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The benefit of installing Windows on Steam Deck is that you now have full control over your Steam game library, including non-native games. If you’ve decided to install Windows, we’re sure you want to get the most out of it.

Steam Deck Tool is a set of experimental tools that allow you to use some of the extra tools that come with Windows in Steam Deck, including fan controls, performance overlays, and power controls. Note that the latter two require you to download Rivatuner Statistics Server to work and install OSD specific applications such as MSI Afterburner.

Enables you to track Steam Deck performance

Also, the fan control tool is firmware specific and won’t show GPU temperature, which means your Steam Deck could be overheating. While the temperature should be somewhat similar to the CPU temperature value, in the end it is unreliable and can cause your device to overheat.

The performance overlay feature allows you to view values ​​regarding FPS and battery in various modes. Depending on what you want to track, you can choose a minimal view (FPS only), a detailed view, or a full view. Just use the F11+Shift key combination to switch modes and choose the one that suits you.

Includes a power control tool to manage details

The Power Control utility allows you to manage various aspects of your application’s look and feel, including but not limited to volume, refresh rate, brightness, FPS limit, resolution, TDP, and SMT. The developer notes that the tool only works when rendering graphics, although the setting is always available.

Also, Steam Deck Tools allows SWICD c onfiguration, but using it can cause glitches and errors if you use dual inputs. On a sidenote, the developer explains on the home page how keymapping works.