doesn’t delete. Is it a virus? It makes my computer act weird I can’t repair steam when the pop up shows I also can’t update games on steam unless I shut down and turn my...
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    How do I get DTS or Doblby Digital working on steam

    When I'm watching Netflix with my Logitech z906 speakers the decode lights comes on on my PC. But when I'm playing games like GTAV and BO3 the light doesn't show up. When I play on PS3 the Decode light comes on on the same games. Is it possible that I can get DTS or Dolby digital to work when...
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    New mobo. Steam audio quieter than usual.

    Not sure if they are related. I got a new mobo(MSI Z270 gaming M5) and when I went to use Steam the audio is all quiet. I use to run it at 12 max volume and now I am having to run it on 30. Its only steam that it affects. When I use discord i had to turn it down to compensate for the max volume...
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    Can't multitask on acer aspire e15

    I've always played games on my laptop yet recently it has started to have issues when I am playing a game and using voicechat simultaneously. If I am in a discord call or using steam party chat while playing a game I will get massive frame drops as well as constant stuttering. i never used to...
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    I tried many to get the security code my steam. Steam is most valueable thing in my life please help me please

    when i try to change my password they tell me to give my email and when i am giving them they say its wrong
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    Can't play online on steam

    Since yesterday I can't play online, the first problem is that my friends doesn't see that I have bought the game, although they see I'm online. The second is when I'm in a game, I can't use join via steam, and when I click it nothing happens. Sorry I posted this on windows...
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    Steam is corrupt and/or unreadable

    I just tried launching steam and after it updated, it closed and amessage popped up saying "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable". I haven't messed around with anything on my computer recently so I'm not sure what caused this.
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    Steam error 301

    For the past few weeks, my Lenovo explorer doesn't work at all. I tried pretty much everything and nothing works. What I haven't tried is configure directory because I don't know how to do it and I'm not sure if it will work for a Windows Mixed Reality.