You can use the Steam interface to launch games, browse the web, and chat with a controller. However, Steam will automatically launch and then take you to Big Picture Mode, so you won’t have to reach for a keyboard. You will see the Windows desktop appear when you boot. RELATED: How to Make Your Windows 10 PC Boot Faster If Steam asks you to sign in, enter your password and tell Steam to remember your password so you won’t have to sign in each time you boot up.Ĭlick the “Steam” menu, select “Settings”, and click over to the “Interface” tab. Enable both the “Run Steam when my computer starts” and “Start Steam in Big Picture Mode” options. Next, on that user account, launch Steam. If you want to switch to another user account, you can just log out and you’ll see the normal sign-in screen. Or in Steam VR, where it's forced on the user. Whenever your computer boots, Windows will automatically sign in with the user account you selected. The only time I ever used Steam’s Big Picture Mode, the UI Valve designed for when you’re playing your games on a TV from a sofa, was when I accidentally hit the button on Steam that launched it. The game can now recognize the controller. Windows will ask you to enter the user account’s password so it can automatically log that user in.Ĭlose the window and you’re done. Switch off xbox controller support in steam general controller settings, using big-picture mode. The popular feature of Steam, which converts the Steam UI into something more akin to the Xbox XMB or the PS5 Home Screen, is to leave us.

Select the user account you want to automatically sign in with in the list and uncheck the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” checkbox. Valve has confirmed, via a Steam Community post (as spotted by PC Gamer ), that it will be retiring the console-style Big Picture mode.

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