[Help] Use desktop icon to open Steam library, rather then simply launch the program.

[BiacTYK]

I cannot find any information on a way to make the desktop shortcut for Steam open the Library when clicked on. As it stands, it merely launches steam. To access the library I have to right click the Steam icon in the Notification Tray and select "Library" from there. This is mildly inconvenient, and also makes 2 Steam icons on my taskbar. The pinned icon, again, merely launching the program if it is not running. Once I follow the above steps to open the library a second steam icon appears, defeating the purpose of having the damned thing pinned in the first place. Any help on this would be appreciated.

I attempted to Google the answer but because of Keywords google kept assuming I was trying to make desktop icons for the games in my library.

[Hanomaly]

at the tippy top where it says Steam - View - Friends - Games - Help
Pick "Steam" and then "Settings"
Then pick "Interface"
Then from the second drop down list ...under where it says: "Select which Steam window appears when the program starts, and when you double-click the Notification Tray icon" ... pick "Library"

And tada! when you double click Steam's desktop icon it will default to the Library section first

[BiacTYK]

+1 because that does fix one issue. Only thing left is steam takes up two spaces on the taskbar. I have a feeling this is simply unavoidable though. I really appreciate the help mate!

[Tev]

Originally posted by BiacTYK:

+1 because that does fix one issue. Only thing left is steam takes up two spaces on the taskbar. I have a feeling this is simply unavoidable though. I really appreciate the help mate!

That just means you have both Steam.exe and Steam Client Bootstrapper there.

Unpin Steam.exe.

[BiacTYK]

Going to the task manager and using the context menu to goto the file location of the bootstrapper points directly at steam.exe.

[Taskmanager / processes / drop down "Steam Client Bootstrapper" / Right click "Steam Client Bootstrapper" / Select "Open file location"]

edit: and searching the steam directory for "boot" "bootstrapper" and "*.exe" show no 'bootstrapper' executable. Must be some weird wrapped up program inside steams code. Interesting. All 'appdata' directories are the same story. (local, locallow, and roaming) /edit

They seem to indeed be one and the same.

Only reason this bothers me is I don't keep my programs on the desktop for easier access regardless of what program is running. It's purely personal preference so I do appreciate your help, I'll just have to live with it heh. oh well

[Tev]

Except you can still unpin Steam and just leave Bootstrapper there.

• Steam
  
  • https://i.imgur.com/64GX6Vn.png
• Steam Client Bootstrapper
  
  • https://i.imgur.com/t5llQRH.png

Steam removed and Bootstrapper kept:
https://i.imgur.com/3XtnwRb.png

Bootstrapper opens the client all the same. I personally deal with the two icons, because I want to be able to use -noverifyfiles as my launch argument.

[BiacTYK]

So it would appear I experienced a glitch then! I did some more digging and found I'm not totally crazy, and I owe your images to thank for that, I found an older Thread where OP had the same issue as myself, https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/2595630410193290777/
which looked like this https://imgur.com/RVdFLET

I've gotten it cleared up now! Thanks again all