protonscr

Steam Client becomes multiple windows after leaving it running in the background for few days

steamclosed
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9921 · opened 2023-07-29 by Cookies77777 · updated 2024-04-21 · 2 comments · github
CCookies77777 2023-07-29 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1689034492
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: Later
  • GPU: NVIDIA

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I have an issue with the steam client where if I leave my computer on with steam running, after one or two days it spawns multiple windows. I can move them around but not close them unless I exit steam completely. If I close steam completely and restart then its back to normal.
See the screenshot. Did anyone encounter something like this?
If I remember right, it started happening after the big update that unified the client across the devices.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Start Steam
  2. Keep computer on for few days with steam running in the background
  3. Check it once in a while until it happens.
    Screenshot-20230723050745-2560x1440 Steam WTF
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-07-29 github

Hello @Cookies77777, this issue is already being tracked at #9786. Closing as a duplicate.

AAldarion77 2024-04-21 github

I've detected this behavior on my desktop a few weeks ago. I left it on and in 5 hours, at least 11 windows have opened.

Nothing extracted yet.