Thanks @black3dynamite .... before I saw that I tried a fresh install (over the top of the old one) and that fixed it for me.

I went to MicroCenter tonight and was looking at laptops. I had a salesperson ask what I was looking for. I got a strange look when I said I wanted W10 Home cause it would get wiped anyway. I don't think she thought I was serious.

It is also a free trial weekend for the game on Steam, for anyone wanting to fire it up and see what they think.

Stuff on Wine rarely runs as well, it's the native stuff that really works.

@Dashrender said in Running Steam on Linux via Virtualbox:

@gjacobse said in Running Steam on Linux via Virtualbox:

@Dashrender Ugh Powershell - Don't even. If I can avoid using it I do..

The reality is that us Windows Admins need to stop avoiding it. 😞

sigh agreed... but I protest...

Hey, getting me to use the Linux CLI is a step forward,.. I know (a few of) the commands now,.. while I just may no recall the context. I was able to find the mount that was at 100% usage yesterday using df -h... so that is a move forward..

Yeah I just tried and am at able to sign into my steam account.

Testing a few games now.

@DustinB3403 said in Steam Autumn Sale is On:

I considered getting Civ V pack for the $13, but meh.... is it worth it...?

I have an embarrassingly large number of hours logged. I'm not sure how it compares to my Civ IV hours since I played that mostly pre-Steam. The game itself is good, but where it really shines is with mods.

@Grey said in Steam summer sale 2016: June 23 - July 4:

@scottalanmiller 😞 I was laid off a couple weeks ago so no new games until I get a new source of income. I hope you got some good ones that I can play with you later in co-op, maybe Portal 2, for example?

I do have Portal 2 but have never played it. Without a mouse I can't finish Portal 1 😞

@Nic said in GOG Connect Has Released: Connect GOG to Steam:

@scottalanmiller no, on Steam. But you'd figure more than a dozen would match up.

Oh okay. I'm like 1,400 on Steam and 300 on GOG and only maybe a dozen matched up.

I have a couple of games that I can play on an old Lappy running Xubuntu.
With my growing distaste for the way that Windows and Microsoft work, it is good to know that if at any stage it all gets too much, I can still play games that others play.

@coliver said:

I haven't tried this....

In Big Picture mode go to Settings, Controller, Add a Controller. Press and hold X then press the Steam button. (Keep holding X). It will then give you a 4 button sequence to key in. Done.

Not sure if that will kick the other controller off or not.

This worked, thanks!

@scottalanmiller said:

I believe that they already did.

That's good! I haven't been following gaming news for awhile.

@dafyre said:

Also, what happens if you right click on the game shortcut and tell it to run with the NVIDIA Graphics card?

Nothing. It acts like it will, but once MW fires up, it goes to the Intel HD device instead.

Yeah steam offered me 2FA, I haven't gotten around to it, but should.

I think the bigger concern (from steam) is the threat of someone getting into your account, and gifting a ton of expensive games.

Obviously this would be traceable, but difficult to prove that "You" didn't gift those items.

@Reid-Cooper said:

Maybe the more meaningful question is.... which games can't be run on it?

Minecraft. It isn't powerful enough to run Minecraft.