Steam is a gaming juggernaut on the PC.
Here are some of the best.
That’s why Steam builtits own music player.
you’ve got the option to add MP3s to your Steam library and play them through the client.
You might often find free soundtracks in DLC bundles.
Select “Music” in the left-hand sidebar.
Add any folders where you keep music.
At the moment, Steam only supports MP3s.
Once you’ve added all sources, click “Scan Now.”
Click OK.
Once the scan is complete, you could find your music in your Steam library.
Hover over the Library tab in Steam and select “Music” in the dropdown.
Here, you’ll see all of the albums you’ve added.
Double punch a song and it will start playing in its own window.
If you want to pull up the control in the middle of a game, just hit Shift-Tab.
However, Twitch requires special software to stream your games, and is generally designed for performances or entertainers.
Steam, on the other hand, canbroadcast your gamewithout any special software directly to all your Steam friends.
Once someone starts watching, the broadcast begins seamlessly.
First, you’ll need to enable broadcasting.
To do this, stick to this:
Open prefs from the Steam menu.
grab the Broadcasting tab from the side bar.
Under Privacy configs, go for the option you prefer.
Configure the options based on your needs.
you’ve got the option to choose to limit upload bandwidth if resources are scarce.
By default, broadcasting will only include video and audio from your game.
Once you’ve enabled broadcasting, other users can watch your game based on your privacy preferences.
you could also manually invite other online players to come watch while you’re in-game.
Perhaps Steam introducedFamily Sharingso they’d have one less thing to lord over us.
With Family Sharing, you might authorize a computer to access your entire library of games.
Provided you’re not playing them at the same time, of course.
Once you authorize the account, they can install and play absolutely any game you own.
It’s as if they bought it for their own account.
Select Family from the side bar.
bounce of your account and log back in to account of the computer’s owner.
Once you authorize a computer, any Steam account on that machine can access your game library.
it’s possible for you to authorizeup to 10 devices and 5 accounts.
Keep Your Games Safe with Backup and Restore
Video games take up a lot of space.
While you might needextra software for full backups, Steam allows you tobackup and restore games directly.
To backup your games, take these actions:
From the Steam menu, select Backup and Restore games.
Select “Backup currently installed programs.”
choose the games you want to backup from the list of checkboxes.
Select a destination for the backup.
Give the backup a name and click Next.
Steam built their own game guide community.
Relevant Game Guides will appear in one of the boxes presented.
In your Library, select a game.
In the list of links on the right, select Community Guides.
Browse around and you could probably find the guide you need.
They’re also notoriously difficult to update.
Windowsmayrecognize that your drivers need to be updated, but sometimes they don’t.
Often, you’ll have to hunt down some drivers on the company’s site directly.
Steam makes this much, much easier by allowing you to patch your video drivers with a single button.
Just click Steam > Check for Video Driver Updates.
Or so I’ve heard.
Steam’s built-inserver managerallows you to browse for servers, even when you’re not in the game.
you might mark certain ones as favorites, and even keep a list of all your LAN servers.
It’s a very handy way to keep up with all the places you like to play your games.
To access your Steam servers, adhere to these instructions:
Under the View menu, select Servers.
You will see several tabs:
“Internet” can show you a list of active servers online.
Click “Change filters” to search through them.
“Favorites” will have a list of any servers you’ve saved in or out of game.
“LAN” can allow you to manage any servers you create for local gaming.
