Want to hide the "Steam Replay" and "What's New" shelves? Read here!

[J 'Wildfire' T]

• UPDATE: 2nd February, 2023 •

After today's Steam client update, this fix only blocks the Steam Replay section.
In what I find to be a rather out-of-the-blue and somewhat suspicious decision, Valve decided to update the UI and override certain Skin configurations.

I assure you this can reverted being that the Steam client is based on a modified web browser engine. Being that I don't have a lot of free time, someone will most likely come up with a solution quicker then myself.

Until then the best thing to do is each and everyone of you to contact Valve support and voice your disapproval with the new client changes. Keep it short and to the point but above all, keep it polite. Remember, Valve support staff are individuals behind a desk and not the ones making the changes but they can pass on this feedback to the devs.

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I found a work around for annoyances like the "Steam Replay" and the "What's New" shelf feature in the games library.
I found intrusive them intrusive and with no option to hide either despite reaching out to Valve support.

So I will try and make these instructions nice and easy to follow.
If something isn't clear post a message and I'll try an assist.

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1. First make sure Steam is not running.
   
2. Open file explorer and navigate to the Steam folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
   
3. Make a new folder in the skins and name it something,
   I named mine NoAnnoyances.
   If you don't see the skins folder, make it.
   
4. Copy (not cut) the resource folder into this new folder.
   
   You should now have something like this:
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\skins\resource
   
   
5. Find the file webkit.css inside the new resource folder and open it.
   I use Notepad++.
   
6. Paste the following in at the top:
   
   

   [class*="libraryhome_UpdatesContainer"]
   {display: none !important;}
   
   [class*="profile_customization_block replay_showcase_block preview"]
   {display: none !important;}
   

   
   
7. If you dislike the "Whats New" shelf at the top of your games library then also add this:
   
   

   [class*="libraryhome_UpdatesContainer"]
   {display: none !important;}
   

   
   
8. Your file will now look something like this:
   
   

   [class*="libraryhome_UpdatesContainer"]
   {display: none !important;}
   
   [class*="profile_customization_block replay_showcase_block preview"]
   {display: none !important;}
   
   [class*="profile_customization replay_showcase"]
   {display: none !important;}
   
   ::-webkit-scrollbar {
       height: 12px;
       width: 12px;
       background: transparent;
       z-index: 12;
       overflow: visible;
   }
   
   ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
       width: 4px;
       min-height: 32px;
       border: 3px solid transparent;
       border-radius: 10px;
       z-index: 12;
       background-image: none;
       background-color: rgba( 67, 73, 83, 1 );
       background-clip: padding-box;
       transition: background-color .32s ease-in-out;
       // margin: 4px;
       // min-width: 32px;
   }
   
   ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
       background-color: rgb(96, 103, 116);
       background-clip: padding-box;
   }
   
   ::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
       background: #202020;
       background-color: rgb(67, 73, 83);
   }
   
   ::-webkit-scrollbar-track,
   ::-webkit-scrollbar-button {
       display: none;
   }
   

   
   
9. Save the file.
   
10. Load Steam. Goto Settings -> Interface.
    
11. Third dropbox down will read < default skin >
    
12. Select it and change it, you'll see the skin folder you made.
    
13. Hit ok to close the window and then restart Steam.

And your all done.

[EASYJABBA]

Great work, I'm investigating this myself, hopefully have some theories soon.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Wildfire:

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

My knowledge of Steam skins is near zero, but it looks like the stuff in chunk~547eb3232.css is overriding anything put into a skin folder. Can't change that file, delete it, rename it, or set it to read only either, as Steam will just force an update to replace it.

After checking you are correct but it's not overriding everything. I just updated my original post that this is still fixable and work in progress.

Your update reminded me on how reasonable concern and complains lead to just keeping everything as is (since the "halloween library update"), because "its too hard to maintain list view".

Too hard to keep something as it was.
But "here you have the shelves..... again and again!"

[Ima Noid]

It's still not working, right ? I can almost live with the "what's new", but I can't tolerate the profile BS.

[J 'Wildfire' T]

Originally posted by Ima Noid:

It's still not working, right ? I can almost live with the "what's new", but I can't tolerate the profile BS.

Yeah, SteamReplay can still be blocked/removed. For how long this remains so depends on how vindictive the devs are and based on recent chances I would say not long. A secondary method to remove the Whats New shelf is now needed but I agree I can live with this for now.

[Neos Alexandros]

Step 11--that dropdown is not there anymore. Is it still possible to get rid of steam replay?

[Mike]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.