The BEST Steam Deck Tips & Tricks!

[@westsidelester]

Always use protection on your Deck. I left mine exposed one night and my cat barfed on it. It stopped working after that. The Deck, I mean. My cat was already unemployed.

[@TechDweeb]

👏

[@bland9876]

"My cat was already unemployed." 😂

[@TheMooseym]

What a freeloader.

[@Cheeseshredder]

@@TechDweeb Do I need an adapter when plugging my deck into a VGA?

[@bland9876]

@@Cheeseshredder Y A VGA?

[@GordosTacoShop]

I play with my Deck every night after my wife falls asleep.

[@derekgonsoulin116]

It helps you fall asleep?

[@TechDweeb]

You should get your wife to play with your deck!

[@BeanieKing]

But if you keep neglecting your wife this way, she’ll just go play with someone else’s deck! 😭😭😭

[@ScottsDeck]

​@@TechDweeb EW bro girls don't play with decks

[@dFdd-vg3zr]

I play everytime my wife's boyfriend visits

[@Omega_21XX]

You can't stop me from sniffing the exhaust. Its a right of passage for any steam deck owner. They can only stop on their own terms.

[@radasfck]

oled looks good but lcd smells good

[@str0nkneeples]

Mine stopped last week and now I’m having withdrawals

[@triple-e427]

Lol... WATT👁️👄👁️

[@LuckIsNifty]

i feel like exhaust sniffer is an insult lmao

[@who_else_but_dee2821]

The craziest shit is…….in new to handheld devices last ones I had was gba but anyway first time I got my steam deck and i heard the fans going off the first thing I did was smell it and now it’s a habit lmao I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@andremarcatti7600]

Can't believe it, I just got a Steam Deck and I was looking for EXACTLY that sort of video. I LOVE YOU, DWEEB, CAN I PLAY WITH YOUR DECK?

[@TechDweeb]

That is so generous! Thanks buddy! You can play with my deck, but only if I can play with yours

[@andremarcatti7600]

​@@TechDweeb LOL sure. I feel there's a "tip" and "deck" joke waiting to be told but I can't find it for the life of me. Love the video, thank you.

[@VeshSneaks]

@@andremarcatti7600 I often find a mirror helps if you're having trouble finding tip of your deck

[@SPAGGET_T]

@@andremarcatti7600I was touched by his deck tip

[@evshrug]

@@andremarcatti7600 You were looking for a video that would touch on some Deck tips. And you’ve come to the right place!

[@WhatNowMaxTVchannel]

r1+select is alt-tab in desktop mode. Whenever a game/program inevitably goes full screen and you get stuck, now you won't have to power your deck off to get out of there. Holding down the start button will toggle you between KB/M mode and a controller mode so make sure that you are in KB/M mode before trying that combo.

[@TechDweeb]

Solid tip!

[@Dracossaint]

Playing with your deck relieves stress. Take that as you will.

[@prakash2814]

Seen lots of videos. They all say the same stuff - screenguard, storage expansion, protection, emudeck and so on and so forth . Yours is the only video, which actually shared some tips. I didn't know 80% of them. I havewatched your video thrice now and put it in my watch later. Will come back here again. Thanks for sharing. Have an amazing week. 😊

[@Tomable_0]

THIS

[@BolognaMaloney]

Watched this with the attitude of “Bet I know all of em” and then you laid the Steam Link being useful for desktop mode on me and…well you blew my mind. Thanks to you I’m using my iPad to edit some of my Retroarch Save backup/restore scripts on my Steam Deck now!

[@TechDweeb]

Haha glad I could put that one on your radar!

[@crystal_is_cozy]

The nested desktop trick is so neat! I am using it right now.

[@TechDweeb]

That one is a game changer eh?

[@richard733]

@@TechDweeb i cant seem to use the taskbar via nested

[@daloia_music]

Love playing with my deck at home, at work, on trips!

[@tonybrown5173]

Lol. I take mine to work every night

[@pocketwyvern98]

Two tips here. 1) Setup KDE connect for transferring smaller files between the Deck and other devices and sharing you clipboard from other devices when following guides. 2) For things like tools, mod loaders and the nested desktop that are setup as non-steam games set them as hidden so that they don't show up in you gamelist/on the homescreen. You can still get to them by searching for them and launch them like normal.

[@KDsgamingagain]

I didn't know any of these tips!! I'm still learning how to get the optimum playing experience out of my Steam Deck! I watch videos literally everyday. Thanks for the video. I'm definitely going to watch it a few more times to learn them all.

[@devinmould3490]

Thank you for the suggesting lowering the tdp, battery is most important for me and I noticed a considerable difference in that battery life. Valve has put so many easy configurables to use the steam deck however you want, it's lovely and i want to keep tinkering.

