Having issues. When I hit stream on my computer. It's loads on my main PC. But does nothing on my mini PC. I think the issue is, one is windows 10 the other is windows 11. Anyone else having this problem?
After i press Stream the game will start on my main computer, but the PC where i want to play it, nothing happens after hitting Stream. Any ideas on how to fix this?
i had the same problem, wanted to stream the game from my pc to my potato laptop, nothing happended after i press stream, i recommend downloading microsoft VC redistributable, after i download that on my laptop, it worked (hope this helps)
Same I also have been having no audio issues and it came and went every now and then. I thought the solution was audio frequency on sound settings or device properties set to below 24 bit but now recently I’m having no audio issues again
How is it working on your MacBook? I got a gaming PC up in my room and a kind of movie room with a big screen downstairs and thought of connecting my macbook to my projector and Atmos sound system to enjoy story games down there or play games with friends splitscreen. Would like to hear of your experience and potential hiccups you encountered especially since it was between mac and windwos.
@flo8517 No issues between mac and PC because the steam client is taking care of the connection. I use my MBP to stream from my PC as well, and you will want to fiddle with your sound settings to choose the right output device before you will hear anything.
I used to remote play for my pc to laptop trying for 2 yr to get work properly the problem is it will not let me to delete it or on perrrot it and set it up again.
I'm trying to get steam remote play to run in the background since I want to let my brother play a game while I'm doing something else on the PC, but I can't seem to find any simple way to do it. Is there any "official" way to do it, or a simple workaround?
I'm not getting some options that you have when enabling advance host options. For example, I don't have the option to automatically adjust capture resolution. Do you have a fix for this?
by any chance has anyone ran into the issue where the person you are inviting to remote play with you is not able to hear any audio? i tried a few things that were suggested on Steam's support chat, but i haven't had any luck on getting this to work. would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
@@MikeTheTech Hi On the client computer it says status: available, not connected. And it shows the host computer name? Edit: We got it working, but it lags too much to play (tried Rayman). Basically freezes for a few secs every 10 secs, despite low settings. Weird since I have a new computer with a GTX 4070
Sometimes remote play works perfectly. Other times I will hit Stream on my remote desktop it will start running on client desktop, but won't start. It shows an option to Connect so i will press that but it will try to load for a moment then kick back off. The only way I can fix it is when I get home to my client desktop and quit the game on there. I wish Steam would implemen a force stop button for these instances.
Im playing my steam games from a virtual pc (vk play cloud gaming) as a host pc..and im making my macbook air 2017 as a client..steam remote plays video optimization is better than any cloud services..but i have a little bit problems whics are ping or fps drops or fps unstabilization.. do you hsve any ideas about solving this problem ?
Thanks for the guide, i had a question How were you able to switch input between your pc 1 and pc 2 ? (i mean, you made it seen like hitting alt+tab to switch your mouse from one to the other lol)
Is it possible to use this function outside of just playing Steam games? I'd like to remote control the desktop of the host computer and run whatever programs via the client. TIA
How can i stop stream without closing the game? I want to continue game on pc host and stop streaming and some game like witcher its ok to press quit game on steam deck and i can resume on pc but some game like batman arkham knight is close completely from both device Please help me
Mike, in your presentation, you say that both the host and the client need to be logged into Steam. This is a bit ambiguous to me. Did you mean to say that both the host and the client need to use the same login account?
Hey Mike! I am a big fan of your videos. I was just wondering if you could make a video about streaming from Steam or Sunshine to a docked Steam Deck, and taking advantage of the Virtual Display Driver dummy monitor. I want to be able to stream to my deck (with all my blue tooth devices already connected to the deck) and be able to bump up the resolution (my pc monitor only does 1080p) with the virtual display driver to display 1440p on my 4K LG OLED TV (that is connected to a steam dock). If this is possible please let me know, or could this be done with Sunshine+Moonlight? What I worry about using Sunshine and Moonlight is that it will not take advantage of my BT (Keyboard, Mouse, Controllers) already sync'd with the deck like Steamlink does, or if I am wrong make me a liar, hahhahaha. Thanks in advance Mikethe Tech, keep up the great work!
I wanna stream my Steam Deck OLED to my PC and use my PC's MnK and SS Sonar or capture the display with OBS that way capture card-free But from what I tried, I can only stream the games themselves Is it possible to directly connect my Deck to my PC and do it that way?
So what if you want to hook up your PC that is currently using the streaming feature to your tv? The PC screen on my computer blacks out. Is there another way to do this using an HDMI cable to the laptop?
