Steam Beta Update Automatically Sets Non-Steam Windows Binaries To Launch Under Proton

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.

Seemingly as part of ongoing efforts to streamline and polish Steam and SteamOS, Valve has published a new beta update for the Steam client that fixes a handful of issues with the library, Steam Input, the Steam Controller's BLE mode, and Big Picture mode. More notably, with this update, Steam clients installed on Linux machines will automatically set Windows programs added as non-Steam games to launch via Proton by default. This change only removes one step in the installation process, but it may help shift the compatibility burden away from the consumer, since they would only have to go digging for the compatibility options if the program does not initially launch.

This simplification seems to be part of Valve's strategy to bring in more users and goes hand-in-hand with recent changes that give developers more tools to optimize their games for Valve's hardware and SteamOS. Again, taking some of the fiddliness out of running Linux and SteamOS by placing optimization in the hands of developers.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General fixed a case where library playtime could temporarily show an incorrect value. Steam Input fixed a bug on the Linux "Reorder controller" screen where sometimes swapping controllers would not work. Steam Controller firmware fixed an issue where switching to BLE mode would stick, even if the host device could not be found. Big Picture added a setting to disable the screensaver when in game. Linux Windows binaries registered as non-Steam games will now run in Proton by default. Fixed a case where non-Steam games would fail to launch after changing the Target binary via the Browse button. Fixed a case where the 'Stop' button would fail to close the game if it was launched by an external tool.