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    Steam not showing installed games? Quick fix to reconnect files and manifests

    If Steam reports a game as installed on disk but the title doesn’t appear in your Steam Library, don’t panic — this is a common, often fixable mismatch between the client’s catalog and what’s on your hard drive, and it usually comes down to a few predictable causes and recovery paths. Background...
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    Alan Wake 2 Epic Deal Sparks Debate Over Steam Exclusivity and Funding

    Remedy’s terse social-media defense this week ended one conversation and opened another: yes, Alan Wake 2 would not have existed without Epic Games Publishing — but the splintering of PC storefronts, the economics of exclusivity, and the real-world fallout for mid‑sized studios have renewed a...
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    BC-250 Steam Machine: Linux Gaming on a Mining Board

    The resurgence of DIY Steam Machine-style rigs has a new, unlikely protagonist: secondhand mining hardware built around the ASRock AMD BC-250 APU. What began as a practical recycling move—mining blades and single-purpose cards flooded the secondary market after crypto’s decline—has morphed into...
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    Windows 11 Now Dominant on Steam: Implications for Gamers and IT

    Windows 11 has quietly — and then not so quietly — become the dominant desktop operating system among Steam users, a shift that marks a dramatic reversal of the Windows 10-era balance and signals real consequences for gamers, PC builders, and IT managers alike. Valve’s monthly Hardware &...
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    Memory Crunch 2025: AI Demand, DDR5, and the PC Market

    AI’s appetite for memory and storage has reshaped the PC market faster than many hobbyists expected, and the idea that this is a coordinated plot to “kill local PCs” is seductive—but misleading. What’s actually happening is a mix of market concentration, prioritization of higher‑margin AI...
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    Steam Moves to Native 64-Bit Windows Client; 32-Bit Support Ends Jan 2026

    Valve’s Steam client has completed a long‑running technical migration: the Windows desktop launcher is now a native 64‑bit application on modern Windows 10 and Windows 11 installs, and Valve has set a firm end‑of‑support date for 32‑bit Windows clients — existing 32‑bit installs will stop...
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    Steam Ends 32‑bit Windows Support: Plan Your 64‑bit Migration

    Valve’s Steam client for Windows has completed a long-anticipated migration to a native 64‑bit application and, in the process, has set a firm deadline for the end of support for 32‑bit Windows hosts: after January 1, 2026, Steam will no longer issue updates, fixes, or technical support for...
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    Steam switches to native 64-bit Windows; 32-bit support ends January 2026

    Valve has quietly completed a long‑expected modernization of its Windows desktop launcher: the Steam client now ships as a native 64‑bit application on Windows 10 (x64) and Windows 11, and Valve has set a firm end‑of‑support date for Steam on 32‑bit Windows — installations running 32‑bit Windows...
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    Steam Goes Native 64-Bit: End of 32-Bit Windows Support by Jan 2026

    Valve’s Steam client has completed its long-expected migration to a native 64‑bit Windows application and formally set a hard cutoff for updates to 32‑bit Windows installs: after January 1, 2026, Steam will no longer receive feature updates, bug fixes, or security patches on 32‑bit Windows...
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    Steam Ends 32‑bit Windows Support, Goes 64‑bit by 2026

    Valve’s migration of the Steam desktop client to a native 64‑bit Windows build and the company’s formal end‑of‑support date for 32‑bit Windows installations mark the final chapter for an architecture era that has lingered longer than many users realized. The change is narrowly scoped — it...
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    Steam Goes 64‑Bit on Windows; 32‑Bit Support Ends January 2026

    Valve has begun the final phase of a long‑running modernization: the Steam desktop client is now a native 64‑bit application on Windows 10 (x64) and Windows 11, and support for 32‑bit Windows installations will be frozen and then retired on January 1, 2026, after which Steam will no longer ship...
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    Steam Ends 32‑Bit Windows Support by Jan 2026, Move to 64‑Bit Now

    Valve will stop updating the Steam client on 32‑bit Windows systems as of January 1, 2026, moving Windows support to 64‑bit only and effectively ending updates, patches, and technical support for the tiny fraction of users still running 32‑bit Windows builds. Background / Overview Steam's...
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    Steam Drops 32-Bit Windows Support: 64-Bit Only from Jan 2026

    Valve has formally signaled the end of an era for legacy Windows desktops: beginning January 1, 2026, the Steam desktop client will no longer be supported on 32‑bit installations of Windows, and the launcher itself has been transitioned to a native 64‑bit build on modern Windows systems. The...
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    Steam Migrates to Native 64‑Bit Windows Client; 32‑Bit Support Ends Jan 2026

    Valve has begun the long‑anticipated migration of the Steam desktop client on Windows from a mixed 32‑/64‑bit footprint to a native 64‑bit application, and the company has set a firm end‑of‑support date for 32‑bit Windows installations: January 1, 2026. Background The Steam desktop client...
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    Steam Machine 8GB VRAM Bottleneck: Why 16GB Matters for 1080p–1440p

    Valve’s Steam Machine is shaping up to be an intriguing living‑room PC, but recent tests show a clear and repeatable weakness: a GPU with only 8GB of dedicated VRAM can become a performance bottleneck — and, in current SteamOS betas, that bottleneck appears worse than the same hardware running...
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    Windows 11 Agentic AI Risks: XPIA, Hallucinations and Security

    Microsoft’s blunt advisory that Windows 11’s experimental “agentic” AI features introduce novel security risks has refocused a long-running debate about where convenience ends and vulnerability begins — and it arrived not as a marketing footnote but as a front‑page safety notice built into...
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    Valve Moves Steam Windows Client to 64‑Bit Only; 32‑Bit Support Ends 2026

    Valve is moving the Steam client on Windows to 64‑bit only, and the company has set a firm cutoff for legacy 32‑bit Windows updates: existing 32‑bit clients will receive updates only until January 1, 2026, after which Valve will stop issuing fixes, features, and support for 32‑bit Windows...
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    Valve's Steam Machine: A Compact 4K Living Room PC with SteamOS

    Valve has quietly re-entered the living‑room hardware race with a compact, SteamOS‑first mini‑PC called the Steam Machine, accompanied by a new Steam Controller, and a long‑rumored VR headset (the Steam Frame, formerly "Deckard")—a lineup that aims to bring Steam, PC flexibility, and...
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    Steam Machine and SteamOS: Kernel Anti-Cheat Barriers to Linux Multiplayer

    Valve’s new Steam Machine promises console‑style convenience with PC performance, but the one‑line truth for multiplayer fans is blunt: the Steam Machine will inherit the Steam Deck’s anti‑cheat problem unless publishers, anti‑cheat vendors and Valve change course — and right now the technical...
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    Valve Steam Machine: A Compact 4K 60 Living Room PC

    Valve’s surprise hardware salvo landed like a thunderclap: a compact new Steam Machine that Valve says is “over 6x more powerful than the Steam Deck,” built to deliver 4K/60 gaming in a palm-sized cube and accompanied by a refreshed Steam Controller and the Steam Frame VR headset. Early hands‑on...
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