@@MikeTheTech I tried that but the laptop screen goes blank. The setup would be to have my gaming PC use steam link which then connects to my TV. My laptop can't handle big titles like my gaming PC can
Guys, I'm trying to use my steam deck as a controller/screen for my PC. The connection works perfectly, I can control my PC mouse from the deck but I can't see the mouse from it. Is there a way to fix it?
Is there a way to see my desktop on PC to PC using steam link and control the remote computer that way? I use the steam link app in the SteamDeck and can achieve that no problem but there doesn't seem to be a steam Link app to download on PC...
Steam Remote Play is easier to use and configure. Sunshine/Moonlight is more of a hassle, but offers more customization and options if you know how to configure it. Personally, I use both. Steam Remote Play for the Steam Deck and Steam Link, and Sunshine/Moonlight so stream to other PCs and phones where I need to set specific resolutions and settings. Both provide solid performance when configured correctly.
I personally tested steam remote play, parsec and moonlight, and moonlight always had the best performance for me. SRP had the worst latency, parsec was better but I couldn't stream at 120 fps if I recall correctly. I guess it's ways a good idea to test and see what works best for you.
excellent video Mike thank you! I was wondering if there was a way to stream to another computer and be able to minimize the game on the host computer?
I have a question. When I use steam link the PC that I connected to cant do anything else. is there a way to use steam link and also use the PC regularly. because I want to stream the gameplay from steam link.
all fun and games until you open it on the other computer and the audio ends on one of them and cant be on both at the same time then they tell you in repeat to have steam link which does absolutely nothing
@@MikeTheTech well I wanna open and play a game on my account while my friend is able to connect on my same steam to see what's happening WITHOUT one of us losing the sound
I'd like to be able to use Steam Link to play games from my PC while traveling with a macbook without having to leave my PC on. I've noticed that the client is able to turn the PC on, but the host hits the lock screen (in which I have a password) and the client doesn't conclude the connection. Anyone knows how to solve this? Ideally I'd like to keep my password.
@@MikeTheTech when i add a non steam game in pc library and try to play via remote play on steamdeck , all controls in steamdeck are disabled... any idea why ?
Yes. Works fine for me. I just switch between KBM to Gamepad in the Steam Deck settings. You can also check the same setting on the host Steam controller settings. Sorry it’s not working for you. Do you have vigembus installed? That can sometimes help.
@MikeTheTech ive tryed like 4 times to send it but youtube has just kept deleting my comments almost immediately I guess they don't like links lol but here's the account its there most recent post @cultofthelamb
@mikethetech This was a very helpful video. I was able to stream play from my desktop to my laptop at my house. I was wanting to try and stream from my desktop at home to my office. Is this possible like you showed at the end of this video? Please and thank you.
@MikeTheTech ok thank you, it finally streamed, but its super laggy on my laptop, not sure of its cause of the age of the laptop or for the fact I'm using wifi
@@jgon12 I think he is referring to the outside world internet.(paid internet service) Remote play should work in a local kind of environment with devices connected to the same router which in theory a paid internet service is not needed as long as you have the games installed in the local PC somehow.
Generally very useful video. One thing I'd like to ask though, how do you get audio to play on the client PC? With all settings being the same as this tutorial, my audio fails to play client side and it's been driving me nuts because nowhere can I find a working solution.
Hello,thank you for such a good guide. my friend and I tried this remote play for a game which is for two players and you can play it for one pc both at the same time,with two controllers,since we live far away from each other we thought that remote will be very good idea. We had issues with sound. I checked the section to have a audio on host,but it steam remote was streaming also our discord call too,and my friend who wasnt host,could hear himself twice and it was a very annoying problem,can you somehow separate those audios? Or to just stream only a game or something?
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You're super well spoken, thanks for the tutorial!
You're very welcome! Thank you. :)
you explained everything so clearly. This was a very helpful post!! best one ive seen
Thank you so much for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the video. :)
Omg, thank you. I'm in the hospital and all I have is my surface pro 7 thank you for taking the time to make this.
Get well soon!
Man, this is so detailed, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Having issues. When I hit stream on my computer. It's loads on my main PC. But does nothing on my mini PC. I think the issue is, one is windows 10 the other is windows 11. Anyone else having this problem?
I keep getting asked for an authorization code and can't find it anywhere.
After i press Stream the game will start on my main computer, but the PC where i want to play it, nothing happens after hitting Stream. Any ideas on how to fix this?
i had the same problem, wanted to stream the game from my pc to my potato laptop, nothing happended after i press stream, i recommend downloading microsoft VC redistributable, after i download that on my laptop, it worked (hope this helps)
Thx, i had the same problem
@@PanzerBeere94 i was able to fix it somehow, but not the problem is that there is lag and the image stopping from time to time.
