How to set up your new Steam Deck: tips and hidden features you might not know

The Steam Deck has all sorts of hidden features and customization options if you’re technically minded, we’ll show you some tips and tricks.

After the Nintendo Switch brought triple-A gaming to a handheld console, the possibilities seemed endless for what the future could hold. Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait that long before the Steam Deck came about and showed us that anything really is possible. This is a high-end handheld gaming console that can run most of the top titles, but it can also work as a portable PC.

In a way that only Valve can manage, you can quite easily install just about whatever you want on a Steam Deck, including Windows 11. Whether any of it is a good idea is up to you, but there’s nothing stopping you.

If you’ve got other consoles this holiday season then check out our guides for how to set up your PS5, how to set up your Xbox Series X/S, or how to set up your Nintendo Switch.

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