Steam Deck: Getting Started – Configuration and Tinkering "How-to" | Step-by-step Guide | Deck Tech

I’ve compiled everything I’ve learned from using the Deck for nearly 8 months into this video, so YOU can hit the ground running with your Deck! I go over essential applications and setup you NEED to do, ways to configure games – and the Deck itself – as well as covering advanced tinkering topics like the Shader Cache and GE Proton.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Changing Game Install Location
2:03 Toggling Fan Curve Profile
3:03 Changing Game Controls
3:57 Using a Specific Proton Version
5:49 Quick Access Menu
6:46 Performance Overlay
7:23 Per-Game Profiles
7:54 Capping Framerate
9:06 Changing Display Refresh Rate
10:36 Advanced Performance Settings
12:41 Switching to Desktop Mode
13:25 Desktop Mode Controls
15:24 Installing Applications
15:53 Installing a Text Editor (gedit)
16:29 Installing GE Proton
18:01 Using the File Browser
18:34 Important Directory Locations
19:22 “Compatdata” Folders
21:28 Shader Cache Folders
22:24 Adding a Non-Steam Game
23:28 Moving Files to the Steam Deck (Warpinator)
24:21 Return to Gaming Mode
24:38 Troubleshooting Issues
27:41 Steam Button Shortcuts
28:18 Changing Controller Order
29:53 Outro

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