Steam link
I followed your methods and while the video and game play is great, I have no audio.
Same I also have been having no audio issues and it came and went every now and then. I thought the solution was audio frequency on sound settings or device properties set to below 24 bit but now recently I’m having no audio issues again
Have you allowed permissions on your settings? I had to do it for my MacBook
It’s probably because you’re monitor is full monitor so you have to use headphones
How is it working on your MacBook?
I got a gaming PC up in my room and a kind of movie room with a big screen downstairs and thought of connecting my macbook to my projector and Atmos sound system to enjoy story games down there or play games with friends splitscreen.
Would like to hear of your experience and potential hiccups you encountered especially since it was between mac and windwos.
@flo8517 No issues between mac and PC because the steam client is taking care of the connection. I use my MBP to stream from my PC as well, and you will want to fiddle with your sound settings to choose the right output device before you will hear anything.
Still not sure why it's not playing when they're showing up on my dell. I hit stream then it just says connect then nothing happens.
Same
Thank you for posting this. I need to go through all the steps and see if this fixes my issue with using the Viture glasses with my PC.
do you have the neckband? or are you using your phone connected to the glasses
I have the neckband@@FrostYT101
Awesome! It's such a good video! Helpful and quick to the point! Why aren't more people like you out there?
Great video man just got back into pc gaming and needed this tutorial 👍👍👍
Glad to hear it!
I'm still having trouble. When I click the drop down next to 'Install' and select the host PC nothing happens. The button does not change to stream 😕
"dynamically adjust capture resolution to improve performance" is not showing for me :/
I used to remote play for my pc to laptop trying for 2 yr to get work properly the problem is it will not let me to delete it or on perrrot it and set it up again.
Worked perfectly, thank you! 🎉
Great to hear!
I'm trying to get steam remote play to run in the background since I want to let my brother play a game while I'm doing something else on the PC, but I can't seem to find any simple way to do it. Is there any "official" way to do it, or a simple workaround?
I'm not getting some options that you have when enabling advance host options. For example, I don't have the option to automatically adjust capture resolution. Do you have a fix for this?
Beautiful video, thanks!
Thank you too!
by any chance has anyone ran into the issue where the person you are inviting to remote play with you is not able to hear any audio? i tried a few things that were suggested on Steam's support chat, but i haven't had any luck on getting this to work. would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
11:05 But isn't the point to stream games not installed on the other computer and account? Or are you using the same account on both PCs
Same account
@@MikeTheTech Hi
On the client computer it says status: available, not connected. And it shows the host computer name?
Edit: We got it working, but it lags too much to play (tried Rayman). Basically freezes for a few secs every 10 secs, despite low settings. Weird since I have a new computer with a GTX 4070
I have issues with the sound. I have played normally but lately there is no sound on the client
Hey Mike this was a great video and well articulated, thanks for this video! New subscriber now :)
Hey I was wondering if I can play with my friends if 2 Persons are at one Pc and the other person is at another pc.
Really helpful. Great video.
Glad it was helpful!
the stream works fine but the audio is not working. The host is a pc and the client is a macbook pro.
I think settings must go fine also on a PC@Steam Deck, or you will do a SD dedicated tutorial?
Sometimes remote play works perfectly. Other times I will hit Stream on my remote desktop it will start running on client desktop, but won't start. It shows an option to Connect so i will press that but it will try to load for a moment then kick back off. The only way I can fix it is when I get home to my client desktop and quit the game on there. I wish Steam would implemen a force stop button for these instances.
Hi mike,
Do we need to install the game we want to play on both PCs or just Host PC
Just the host. :)
@@MikeTheTech thanks mate
big help as ive just set up a screen in a 2nd room and was like im sure there is a way
Im playing my steam games from a virtual pc (vk play cloud gaming) as a host pc..and im making my macbook air 2017 as a client..steam remote plays video optimization is better than any cloud services..but i have a little bit problems whics are ping or fps drops or fps unstabilization.. do you hsve any ideas about solving this problem ?
cant do it. Keep getting ''Stream launch failed - authentication issue'' error when i click stream
Thanks for the guide, i had a question
How were you able to switch input between your pc 1 and pc 2 ? (i mean, you made it seen like hitting alt+tab to switch your mouse from one to the other lol)
Is it possible to use this function outside of just playing Steam games? I'd like to remote control the desktop of the host computer and run whatever programs via the client. TIA
Yup. You can add Notepad or any desktop app and launch it. It will allow you to control the desktop.
