Valve Releases Windows Drivers for Steam Machine
The driver release expands the Steam Machine's utility beyond SteamOS, letting owners run Windows for games that are not compatible with the Linux-based OS, though full dual-boot functionality remains pending.
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Valve has released Windows drivers for its Steam Machine gaming PC, available for download from the English support site. The drivers include graphics, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and SD card reader support, allowing users to install Windows on the device. However, dual-boot is not yet possible as the SteamOS dual-boot installer is still in development.
Valve has made Windows drivers available for its Steam Machine gaming PC, currently downloadable from the English-language support page. The four drivers cover graphics, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the SD card reader. The Steam Machine normally runs SteamOS, a Debian-based operating system optimized for Steam games, but some titles on the platform are incompatible with SteamOS. Installing Windows turns the device into a standard gaming PC that can run those titles.
The Steam Machine supports dual-boot in principle, but Valve has not yet released the SteamOS installer with a dual-boot wizard. Setting up Windows currently requires erasing SteamOS entirely. Valve says the dual-boot tool will be provided once it is finished. The Steam Machine launched in Japan on June 23 through KOMODO and quickly sold out. Four models are available, with 512 GB or 2 TB storage, with or without a Steam Controller.
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