Steam Deck Troubleshooting: Fix Common Problems

Is your Steam Deck totally dead? Does your Deck fail to boot? Will it only turn on when you connect a charger? Have a look at these fixes!

Is your Steam Deck refusing to charge? Is it giving a Slow Charge warning? Does the battery drain even when you're connected to power? Give these fixes a try!

Do your buttons seem hard to press or not work at all? Are you mashing buttons with no results? Have a go at these solutions.

Is your Steam Deck booting to a blank screen? Are you sure your Deck is on, but the display is black? Have a look at these tricks to get picture back.

Is your Steam Deck joystick always drifting to one direction? Is the cursor moving even when you're not touching it? Try these fixes to straighten it out!

Does your Steam Deck give an error message when turning to boot? Does it freeze on the Steam logo, or hang during the boot process? Give these fixes a go!

Is your Steam Deck's screen not responding to touch? Can you use buttons, but touching the screen doesn't work? Read through these fixes.

Is your Steam Deck experiencing crashes, or repeat system freezes? Do games stop unexpectedly? Try these solutions.

Is your Steam Deck not recognizing your microSD card? Did it brick after multiple formats or simply go unresponsive? Give these fixes a go.

Is your Steam Deck's fan too loud? Is it making an unusual noise, or a whine? Does it just run high all the time? Take a look at these fixes!