@@MikeTheTech Cheers!
Very helpful, thank you!
Why am I not getting any audio on the remote PC while stream playing?
my secondary pc is asking me to input a code for some reason, though I have been able to stream fine before this?
I always had an issue with my host pc will not launch the game and timeout. What else can i do other than what you showed in the video?
literally from one day to another my local network streaming went from perfect to completly unplayable. Im stumped as to what the problem is
A quick question, which PC specification would have to meet minimum requirement for the game? Main PC or the Stream PC?
Thanks in advance.
Main gaming PC / host.
@@MikeTheTech aightt, so I can play with my low end PC from a far 🥹
How can i stop stream without closing the game?
I want to continue game on pc host and stop streaming and some game like witcher its ok to press quit game on steam deck and i can resume on pc but some game like batman arkham knight is close completely from both device
Please help me
Mike, in your presentation, you say that both the host and the client need to be logged into Steam. This is a bit ambiguous to me. Did you mean to say that both the host and the client need to use the same login account?
Yes
Thanks, I jumped one hurdle thanks to this video. I have one more hurdle though 😂
Hey Mike! I am a big fan of your videos. I was just wondering if you could make a video about streaming from Steam or Sunshine to a docked Steam Deck, and taking advantage of the Virtual Display Driver dummy monitor. I want to be able to stream to my deck (with all my blue tooth devices already connected to the deck) and be able to bump up the resolution (my pc monitor only does 1080p) with the virtual display driver to display 1440p on my 4K LG OLED TV (that is connected to a steam dock). If this is possible please let me know, or could this be done with Sunshine+Moonlight? What I worry about using Sunshine and Moonlight is that it will not take advantage of my BT (Keyboard, Mouse, Controllers) already sync'd with the deck like Steamlink does, or if I am wrong make me a liar, hahhahaha. Thanks in advance Mikethe Tech, keep up the great work!
I wanna stream my Steam Deck OLED to my PC and use my PC's MnK and SS Sonar or capture the display with OBS that way capture card-free
But from what I tried, I can only stream the games themselves
Is it possible to directly connect my Deck to my PC and do it that way?
So what if you want to hook up your PC that is currently using the streaming feature to your tv? The PC screen on my computer blacks out. Is there another way to do this using an HDMI cable to the laptop?
Of course. You can plug into laptop or desktop directly into a tvs hdmi port. No streaming necessary.
@@MikeTheTech I tried that but the laptop screen goes blank. The setup would be to have my gaming PC use steam link which then connects to my TV. My laptop can't handle big titles like my gaming PC can
Thanks bro 👍😁
Welcome 👍
Thank you. You are a master, very good explanation.
Guys, I'm trying to use my steam deck as a controller/screen for my PC. The connection works perfectly, I can control my PC mouse from the deck but I can't see the mouse from it. Is there a way to fix it?
Beta has an option to display hardware / software cursor.
@@MikeTheTech Thanks!
@mike Can i use this when im on a diffrent internett? Wanna use my home pc to game on my older laptop when im not home
Is there a way to see my desktop on PC to PC using steam link and control the remote computer that way? I use the steam link app in the SteamDeck and can achieve that no problem but there doesn't seem to be a steam Link app to download on PC...
Yup. Add something like notepad as a non Steam game then load that. It will open a desktop stream.
Is that better than moonlight and sunshine ? In your opinion
Steam Remote Play is easier to use and configure. Sunshine/Moonlight is more of a hassle, but offers more customization and options if you know how to configure it. Personally, I use both. Steam Remote Play for the Steam Deck and Steam Link, and Sunshine/Moonlight so stream to other PCs and phones where I need to set specific resolutions and settings. Both provide solid performance when configured correctly.
I personally tested steam remote play, parsec and moonlight, and moonlight always had the best performance for me. SRP had the worst latency, parsec was better but I couldn't stream at 120 fps if I recall correctly.
I guess it's ways a good idea to test and see what works best for you.
excellent video Mike thank you! I was wondering if there was a way to stream to another computer and be able to minimize the game on the host computer?
Do you know how to invite friends to play on Steam Link app?
I have a question. When I use steam link the PC that I connected to cant do anything else. is there a way to use steam link and also use the PC regularly. because I want to stream the gameplay from steam link.
can i do it from another network ? like being out of my home
how to change the esc button from steam of the overlay?
all fun and games until you open it on the other computer and the audio ends on one of them and cant be on both at the same time then they tell you in repeat to have steam link which does absolutely nothing
Yes. That’s the purpose of remote play. You might be looking for “Remote Play Together”.
