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Steam opens Chromium windows in a loop when manually launching a new instance while it loads

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12519 · opened 2025-12-04 by Oqwert · updated 2025-12-14 · 3 comments · github
OOqwert 2025-12-04 github
  • Steam client version: steam 1.0.0.85-1
  • Distribution: Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • GPU: AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB

Clicked on Steam by accident while it was autolaunching and it started opening Chromium windows in a loop until closed. It appears it's a common issue as seen here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/684112827030571120/

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Set Steam to autostart
  2. Manually launch it again while it's loading
  3. Chromium windows with the Steam client data will start popping up on their own until the application is closed
XxoPeridotTea 2025-12-08 github

I am also having this issue on Linux Mint 22.2.

SShaggyLorean 2025-12-09 github

Same issue on latest CachyOS

BBRBsoup 2025-12-14 github

Same on Mint 22.2

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