Unknown PC names show up in my In-Home Streaming tab
I've never used Steam In-Home Streaming, but I've recently been notified that some PCs are available for streaming, as show in the screenshots attached below. I have no idea whose PCs are those and what it means. Does that mean somebody has access to my Steam account?

https://gyazo.com/05a5f6cd01ff4950a2746f2333ae4a4a (this one said Logged in as me in the Home Streaming Tab)

https://gyazo.com/4b04b3657e279cd2cd54cda1a1892866

EDIT: In addition, when my brother logged in his account on his PC, he only saw my PC in the streaming tab, without that DESTOP-LAJ0294 or the other one.
Last edited by El Holandes I StanleyBet; Jul 15, 2018 @ 1:01am
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Black Blade Jul 14, 2018 @ 2:48pm 
Do you have any more PC's running on your network that have Steam installed on them?
Yes, I do, but I would have recognized them and those PCs look like nothing I know of.
Last edited by El Holandes I StanleyBet; Jul 15, 2018 @ 12:41am
In addition, when my brother logged in his account on his PC, he only saw my PC in the streaming tab, without that DESTOP-LAJ0294 or the other one.
Tev Jul 15, 2018 @ 12:58am 
Originally posted by RazzyFTW:
Yes, I do, but I would have recognized them and those PCs look like nothing I know of.
I'd check the router's own page and see the list of connected devices there.

In-Home Streaming only displays devices in your local network.
Mr. Furious Dec 28, 2018 @ 6:50am 
Was there ever a resolution to this? Since new device, DESKTOP-xxxxx, is connected, my Steam link can no longer connect to my PC.
Originally posted by Mr. Furious:
Was there ever a resolution to this? Since new device, DESKTOP-xxxxx, is connected, my Steam link can no longer connect to my PC.

Hello, Mr. Furious! I've done a router reset to be sure, but I think those were actually my brother's PC and my mom's laptop that showed up in the In-Home Streaming Tab. One thing worth mentioning is that they both use W10 and for some reason instead of seeing that device's actual name, you see Desktop-XXXXXXX (Xs being some random letters and numbers). I still use W7 and I see my computer's actual name when checking the In-Home Streaming Tab from another device used in my house.

Your situation though sounds more troublesome. I do recommend resetting the router, like I did, checking the names of the other devices connected to Steam through the same internet connection inside your home and most of all sending a ticket to Steam Support.
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Date Posted: Jul 14, 2018 @ 8:06am
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