[@alecrisser12]

Steam deck tips and tricks: Regardless of what model you have, I highly recommend installing EmuDeck, setting up the emulators and adding some ROMS. Everything up to the GameCube is pretty easy to set up. This will give you a variety of low demand games which take up little storage, and it will help teach you about the Steam Deck's file system. Tip 2: If you don't plan to play the Deck for a few days turn it off or leave it plugged in cuz it's idle sleep battery consumption is around %13 a day. You don't want to pick up your handheld device only to find it's dead or halfway to it. Tip 3: Get a small USB C male to USB A female adapter so that you can plug in things without having to be docked. This will come in useful at some point.

[@thasboy]

What a timing! I just picked up my deck again yesterday after not playing with it for a year.

[@gvipaiva]

I love you, TechDweeb. One of my favorite youtubers, no doubt.

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks for saying so!

[@Jerson_Go]

I like playing my deck while watching something on the internet. It helps me to relax while playing my deck.

[@RPS2443]

Good stuff, TD! Now I have even more reasons to play with my Deck! Seriously though, I learned a lot from this video. You really do spoil us.

[@davidr1368]

I really love your videos and find plenty of good info in them, but this was epically valuable - thank you TechDweeb!!!

[@yochrisnelson]

I don’t have a Steam Deck but I can’t miss out on a good ol’ Tech Dweeb video and it has not disappointed 👏

[@Pretender6]

@6:55, alternative to using Steam-Link to remotely interacting with a full screen, is a Barrier, a fork from Synergy, that allow controlling a multiple computers/systems from a single mouse/keyboard, albeit for me the installation is a bit finiky, and requires a matching a specific version, but when it works, IT WORKS., especially if you already using multiple displays and have a Dock. My current setup has my 3 monitors, each capable of multiple inputs, by default i reserve the Left one for the SteamDeck, whilest using the Central and Right for the Main PC. Alternatively, i can use all three monitors for the Main PC for certain games, OR, using the Right monitor for another Computer, also remotely controlled by Barrier. Basically, the Barrier allows me to 'operate' 3 different computing system from the same keyboard and mouse, whilest displaying their video on the Left/Right sides monitors

[@Lentzy3]

Thx so much! Best video, helped alot with several things, appreciate it :) keep up the good work

[@adasisok]

Your videos are so clean. Love it!

[@mattihp]

Thanks for the video, there was actually some stuff in there I didn't know. Subscribed! Good work

[@eedoamitay3341]

So many great tips damn, out edge controls for running command is a huge one for me, thank you for these : D

[@itranscendencei7964]

Damn. Some genuinely really helpful tips in here, and plenty that I didn't know about. You do spoil us. I know that.

[@x70457x]

Okay, I can't wait to try out nested desktop. I go to the desktop often and this would make life so much easier. Thank you!

[@Divuar]

I'm on Steam Deck for almost two years now, but I didn't know some of these. Amazing video, thanks a lot!

[@SwnkyTiger]

Thanks for nested deck. My go to tip may have been mentioned but, adding a website as a non-steam game is handy. It's how I enjoy Pokerogue.

[@SoulRollerFIN]

The nested desktop tip is gold! Steam link is great too, as I do like to tinker on the Deck a lot while working on other stuff on my main box.

[@garethknowles8452]

Didn't realise you could do nested desktop mode. You good sir are a game changer!

[@CommanderCOOL45]

Dude your channel content has gotten so good. My new favorite creator on this site. Go dweeb 🎉

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks buddy!

[@ElisBuenas82]

Very useful video! I always check for custom controller layouts on my Steam Controller

[@alfwaibel4773]

I love this channel, and in this vid, I heard things, don´t hear before, although I know some stuff and tricks. Thankx!

[@mw9771]

Just make sure the decks don’t touch when you play with someone else.

[@TechDweeb]

And if they do, never speak of it

[@quinzeyftw]

Wow amazing video! I wish i found this video back when I originally got my deck, this woulda been all I needed.

[@stephenwebb192]

Nested Desktop was a cool feature!

[@DevinCurrie]

Great idea assigning the back button as mouse click instead of tapping on the trackpad. I was frustrated by the same problem so ended up using the mouse instead. Thanks for all of the tips! I have recently purchased an inexpensive used PSVR headset and am wondering if it's worth trying to get PSVR headset to work with the Steam Deck using the iVRy driver? Would be a great topic to cover in your next video!

[@michaelbenny659]

If you take it out in public, the girls will also want to play with your deck

[@IcoKirov]

No they won't... Don't lie to people

[@jomni123]

now i'm arrested

[@afiqnoorhisham]

You lied. It’s not the girls, it’s the boys who want to play with my Deck!

