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Valve provides Windows drivers for Steam hardware but offers no support

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Valve has released drivers and informational resources to facilitate the installation of Windows on its Steam hardware, including the Steam Deck LCD, Steam Deck OLED, and Steam Machine. While these resources aim to help users replace the default SteamOS, Valve explicitly states it will not provide customer support for Windows installations on its devices. The company directs users to recovery instructions if they encounter issues and wish to revert to SteamOS. AI

RANK_REASON Valve is providing resources for installing a third-party OS on its hardware, which is a product-related utility, not a core release.

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Valve provides Windows drivers for Steam hardware but offers no support

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Valve releases drivers, notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, but refuses to support it — tells users it doesn’t offer support for ‘Windows on Steam Hardware,’ gaming company provides resources ‘as is’

    These drivers will make it easier for your Steam Deck or Steam Machine to play nicely with Windows 11. However, Valve says it does not offer customer support for 'Windows on Steam Hardware,' and instead points stuck users to the SteamOS recovery instructions.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Valve releases drivers, notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, but refuses to support it — tells u… These drivers will make it easier for your Steam Deck

    Valve releases drivers, notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, but refuses to support it — tells u… These drivers will make it easier for your Steam Deck or Steam Machine to play nicely with Windows 11. However, Valve says it does not offer customer support for 'Windows on…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/valve-releases-drivers…

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