How to keep steam offline FOREVER?

[InnerSuperNova-HeartSoulEssence]

Topic. I think it should be possible right, to keep an installation offline forever? I know some games require online etc... But im just talking purely about the steam client itself and opening your library view and shortcuts. Nevermind the games.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Chrisssj3:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Is it that much trouble to just use the normal feature for using Steam in off line mode ?

I can't suggest any firewall blocks as I can't foresee you not having issues in the future if you do that. I guess it might be possible, but it's not something I would recommend.

The normal feature of using steam offline mode requires logging in first I think to activate it, meaning you have to update the client eventually. THIS is what I wish to prevent. Therefore keeping one installation at the same version FOREVER, offline. And recommended or not. Any way i can do to achieve this is fine! :)

Unfortunately there is no supported way without using offline mode which is designed to do what your asking. You'd have to update your client to use it and then you can remain in offline mode indefinitely.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by Chrisssj3:

THIS is what I wish to prevent.

Why ?

Why do you wish to prevent that from happening ? Is it for the same reason from that other thread or a different reason ?

Yep, unfortunately as multiple people tried to warn him before mods closed his thread in the last one is that using an old version of the client is going to cause him issues. This being the perfect example. Features won't work properly when you run an old version of the client.

[Iceira]

Dont steam boot in offline cmd work anymore.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Yep, unfortunately as multiple people tried to warn him before mods closed his thread in the last one is that using an old version of the client is going to cause him issues. This being the perfect example. Features won't work properly when you run an old version of the client.

I agree. It was covered pretty well in just the first few posts of that other thread. Looks like OP posted with an alt account, as that is the last post of that closed thread. If so, that is a no no to do that.

At some point, workarounds might not workaround anymore.

[InnerSuperNova-HeartSoulEssence]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by Chrisssj3:

THIS is what I wish to prevent.

Why ?

Why do you wish to prevent that from happening ? Is it for the same reason from that other thread or a different reason ?

Doesn't matter. I just wish to know how to keep steam mode in offline mode forever. Maybe I've already achieved it. Just wish to know for sure, I won't get a relogin popup notification again or something.

[InnerSuperNova-HeartSoulEssence]

Originally posted by Iceira:

Dont steam boot in offline cmd work anymore.

What do you mean?

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Chrisssj3:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Why ?

Why do you wish to prevent that from happening ? Is it for the same reason from that other thread or a different reason ?

Doesn't matter. I just wish to know how to keep steam mode in offline mode forever. Maybe I've already achieved it. Just wish to know for sure, I won't get a relogin popup notification again or something.

Again, use offline mode. There is no other way. It's literally a mode designed to do exactly what you are requesting.

[Iceira]

Originally posted by Chrisssj3:

Originally posted by Iceira:

Dont steam boot in offline cmd work anymore.

What do you mean?

ahh sorry that was small mode, a mini client same as big picture that cmd is there, but not other cmd forced mode.

[Iceira]

Try force it over in the IP-adr MS as a standalone ip with no gateway how does that work or will it. ( same as have no network or wifi ) but rest is firewall and block all steam port.

[InnerSuperNova-HeartSoulEssence]

Originally posted by Iceira:

Try force it over in the IP-adr MS as a standalone ip with no gateway how does that work or will it. ( same as have no network or wifi ) but rest is firewall and block all steam port.

Your post is a bit hard to understand. force it in the IP MS? and what Ip?

[Iceira]

Originally posted by Chrisssj3:

Originally posted by Iceira:

Try force it over in the IP-adr MS as a standalone ip with no gateway how does that work or will it. ( same as have no network or wifi ) but rest is firewall and block all steam port.

Your post is a bit hard to understand. force it in the IP MS? and what Ip?

169.254.x.x IP Address Come From?

its known as windows work better with a ip adr, then no DHCP or network give you one.

aka MS ip adr.

idea is can you even use that to avoid steam update or and network at all, depend on do that even work with steam stay in offline mode idea.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

To keep Steam offline, you need to make sure you have "remember me" enable when you login, and ensure the checkbox in the settings is uncheck for "don't remember this account" then go into offline mode. Next need to block Steam from calling out, basically using firewall to blocking it, if you're using anti virus that manage apps, can use that instead to add it to block connections list, and should stop Steam from reaching out at all.


If game has 3rd party DRM such as Denuvo may need internet connection for verification at least occasionally, which ruins this not being able to run said game.

You can try to force Steam to launch in offline mode and skip the warning by playing with some settings:

Open Steam/config/loginusers.vdf in an editor such as notepad.

Find the account you want to force into offline mode (if there are multiple associated with this Steam installation). This should be easy because each entry has "AccountName" which is the name used to login and "PersonaName" which is the display name.

Set "WantsOfflineMode" to "1". 0 is false and 1 is true, so changing this to 1 will make it launch in offline mode.

4a. If you want to skip the "Go Online/Start In Offline Mode" dialog on startup add an entry below "WantsOfflineMode": "SkipOfflineModeWarning" "1" where the whitespace between the key ("SkipOfflineModeWarning") and value ("1") is 2x 'tab's. The tabs between key and value are required for the file to be parsed properly; without them it may fail, and Steam may ignore/invalidate the entire file causing the need to login again, fail to open, or etc. This entry can automatically be added by opening the Steam client and pressing "Go Offline".

4b. Change "SkipOfflineModeWarning" back to "1" each time you start Steam to continue to skip the warning.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2283633229

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

To keep Steam offline, you need to make sure you have "remember me" enable when you login, and ensure the checkbox in the settings is uncheck for "don't remember this account" then go into offline mode. Next need to block Steam from calling out, basically using firewall to blocking it, if you're using anti virus that manage apps, can use that instead to add it to block connections list, and should stop Steam from reaching out at all.


If game has 3rd party DRM such as Denuvo may need internet connection for verification at least occasionally, which ruins this not being able to run said game.

You can try to force Steam to launch in offline mode and skip the warning by playing with some settings:

Open Steam/config/loginusers.vdf in an editor such as notepad.

Find the account you want to force into offline mode (if there are multiple associated with this Steam installation). This should be easy because each entry has "AccountName" which is the name used to login and "PersonaName" which is the display name.

Set "WantsOfflineMode" to "1". 0 is false and 1 is true, so changing this to 1 will make it launch in offline mode.

4a. If you want to skip the "Go Online/Start In Offline Mode" dialog on startup add an entry below "WantsOfflineMode": "SkipOfflineModeWarning" "1" where the whitespace between the key ("SkipOfflineModeWarning") and value ("1") is 2x 'tab's. The tabs between key and value are required for the file to be parsed properly; without them it may fail, and Steam may ignore/invalidate the entire file causing the need to login again, fail to open, or etc. This entry can automatically be added by opening the Steam client and pressing "Go Offline".

4b. Change "SkipOfflineModeWarning" back to "1" each time you start Steam to continue to skip the warning.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2283633229

Keep in mind he is running an old version of the client and refuses to update so that is compounding the issue.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Oh, then yea he need to update then, unless he running Steam on an unsupported OS then it make sense why he kept outdated Client, but if not then I agree he should update the client.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Oh, then yea he need to update then, unless he running Steam on an unsupported OS then it make sense why he kept outdated Client, but if not then I agree he should update the client.

Nah he just doesnt like the changes - https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/3135044721714339840/