[@IcoKirov]

@@afiqnoorhisham if you went to the gay parade... :D

[@tray84]

coworker took my steam deck when I used the restroom cuz she wanted to play stray. let her play a couple min then took it back to play Minecraft

[@derekvelasquez20]

Man, this was so helpful. Thanks!

[@bohenian]

that nested desktop is cool, thanks!

[@uggZymoroon]

these were some actually great deck tips. I love Your deck tip

[@kingj282]

Just ordered my deck. Gonna have to rewatch this in a few days

[@TheLuckster]

finally, another Steam Deck video, lets goo

[@johnsducks9816]

WHAAT I literally play my deck every day and had NO IDEA steam button + trackpad made it use the mouse that is SO HELPFUL

[@AnthonyRiddle]

I haven't sat down at my laptop for an entire hour yet since getting my Deck in December. It's my primary gaming device, and my primary PC. Linux is really fun to use

[@TechDweeb]

100%

[@jedibatman6526]

Thanks for the informative video. Just got my Oled deck yesterday.

[@alexdodd5175]

The hdmi trick is cool. Didnt know the instant desktop too.

[@fastfiddler1625]

I just ordered my wife her own deck to play with. She's been eyeing up my deck a lot lately. And even though it's got quite the endurance, it doesn't last forever. And also, after nine months, I had no idea you could use the right hand dots button for the quick actions. Here I am giving myself crabs... I mean crab hands trying to change the brightness.

[@celsos.arestalll7013]

Remember kids, always use your Deck on different people so everyone could have fun with you.

[@annhilater1985]

Im a simple guy, i see a tech dweeb video, i hit play

[@robbygoodale]

dude you are doin an awesome job!

[@jeffrodrequez]

Great video, I keep forgetting about so many of these tips! I game 100% of my deck, its an amazing device.

[@Tomable_0]

This review was spectacular, great info and great presentation and love your personality good vidyo

[@elglowingjar]

Love my deck! I need tips to make deck experince better, so thank you for tips on the deck. Just got my Oled 1tb super recently. 💣💥 Please do more videos on the big deck!

[@Robin.F96]

Nested desktop is a must have, I did not know about this after having the deck for almost 2 years 😢

[@ronaldomanzoli3964]

You can go into desktop mode to download a game and there it will turn the screen off after however time you configure the screen to turn off on the desktop mode settings. No need for any dongles ;-)

[@TechDweeb]

Solid!

[@faaarmer]

Alright you got me with Nested Desktop mode. That's so useful - thanks

[@nelsikegaming]

I'm playing with my deck again in anticipation of my Odin 2 Mini's arrival ❤️

[@donpaven1252]

Just got mine today, so ummm you hit like 40 out of 50 unknown tips and tricks 😅❤️

[@Urekkato]

You know what man you earned a sub. I knew most of these but now I'm more confident fiddling with my steam deck.

[@TechDweeb]

Welcome!

[@retrom8442]

Thanks for this video, there was some very useful tips.

[@justleme1374]

I fiddle with my big black deck a lot so I thought I already knew all the tips and tricks, but I had no idea nested desktop mode is even a thing!

[@sarakajira]

These are sweet, thank you!

[@CodingAbroad]

I like your voice. Never change!

[@pcaviator687]

When I tinker with my deck I feel just a little naughty 🤫. Great video sir, saved this one for later reference!

[@Enishidono]

Ahh, I love watching your vids. Hmm.. although I don't even own a steam deck. Why do I watch every one of these? Lol

[@munozjavier]

Instead of Steam link, I prefer to use Barrier to share the mouse and keyboard from my main PC with the Steam Deck. The only problem is that it only works on the Steam desktop mode, but at least it's a faster alternative especially if you configure Barrier to run automatically with both, your Steam Deck and your PC. Thanks for the other tricks, I'll try them out immediately :)

[@Dingaling49]

This made me really excited to play with my deck!

[@mipakr]

nested desktop, had no idea! game changer.

[@CellPhish]

This is perfect timing I just whipped my deck out…. Oh and just got one about a week ago

[@ruxcooking]

A couple of these will make me want to play a lot more with my deck

[@DesignThinkerer]

You can download games with the screen off without hdmi dongle, by switching to the desktop mode: steam > Power > Switch to desktop System settings > Power Management Energy Saving : Screen Energy Saving: switch off after 1 min (or more)

[@eatereater6312]

Getting one next week😎🙌🏾

[@RandySloan]

YESSSSSSSSSS! Thank you Dweeb! ❤️

[@sicedice]

Passed this onto a friend that's just joined the deck scene. I will one day. But there's other stuff that needs to come first, so I'll stick with my rg35xx for now and using my gaming laptop for high end stuff.

