Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What files does Steam install?

Question

I was wondering what files Steam (the digital distribution platform) installs and where on a Windows (7) PC. Does it add anything that runs at start-up or add any files to important system folders?

Answer

The Default Steam installation direction is Program Files / Steam. (Steam is not 64-bit, so it will install in Program Files (x86) if you have a 64-bit OS) By itself, it doesn't add anything to other directories, but games you install through it might.

Again, the default is to run Steam at start-up, but this is easily changed in the options, or at install time.

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