# Steam Steam Client Update: September 1st

- Product: Steam (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/steam)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2026-09-01
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/689767056035284051
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/steam/releases/2026-09-01-steam-client-update-september-1st
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Allow changing account while a game is running, with a warning dialog that proceeding will close active games
- **added** — Add "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser
- **changed** — Eliminate "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases, bringing up the account chooser directly and then restarting as the chosen account
- **changed** — Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync
- **changed** — In the Web Browser, bind the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites
- **fixed** — Fix issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly
- **fixed** — Fix requesting a PIN reset while signed in as a different account restarting with the wrong account signed in
- **fixed** — Fix a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen
- **fixed** — Fix an issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue
- **fixed** — Fix a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected
- **fixed** — Fix some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay
- **added** — Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats, allowing you to report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning
- **changed** — Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck
- **changed** — Improve video color range for Remote Play
- **added** — Add support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED
- **added** — Add support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client
- **fixed** — Fix a case where streaming could show a black window
- **fixed** — Fix a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable
- **fixed** — Fix video frame being clipped when desktop scaling is enabled
- **fixed** — Fix framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option when streaming from Steam Deck or Steam Machine

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client update to the Stable channel.

**General**

- Allow changing account while a game is running. In this case, the change account dialog shows a warning that proceeding will close active games.

- Added "Ask which account to use on startup" toggle to startup account chooser.

- Eliminated "change account" confirmation dialog in most cases. Changing account while Steam is running now brings up the account chooser directly, then restarts as the chosen account.

- Steam shutdown now waits for just-exited games to finish cloud sync.

- In the Web Browser, the left trackpad of Steam Deck/Steam Controller is now bound to scroll wheel for navigating non-Steam websites.

- Fixed issues where some Steam Workshop items were not being updated properly.

- Fixed requesting a PIN reset while signed in as a different account restarting with the wrong account signed in.

- Fixed a bug where a single pixel line would sometimes appear above the header on the home screen.

- Fixed a issue where sometimes uninstalling a game would not remove it from the download queue.

- Fixed a crash when suspending/resuming a device after a controller disconnected.

**Desktop Mode**

- Fixed some keys not typing properly in Steam Overlay.

**Friends & Chat**

- Chat messages with suspicious content will now be flagged in group chats. You can report the messages, block the sender, or dismiss the warning by activating the notice.

**Steam Input**

- Make controller configurations that are shared with other devices or unique to a device more clear in the configurator UI and add an option to split Steam Controller configurations so they are no longer shared with Steam Deck.

**Remote Play**

- Improved video color range.

- Added support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED.

- Added support for AV1 video streaming when using the experimental SteamRT3 Steam Client.

- Fixed a case where streaming could show a black window.

- Fixed a bug where Remote Devices with Remote Play enabled weren't showing as Streamable.

- Fixed video frame being clipped when desktop scaling is enabled.

- Fixed framerate drop when using the unlimited bandwidth option when streaming from Steam Deck or Steam Machine.