Windows 10/11 APU and Bluetooth drivers after SteamOS 3.3 update

[Wagner's TechTalk]

I created a guide for installing Windows 10/11 on the Steam Deck to a microSD card, the guide can be found here: https://wagnerstechtalk.com/sd-windows

Prior to SteamOS 3.3, the guide worked perfectly. However, now many are having issues with the APU driver install crashing/rebooting Windows. Also, the Bluetooth drivers are not installing correctly.

@Valve Will there be updated drivers available soon to correct these issues? It would be greatly appreciated. The drivers here need an update for a smooth install once again: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8

[Cathulhu]

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/

[xvl260]

I tried to install the AMD APU drivers it just give me a black screen. Please fix this.

[Iceira]

Originally posted by xvl260:

I tried to install the AMD APU drivers it just give me a black screen. Please fix this.

Ask AMD support, pretty sure you can see logic in other brand name, and what do you want steam to do about it, let AMD support deal with it, im sure they will contact steam if they have proof its steam issue, or work better with them to avoid further issue down the road.

[xvl260]

Originally posted by Iceira W10:

Originally posted by xvl260:

I tried to install the AMD APU drivers it just give me a black screen. Please fix this.

Ask AMD support, pretty sure you can see logic in other brand name, and what do you want steam to do about it, let AMD support deal with it, im sure they will contact steam if they have proof its steam issue, or work better with them to avoid further issue down the road.

AMD is notorious for bad drivers (this is why I have Nvidia GPU for my gaming PCs), and the driver I'm downloading is provided by Valve. Hopefully Valve can force AMD into fixing their drivers for the Steam Deck for Windows.

Edit: After some trial and error, turns out my Windows 10 iso was too old, I had to let Win10 update to 22H2, then the APU driver works.

[Saltynutz22]

Hey, I've been having issues installing windows to go on a Micro SD card, as well as forcing Rufus to create a Micro SD card because of an iso error message that the iso could not be extracted, I found a work around but that failed too because the drivers to run windows were missing.

- apparently after some time in June 2022, Windows stopped the windows to go option from being flashed onto a microSD card through Windows 10. And I've tried this as well on Windows 11, but I get an error every time with a rufus.

Not part of the problem is that I don't have a PC, so I have to do everything on my Mac through parallels. I was initially able to install Windows under microSD card and then wipe my internal memory off my steam deck, but after wiping the memory card so many times due to pairs with Rufus.

My question is at this time, what is the best solution to actually achieve windows being installed on my steam deck, because say the moment I just have to wipe my microSD card every time because of the extraction or on an ISO through Rufus.Or is there another work around to actually get this process to work with a microSD.

Any end all assistance is greatly appreciated. There are several games that I own on steam that I would love to play on the same tech, but can't do to restrictions place upon by the developer which requires Windows.