@@MikeTheTech well I wanna open and play a game on my account while my friend is able to connect on my same steam to see what's happening WITHOUT one of us losing the sound
Great video. props.
For mobile i dont need change this option or i need for better peformance and net speed ?
Anyone got a fix for no audio coming through to the client?
Good video, helpful. I subscribed to be among the 10 %. :)
Thanks for the sub! Welcome! 😁
Great video man, ty
What about with controllers? Should they be connected to the host or client pc?
Client.
Makes more sense to connect it to client but if for whatever, you can still connect it to the host. Not sure why you would, but you can.
Constructively informing, 1 megabyte per second = 8 megabits per second - hope that helps, and you see there is a difference and matters :)
lol
can we play upto 4 players?
can i turn off the monitor while streaming to the tv?
thats kinda a no brainer
the monitor is just so you can see..
if youre looking at it on another device you can turn off the monitor
@@_Ryano no u can’t u need a dummy hdmi to fake the gpu into thinking the monitor is still on to be able stream to the TV.
I'd like to be able to use Steam Link to play games from my PC while traveling with a macbook without having to leave my PC on. I've noticed that the client is able to turn the PC on, but the host hits the lock screen (in which I have a password) and the client doesn't conclude the connection. Anyone knows how to solve this? Ideally I'd like to keep my password.
Abi şimdi ben steam hesabımı arkadaşıma verdim incelcekti unuttum gitti ben afk iken bilgisayarımın masaüstüne ulaşa bilirmi bilgilerimi çalabilirmi
Great video, thanks
Do I have to install the games on my steam deck too, except from my desktop pc?
Nothing needs to be installed on the Steam Deck to stream the game to it. Only on the host.
@@MikeTheTech when i add a non steam game in pc library and try to play via remote play on steamdeck , all controls in steamdeck are disabled... any idea why ?
@toxotis70 set your control settings on Steam deck.
@@MikeTheTech i did, not working ... have you tried this ?
Yes. Works fine for me. I just switch between KBM to Gamepad in the Steam Deck settings. You can also check the same setting on the host Steam controller settings. Sorry it’s not working for you. Do you have vigembus installed? That can sometimes help.
can you do a tutorial for stardew valley? if ever u have the game
Bro the official cult of the lamb twitter account linked your video lol
Really? Lol. Would love a link!
@MikeTheTech ive tryed like 4 times to send it but youtube has just kept deleting my comments almost immediately I guess they don't like links lol but here's the account its there most recent post @cultofthelamb
@mikethetech This was a very helpful video. I was able to stream play from my desktop to my laptop at my house. I was wanting to try and stream from my desktop at home to my office. Is this possible like you showed at the end of this video? Please and thank you.
Mine just wants me to down load the game onto my client laptop...
Means it's already installed. You have to clock the arrow next to it and choose stream. If it doesn't come up, it's not connected correctly.
@MikeTheTech ok thank you, it finally streamed, but its super laggy on my laptop, not sure of its cause of the age of the laptop or for the fact I'm using wifi
do i have to pair the computer of my friend?
No
Idk why it doesn’t work
NVFBC is legacy, you really don't want that switched on
Depends. It can be more performant on certain hardware if I recall.
Thanks
Can the client be a mac?
Yes
do you need internet for it
Yeah duh
bruh
@@jgon12 I think he is referring to the outside world internet.(paid internet service) Remote play should work in a local kind of environment with devices connected to the same router which in theory a paid internet service is not needed as long as you have the games installed in the local PC somehow.
There is no audio no matter what we try. Steam is so jankey lately.
Having the same issue RN. Have you found a fix?
@@Lummoxies unfortunately no. Steam used to be so rock solid on everything. not so much lately. Let me know if you find anything!
Can I stream non-steam games?
Yup
I can't
Generally very useful video. One thing I'd like to ask though, how do you get audio to play on the client PC? With all settings being the same as this tutorial, my audio fails to play client side and it's been driving me nuts because nowhere can I find a working solution.
Hello,thank you for such a good guide.
my friend and I tried this remote play for a game which is for two players and you can play it for one pc both at the same time,with two controllers,since we live far away from each other we thought that remote will be very good idea. We had issues with sound. I checked the section to have a audio on host,but it steam remote was streaming also our discord call too,and my friend who wasnt host,could hear himself twice and it was a very annoying problem,can you somehow separate those audios? Or to just stream only a game or something?
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