

You can even use Steam in offline mode.Whether you’re looking for the latest indie gem, or monster hits like CS:GO, Steam has it all. You can access all Steam’s normal settings.

You can view your game library, install games, and launch them. What Works Without a Browser, and What Doesn’tĪs of October 2020, Steam’s Small Mode functions very well with the browser disabled-for the most part. (You can click View > Small Mode to use Steam in a more minimal view even when the browser is enabled-however, Steam’s WebHelper processes will still be running in the background, and you won’t see these RAM savings.)

You can click View > Large Mode to view the normal Steam interface, but you’ll just see a message informing you that the Steam browser is disabled. If you look at your Task Manager, you’ll likely see it’s using 60 MB of RAM-or less. Steam will launch in Small Mode without any web browser components. Copy-paste the following text into the Run dialog (assuming you have Steam installed in the default location) and press “Enter” or click “OK”: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" -no-browser +open steam://open/minigameslist To launch Steam with these options, press Windows+R to open the Run dialog. It’s also helpful to launch Steam in Small Mode, which you can normally access by clicking View > Small Mode in Steam. To launch Steam without the web browser components, you’ll need to launch Steam with the -no-browser command-line option. If you installed Steam to a different location, use that location in the command below instead. On a 64-bit Windows PC, it’s normally installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe by default. To launch Steam in this way, you’ll need to know the location of the steam.exe file in your PC.
