stop auto updating our drivers

[Zvitatzki]

yes one of the most cruel and pc destroying things is steam on it every first game start auto driver installing

i just got a new laptop and i be afraid to start a game because steam will auto install direct x etc while my laptop run finest as it is there is no need any update it may only cause trouble and incombatible driver date mess up

this setting need to be user selected NOT auto unless steam get ready to pay harddrive issues back to user -.- this need to change stop destroying our computers if allow manual choose to install drivers

sorry the rage and bad english i just get so frustated on those auto driver installer and they still did not anything about it

[Ken]

Without Direct X you cannot play your games, and updating direct X most of the time is actually doing nothing, it is simply a step to ensure you have directx installed. (which more often than not if you have a game already installled under Windows, you will have directx up to date anyway)

[Zvitatzki]

right that is the point i have everything i need everything works fine untill steam overwrrite nd mess up my drivers

happen on 2 pcs already and yet on this laptop i not want happen the same

if i know my drivers are good why it need auto update?

i want to simple decide no im fine on my own

[supertrooper225]

Цитата допису Zvitatzki:

right that is the point i have everything i need everything works fine untill steam overwrrite nd mess up my drivers

happen on 2 pcs already and yet on this laptop i not want happen the same

if i know my drivers are good why it need auto update?

i want to simple decide no im fine on my own

If your Direct X is updated to the latest version then Steam isn't actually updating it....it is simply checking to make sure it is updated. And that has been the case for all PC games...even physical games. They all check your Direct X version. I think you are looking for the cause of your issue in the wrong place.

[The Giving One]

Steam does not update drivers. The other users here are correct. Are you sure you have the right terminology here ?

[Zvitatzki]

every first time u starting a new installed game it does

if it does not again after why it do the first time?

i want this simple be gone i know my drivers are fine i not need a check or update by steam

not tell here it does if u be fine on this

my thread is about disable this auto update and i need voices that agree not ppl tell steam everything be alright

nothing wrong in adding a simple disable auto checking in options

[The Giving One]

Do you know what DRIVERS are, in fact ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver

As said, some games require this when you run them, and it is covered in the SSA. You can disable automatic updates for GAMES if you wish, so is that what you want to do ?

[supertrooper225]

Цитата допису Zvitatzki:

every first time u starting a new installed game it does

if it does not again after why it do the first time?

i want this simple be gone i know my drivers are fine i not need a check or update by steam

not tell here it does if u be fine on this

my thread is about disable this auto update and i need voices that agree not ppl tell steam everything be alright

nothing wrong in adding a simple disable auto checking in options

It is simply not possible to stop the Direct X check. That is not what you are implying when you mention drivers. Drivers are typically mentioned having to do with your GPU. These are typically updated manually and have no auto check on Steam at all as far as I know.

[Zvitatzki]

Цитата допису The Giving One:

Do you know what DRIVERS are, in fact ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver

As said, some games require this when you run them, and it is covered in the SSA. You can disable automatic updates for GAMES if you wish, so is that what you want to do ?

but nobody get the point hmm

i say many times my laptop and my drivers are fine they do not need update

i not say i not need drivers i say i not need steam to check and update when i know my self my drivers are alright

but when i will start ARK yet the first time game start will update drivers and this i mention i not want

i want to be able disable this auto check / update in steam settings
i not talking about game updates i talk about drivers

[The Giving One]

Цитата допису Zvitatzki:

but nobody get the point hmm

You can disable automatic updates for games only. And with all due respect, it is you that is not getting the point.

If you want to disable this for games, right click the game in your library and select "properties" and then "updates". Set it to your liking, the top button in that window. Hope that helps.

EDIT..There could be another issue on your PC that is causing problems with Steam, such as problematic software blocking some features of Steam, so they keep trying to update, for example.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289

Make sure your antivirus program is allowing Steam as an exception, and check your firewall also, just in case.

[Zvitatzki]

hmm but how do i not get the point ? i speaking about steam update drivers by every first time game start and u guys beginn talking about game updates Oo this is not the subject

i want to skip the driver check after install a steam game

is that plain and simple

not possible to disable yes i know why else am i posting ?

i want this option to be added to skip auto checking

THIS is why i posting here

maybe i shall have post this in the suggestion area this may be my misstake
maybe some staff member can move it there i do not know

[The Giving One]

Цитата допису Zvitatzki:

i want this option to be added to skip auto checking
THIS is why i posting here

Then this is a suggestion and there is a seperate forum for that. It has been brought up many times before, though, so maybe you should search before posting it again in that forum, if you intend to. Good luck to you always.

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/

[Zvitatzki]

yep i just posted about this misstake

if it already been there is no point in searching as nothing be done

there it be better just making another topic to make they realise and do care

[Enemy Unknown]

That's realy odd, coz when i buy a game, download it and installing, it never checks my directx etc, else if the game itself has this.

Steam is just a huge library that coordinates your games. See it like a link to, for example, F:\Blizzard\Diablo3.exe. Same as you do for normal games without steam, that you klink to the desktop. Steam just automates what the games do.

If a game without steam is installing and will do first a Directx check, and this game would be available at steam, it will exactly do this. If a game without steam will just install without a directx check, and comes later availabele at steam, it will not check for directx.

And to be honest, i had never any problems with this, since steam has it first launch days.
Also my wife is using a laptop, and she needs only help for games without steam.
Never had to help her at steam games.


Don't know what you do wrong, but i think The Giving One has good points what it could be.
The option you want, you must write to every game developer, coz steam just launches the game installer.


Ene

[ KARR™]

DirectX as an example isn't as simple as saying "I have the latest version, therefore I am ok".

For the D3DX helpers themselves there are lots (30+) of versions and the game may be linked to a specific version, it can't use a later version, it needs to be THAT SPECIFIC one. It can't just use the later version.

If a game doesnt use the D3DX helper files, but the main build (8,9,10,11,etc) probably won't run the installer because it only needs that version to be installed (which it probably is).

The only way to check the files is to run the installer. Blame Microsoft.

If you REALLY want to not run them, you can edit the startup script for the game and change the code

"run process"
{
"DirectX"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\DirectX\\DXSETUP.exe"
"command 1" "/silent"
"NoCleanUp" "1"
"MinimumHasRunValue" "2"
}
"vcredist"
{
"process 1" "%INSTALLDIR%\\vcredist_x86.exe"
"command 1" "/q:a"
"NoCleanUp" "1"
}
}

to just say

"run process"
{
}

But if the game doesn't run.... you'll know why!

[Zvitatzki]

i only ask to disable the check it can not be that hard to understand oh oh

when u buy / install a new game on steam libary it will perfom a first time set up installing drivers like direct x and more

when u start it again after it just start the game

so there u see this first time set up i want to skip

if im aware my pc is good enough it can run this game i do not need steam to mess up my drivers

if any trouble comes up i can very well google my self and find the issue to update on my own

sure some prefere the auto update but a option check to enable/disable be equal to both side