Do Steam shortcuts show up on my Desktop by default when I start Windows 11?
Do Steam shortcuts show up on my Desktop by default when I start Windows 11?
I tried fixing this through cmd, but nothing worked. I backed up my save files and apps before reinstalling. Even though I didn't put the old files back in, it still doesn't make a shortcut appear automatically. This bug is really annoying because I don't know how to fix it at all. It's strange that my Samsung 870 Evo used to work fine back when this started happening until now. There must be something weird going on with the drive itself, or maybe it's just a new version of Windows causing trouble. If anything were wrong with the drive, Steam wouldn't run at all, so I don't think that's the problem. It has to be some new update or setting messing things up. But I still appreciate your help here in Colif. EDIT: Yes, I actually went into manage and added a desktop shortcut for my game. When I installed it, I checked the box that says "create desktop shortcut." Even though I refreshed the page now, the shortcut shows up on the screen, but unlike other games where it happens right away, this one needs to refresh first before showing up.
It's probably not your PC because other shortcuts are working. Try scanning windows to see if it finds something right click on the start menu choose terminal (admin) if it opens as command prompt, click the drop down arrow in the title row and pick powershell copy paste this command into the window: repair-windowsimage -online -restorehealth and press enter then type sfc /scannow and press enter restart your pc if the scan fixes any files because some fixes need a restart to work. The first command repairs the files that SFC uses to clean things, and SFC also fixes system files. SFC is System File Checker. First command runs DISM - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...windows-11 otherwise it's a really strange steam bug. it might be leaving registry entries behind and when you reinstall, it just uses them again. if you going to look in there back it up before hand - https://neosmart.net/wiki/backup-restore-registry/ otherwise the bottom of this shows its location in registry, you could check if it still exists after an uninstall - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/vi...-F600-0266
The Windows picture looks good, but I'm curious if leaving this blank makes a difference. SFC found no problems. https://imgur.com/GuijLS8 View: https://imgur.com/GuijLS8 You're correct that the Steam registry is still there even after removing Steam. Should I delete it? I already backed up the registry. EDIT: I'll delete the registry and see what happens.
It feels like it's a glitch on your end. All the other shortcuts work fine, but Steam is the only one that doesn't. Yeah, tell them to check back later.
I asked them and they said that I need to see if any of my programs are stopping Steam from working. So, how can I tell if Bitdefender, a firewall, or other stuff is interfering with Steam?
Here are some steps to turn off Bitdefender: Check your website link and see if Windows accidentally turned on the firewall while Bitdefender is already off. Sometimes this stops Steam from working, but other apps usually still run fine. Try a clean boot to see if it helps. Make sure not to stop any Microsoft services or the computer won't turn on at all. You can easily undo this later just like turning a switch back up. If that fix doesn't work, restart programs one by one to find which specific startup program is causing the problem.
I tried turning off Bitdefender software, but it didn't make the steam game shortcuts appear right away. Then I did a clean boot to stop all other apps from interfering, which also failed. I even downloaded the installer again as a last chance, but that still didn't create the desktop shortcuts instantly. This sounds like Steam is broken on their part. If it didn't work with basic fixes like disabling software or running a clean boot, what else could be causing this problem? Colif, is there any way to get a log file when I run the command so I can see exactly why it failed? Having that error message would help me understand if creating the shortcut instantly triggers an issue. EDIT: I called Steam again and they said those steps didn't work either. One thing I want to ask about is do Samsung hard drives stop certain things from happening? Both of my drives are Samsung, but one has steam installed (870 Evo) and the other is for my C drive (980 Pro).
No I use my 970 evo plus nvme as C drive and have some games on it. Steam makes its own shortcuts automatically, but you can change them yourself to see if that helps. Create a new local user and make it admin - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-w...915af2a34d Go to c:/users/currentusernamefolder and copy all the stuff from there onto this new user folder. That gives it total access and removes the need to download anything again. Log on as that new user, then log into Steam and try making a shortcut if you can. If it works, it's pretty simple to swap over to using that new user. You just need to log into a few things and set up your desktop. It might be an easy fix for you.
Hey there Colif! It is working perfectly now. When you make a quick link for Steam apps, it happens right away and even happens when you just download new stuff. So what's next? Do I still have to change any other settings or tools from the old way?