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An online gaming, digital distribution, social and DRM platform by developer Valve. This tag should be used for questions about Steam-specific issues with games or any of Steam's features, including but not limited to the digital distribution of games, the desktop PC client, in-game overlay, social features and account management and settings.

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Does setting a connection speed in Steam limit bandwidth usage?

I always assumed that the speed setting is only informational and is used for download time estimates. I have never seen anything that would suggest otherwise - until I read this answer. I still don't …
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How does Steam set a game's background in the Library?

Steam doesn't take screenshots by itsef. It uses those available for each game (including those you take yourself), when you select it in the library. …
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How can I quickly tell whether I own a different version of the same game on Steam?

The fact that you don't even get a warning at checkout means Steam considers them different games. Therefore there is no way it would tell you you own it already. …
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What is the easiest way to get "Walking in a winter wonderland"?

There is a prize on Steam for getting the "Walking in a winter wonderland" achievement in the Greed Corp. game. What is the easiest way to get it? …
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buy multiple copies of a game on one steam account?

You cannot open one Steam account from more than one computer; all other instances would be logged out. …
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Can I get my Steam categories back?

During the Holiday sales, I logged in to Steam on a different computer (one powerful enough to actually run my games :). …
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Not getting progress towards dungeon level achievements

The Torchlight achievements are generally buggy. I had quite a few problems with them myself, most of the time exactly like you describe it - a counter stopped working. (In my case it was for sold ite …
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Getting "Unable to load Steam.dll" when trying to load Peggle Extreme

Source: Steam forum. Edit: In the comments, someone mentioned you should reinstalling Steam. If you choose to try that, don't forget Steam lets you back up your games. … (In the menu, select Steam > Backup and Restore Games) If you do that, you won't have to re-download all the games again. …
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