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The original was posted on /r/windowsondeck by /u/cbruffin121 on 2023-08-08 23:26:53.
I got a used steam deck and it has fresh windows 11 on it. No steamOS, and I've never tried SteamOS.
I installed handheld companion. It requires admin permission to launch though and I havent been able to get it to auto run on startup. So I launch it manually every time I restart. I set up some hotkeys to toggle the on screen keyboard, and to switch to desktop mode for keybindings, but they end up interfering with many of the steam keybindings in game. I also often have to minimize out of a game, turn off desktop mode on handheld companion, then go back into game to get any buttons in game to work.
This is pretty un-seamless. I am a windows guy, but not sure if this is the best experience for steamdeck. Maybe I am just set up poorly and watched the wrong guy on youtube for help. Thinking about reformatting back to steamOS, OR trying to clone my windows install to my sd card and then putting steamOS on the SSD.
What do you recommend? Are there really that many games that need windows to run well? I also have a windows gaming pc and can stream games from it to my deck, which seems to work well. Is this a viable option for any game that steamOS doesnt like?