[@paulkendrick4153]

Currently playing Ghost of Tsushima after beating Spiderman Remastered on my Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED😊 Still can’t get over how amazing it is.

[@Xanduur]

OK, that nested desktop tip was awesome

[@josterman0852]

Steam Link streaming is amazing. Best way to play on the couch or in bed while still getting great frame rates, performance, and battery life. OP

[@capuman]

I had the original deck.. i sold it when i got the Ayaneo 2.. and now, ive just bought an oled deck! I really miss the stability, community and good battery! Long live the deck. Ill make sure not to play too much so i dont go blind...

[@kasjamm]

I did the exact same thing

[@capuman]

@@kasjamm yeah, although the Ayaneo devices are more powerful, as i have shown in a few videos that i made in the past, they just dont hold up. The fans are super loud and the battery wont last more than a couple of hours, even for retro gaming. And the most annoying thing is that the display is not native landscape, causing all sorts of havoc in many games.

[@richardcnrd8302]

Who knew that techdweeb had a big black deck!

[@21bifox]

Thanks I'm getting one so this is helpful.

[@PharmDRx]

So, alot of people do not realize that all you have to do to leave desktop mode and go back to gaming mode is to "log out" of desktop mode. To further this, I hate icons on my desktop, so no gaming mode icon, right? Well, I set up my "select" button's command "2" to perform "ctrl + alt + del" on long press which takes me to the log out screen... but even more if you add "enter" as a command "3" with a slightly longer press, you get a 1 button logout that takes your from desktop to gaming mode in 0.75 seconds of a press! (if you are wondering select command "1" is "Tab" and is unaffected by my customization")

[@iamw4ves206]

Thx 4 this Guide ❤ One question: Which Deck Version/Model are you using?

[@samnite3]

If you install a game using Heroic Games Launcher and it doesn't work since it defaults to installing the Linux version then switch to the WINDOWS version of the installation. The Deck ironically works much better with the Windows version as this triggers Heroic to download the correct files to get things to work. I had to use this method to get many of my GOG games to work including Castles 2 Siege and Conquest, X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Heroes of Might and Magic 1 and 2.

[@KrazyShark]

Man I don't even have a deck and watched you toying around with your deck the whole vid. I'd play with my deck every night and pull it out everywhere if I had one. Even on the bus but I'd be scared of getting weird looks while I fiddle with my deck.

[@TechDweeb]

Don't be ashamed. Whip your deck out with confidence!

[@craigbond1513]

I learnt a few new tips! Thank you! I’d love to see a guide on how to install a VPN on the deck 🙏

[@qchtohere8636]

MicroSDs make for good hotswappable steam cartridges, and you can keep track of them using collections. Also, there are generic usbc microsd readers that could be used to load multiple SDs (as you can also load regular disks formatted in the Deck under storage option) at similar speeds as the Deck reader. You can use these to move games between microSDs and keep big collections organized and readily accessible. That would be my 2 cents. Great video as always, Dweeb!

[@TechDweeb]

Oooh I love this!

[@magis123]

This was one of my mostest favorite things I did too.

[@brisingr14]

What a STEAMy episode. Makes me want to play with my steamDECK.

[@McSmurfy]

Leave my Deck alone, it belongs to me and no one can handle my Deck unless I allow it. I only have it for 2 weeks now (my first Deck) and I remember when I customized my PSP and now this feels like those good old days and it is the best. The controller layout change per game is so amazing, especially with the trackpads for games like Warframe or Just Cause 3 and now I have PSP games on it, Remote Play for PS5 and Stream Quake Champions from my gaming laptop.

[@Bit_Mingus]

I’m subscribed now Dweeb 😊

[@magic-86]

The steam deck is probably my favorite tech purchase I have made in my life I have a PC and ps5 and Xbox and switch but I'm using the steam deck more then any of them lol it's just so convenient I can't thank steam enough 🍻 bud.

[@TechDweeb]

Same!

[@hibookii]

Proton db and the add on for it are your greatest ally.

[@aftertheshowmoviepodcast]

So many deck jokes. Love it.

[@4theluvofmusic]

There's always one moment in each of these videos that kills me and reminds me to thumbs up on the spot. Today it was the screenshot slap.

[@andrewmarsjr9879]

I don't have a stem deck but I still watch your video your like the nerdy older brother I always wanted lol 😂

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks little bro 👍

[@ufailowell]

I am about to fly on an airplane so thanks this is perfect timing! I forgot about offline mode

[@deckverse]

Amazing video and great list! Also thanks for the shoutout, my friend! I'm digging your quality of content!

[@sgfiree]

The intro is insane

[@JohnRivera-c7w]

Awesome video @TechDweeb how did you change the color of the joysticks ?