Steam client opens with "back" button enabled

[DrBeckett]

Previously when I opened Steam client it would load the library and the back and forward buttons were disabled as I haven't clicked anything yet. But now it still loads with library but the back button is enabled as if it got to the library after clicking something, when I click back it takes me to a blank page, after selecting "copy page url" this is what gets copied: "data:text/html,%3Cbody%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E"

Any one knows what could be causing that?

[Tev]

I actually have the same thing. Just tried rebooting Steam on Windows 7 and the back arrow was clickable and led here:

data:text/html,%3Cbody%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E

I'm in the Steam Client Beta, are you? I haven't checked if the live client has this issue.

EDIT

No back arrow in the live client. (Oct 30th, 2017)

Must be a recent bug.

[DrBeckett]

Originally posted by Teutep:

I actually have the same thing. Just tried rebooting Steam on Windows 7 and the back arrow was clickable and led here:

data:text/html,%3Cbody%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E

I'm in the Steam Client Beta, are you? I haven't checked if the live client has this issue.

Yeah, I'm also in the beta. I guess that could be the problem, some change they made but is not working properly yet.

Originally posted by Teutep:

EDIT

No back arrow in the live client. (Oct 30th, 2017)

Must be a recent bug.

Ah, well good to know. Thanks! Didn't occur to me to check if it was due to the beta.

[Tev]

Yeah, the back arrow went away as soon as I opted-out. I'm guessing they done goofed.

Asked my friend on Windows 10 to try, and she too only has the back arrow while in the beta.

If you want, you could post this here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/0/

[pivotman319 (Trans Rights FTW!)]

data:text/html,%3Cbody%3E%3C%2Fbody%3E

I assume that code leads to a commonly known page named about:blank, if I must recall.

[DrBeckett]

Originally posted by Teutep:

Yeah, the back arrow went away as soon as I opted-out. I'm guessing they done goofed.

Asked my friend on Windows 10 to try, and she too only has the back arrow while in the beta.

If you want, you could post this here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/0/

Went there and someone else posted the same problem, Thanks again!

[LUNCH]

happens to me too actually

[Mr Solis]

same issue on my end as well. running the latest stable client (dec 14th, 2017)

[Orionis]

Me too ...

[LUNCH]

maybe it's just a bug that will be fixed

[DrBeckett]

Yeah, used to be only on the beta client, but after a recent update it happened also on the stable version.

[Goldy]

Wow I have it also... If this bug was reported why did they push it

[Orionis]

I found a temporary fix ...
If you go top left corner ... Steam>Options>Webbrowser>(empty) Webbrowser Cache

This removes the empty "previous page" ... but once you close Steam and re-open it, it's back ...
As I said, it's only temporary ...

I even tried re-installing Steam, because I have (maybe had, we'll see) problems getting Witcher 3 DLC to run (Steam Client said it's installed, files were there, but in-game it said "missing")

But that didn't fix the bug with the "arrow back/blank page" :(

C'mon Steam ... fix your stuff !!!

[QueenNemma]

Pls fix, Steam :-(

[Omega]

Originally posted by QueenNemma:

Pls fix, Steam :-(

Not Steam fix, you fix.

Clear your browser cache.

[DrBeckett]

Originally posted by Omega:

Originally posted by QueenNemma:

Pls fix, Steam :-(

Not Steam fix, you fix.

Clear your browser cache.

It is indeed a Steam fix. Clearing browser cache only work for while you keep Steam open, after closing and opening again the problem happens again.