Steam Client windows won't appear

[Vektor8298]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): latest, can't see because the windows is not showing
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
• Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
• Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]
  steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: AMD+Nvidia (video cable connected to AMD APU)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist
Since three days ago, opening Steam works, but the main windows are not showing. I can start and play games as expected from the taskbar icon, but trying to open any windows just doesn't work.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Start Steam (from a terminal or via desktop icon)
2. Steam starts
3. Main windows does not show.

[SrivatsanSenthilkumar]

I am facing the same issue when launching from the application list. Launching from the terminal using flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam makes Steam run as normal.
Flatpak repackaging of Steam
Distro : Fedora 40 Kinoite
DE : Gnome 46
Hardware : AMD APU + AMD dGPU
Client Version : 1715635533

[kisak-valve]

Hello @SrivatsanSenthilkumar, your symptom reads like #9383.

[SrivatsanSenthilkumar]

Hello @SrivatsanSenthilkumar, your symptom reads like #9383.

Well i thought that was solved. Thank you for telling me. I will try the fix

[Vektor8298]

@kisak-valve This seems to happen on my AMD GPUs, if I run steam with prime-run steam, it works 100%.

[Metalfyre]

Same issue here. After a Steam client update for Linux, I am encountering the same issue. I'm on Linux Mint 20.3, Nvidia driver version: 550.54.14. Graphics card: Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti, kernel Liquorix 6.3.13-1, CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800

[OpenSauce04]

As of today Steam suddenly no longer opens on Gentoo. I am on an RTX 3060ti GPU with 550.78 drivers, and an Intel Xeon E5-2680 CPU, and 6.6.28-gentoo-dist kernel

The update window opens for moment, closes as normal, and the main window never displays

[dtfinch]

This has been happening to be about half of the time since yesterday or the day before. The splash and main window do not appear. The tray icon appears, but the Library and Settings options don't do anything. If I close and reopen Steam, it eventually works after one or two tries.

Xubuntu 24.04, compositor disabled. Deb version installed in "~/.steam/debian-installation/". AMD CPU (Ryzen 7900) and GPU (7600 XT). 96gb ram. In Steam interface settings I disabled "GPU accelerated rendering in web views". About Steam says "Steam Version: 1716242052".

There's a new reddit thread with a bunch of "me too" responses. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1cwld3e/did_steam_just_break/

[af7567]

I have been having this problem in beta since March, I added a comment at #10595 but it looks like that was a different issue.

When broken, starting Big Picture mode from the tray icon and then exiting Big Picture causes the main steam window to appear (and also the news popup)

[dtfinch]

Can confirm that entering and exiting Big Picture Mode works to make the main window to appear.

[cfebs]

There's a new reddit thread with a bunch of "me too" responses. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1cwld3e/did_steam_just_break/

Exactly the same problem for me, thank you for linking the reddit thread.

Disabling "GPU accelerated rendering in web views" in "Settings > Interface" seems to avoid the freezing/fails for me but YMMV

OS: Arch Linux 6.9.1-arch1-2
Steam Beta Branch:  Stable Client
Steam Version:  1716242052
Package versions:
* xorg-server 21.1.13-1
* i3-wm 4.23-4

[MaxXor]

Should be fixed now with a re-relased steam update: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/6216734321442094884