• Fixed rare client hang when downloading additional game content
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause cloud sync to break when an application is permitted to use over 2GB of cloud storage
  
• Fixed an issue where video series could appear improperly in the Recently Played jump list
  
• Fixed compatibility issues with some upcoming Vulkan games
  

• Videos that are part of a Series (e.g. CS:GO Player Profiles, PAYDAY Web Series, etc.) will automatically be categorized together in the Video Library.
  

• Fixed an issue causing horizontal blockiness in some windowed games and when running Big Picture on a screen wider than 16:9
  

• DirectX 12 titles in multi-GPU configurations are now supported by the overlay
  
• Fixed a rare issue that could prevent the overlay from drawing in certain games
  

• Added support for Controller Activators
  
• Activators sit between inputs (like a button) and outputs (like a keypress) and allow for a variety of new behaviors and functionality
  
• Current activators include Normal Press, Long Press, Double Press, Start Press, Release Press, etc.
  
• Activators have their own settings, so they can each have haptics, delays, toggles, cycle bindings, turbo, etc.
  
• There is no limit to the number of activators on an input, so a single button can have a normal press, a double press, multiple long presses of different durations, etc. each of which execute independently and fire off their own bindings with their own settings.
  
• Mode shifts are also activator based, so mode shifts can now toggle or have special functionality like only on Long Press.
  
• Internal file format has been reorganized due to these changes, so new configurations are not backwards compatible. Any changes made to an existing configuration will not work in previous builds
  
• All existing configurations are converted into the new format and carry over the appropriate settings and bindings
  
• Added the ability to copy and existing Action Set into a new Action Set when creating one. You now have a dropdown of all existing action sets to copy from on create.
  
• Fix for zombie controllers when resuming from suspend with a dongle in a suspend-powered USB port.
  
• Gyro optimizations which in certain cases reduce latency.
  
• Fixed footer showing toggle game actions button when using action sets on legacy configurations.
  
• Fixed Action Sets being visible and selectable at the top of the UI while in binding/activator editing modes.
  
• Fixed Gyro Mode Button being visible and selectable while editing other modes.
  
• Fixed Footer not appearing in the desktop configurator.
  
• Fixed Controller Beep potentially browning out in low battery situations.
  
• Fix for register controller dialog only showing up in the main Steam window and not the overlay if you turn on a new controller while in-game.
  
• Added a "None" option for trackball and scrollwheel friction. Essentially this makes it continue its momentum forever.
  
• Added a Custom Curve option for Joystick and Trigger Response Curves. Allows the stick/trigger response to be tuned to a higher degree.
  
• Added Curve Visualization for Joystick and Trigger response Curves.
  
• Fixed activators not showing up properly within mode shifts.
  
• Fix for haptic settings not being inherited properly when converting previous format to new format.
  
• Changed default Regular Press haptic setting to off by default.
  
• Fixed activators not going back to advanced mode properties when cancelled within an advanced mode property binding.
  
• Fix for multiple activators with multiple descriptions on a single input not appearing properly in the UI.
  
• Fixed an issue where switch bindings (bumpers, start/back, etc) would not work properly in some configurations
  
• Fixed Start/Select/Bumpers/Grips not working properly with certain configurations.
  
• Fixed Mode-Shifts not being set properly in extended action sets.
  
• Fixed Activator settings not sticking when no other settings were altered.
  
• Fixed showing the "Show Activators" button while already inside an activator binding.
  
• Fix for Euro Truck Simulator 2 not allowing action sets.
  
• Added Start and Select to the available Mode-Shift buttons.
  
• Fixed changes to sliders in activators not applying if no other settings were changed.
  
• Fix for Big Picture overlay being destroyed when exiting the overlay via the Steam Button in a Shortcut.
  
• Fixed a crash that could sometimes happen when closing the configurator in desktop mode.
  
• Fix for certain mode shift buttons not always being converted over from the old format correctly.
  
• Fix for haptics settings not being correctly converted from modes to activators in all cases.
  
• Fix for crash when trying to update the Steam Controller configurator controls while in the midst of rebuilding the UI.
  
• Fix for crash when Big Picture would try to reinitialize twice in rapid succession.
  

• Fixed crash when launching VR titles via desktop shortcuts
  
• Added notification for when a screenshot is taken while in VR.
  
• Fix for selecting the proper graphics adapter in multi-gpu setups.
  
• Added support for overriding the application that launches to host Desktop Game Theater.
  

• Improved compatibility with newer Linux distributions
  

• Fixed issues where the download rate could display an unreasonably large number
  
• Fixed missing Workshop content when a game is uninstalled and then reinstalled
  
• Fixed a rare crash when resizing windows
  
• Fixed several issues with line-wrapping inside of text entry boxes
  
• Added a short idle-timer to the Client Update dialog box so that future updates will not pop up while you are in the middle of typing
  
• 2016-06-15: Fixed a crash when exiting the client if there are downloads in progress.
  
• 2016-06-15: Updated Chromium to fix a newly-disclosed security flaw in the handling of PDF files
  

• Fixed performance issues with when running Vulkan applications on AMD hardware
  
• Fixed a crash/reset when attempting to select a local file for upload to a web page
  

• Fixed unexpected navigation caused by throttle-like joystick inputs that are not centered at zero
  
• Removed an erroneous prompt to opt into the client Beta under some circumstances
  

• Improved UI responsiveness when typing text in large chat windows
  
• Fixed a bug where the In-Game Overlay could be the wrong size in Retina-aware games
  

• Fixed a case where the incorrect cursor could be displayed after hiding the In-Game Overlay
  
• Fixed client not being able to launch if the Steam Runtime was disabled by the user
  

• Improved responsiveness when saving new controller configurations, especially for newly-released games
  
• Fixed a possible crash when streaming to the Steam Link
  
• Fixed several issues related to DOOM (2016), including Steam Link compatibility
  

• Added initial support for viewing stereo screenshots in VR
  
• Added warning messages when launching VR games with incompatible headsets
  
• Added a per-game setting that allows non-Steam games to show in the VR library
  
• Fixed an issue causing the foreground application to quit when the Desktop tab is selected in the VR dashboard.
  
• Fixed the "Use Desktop Game Theater" setting not working for non-Steam games
  

• Fixed a common cause of Steam crashing on the host computer while streaming
  
• Improved performance and reduced latency when streaming Vulkan applications
  
• 2016-06-15: Fixed an issue which caused Spelunky to crash on startup when streaming with a controller
  

• Updated the web browser component to Chromium version 49.0.2623.110
  
• Fixed an issue with scaling of preview images in the screenshot manager
  
• Fixed game installs failing with the message Content still encrypted
  
• Fixed missing period symbol in the French layout of the controller keyboard
  
• Fixed several crashes related to the controller on-screen keyboard
  
• Revised iconography for Family View

• Improved rendering performance with Vulkan applications
  
• Improved stability of Big Picture overlay with Direct3D 10 applications and above

• Fixed a bug where the "Login" button would not properly activate
  
• Fixed some Family View regressions in game library.
  
• Improved support for broadcasting while using Big Picture mode. Includes new Broadcast Dashboard that allows access to broadcast chat and some broadcast management controls, plus support for viewing your own broadcast.
  
• Fixed some UI styling issues in the Big Picture overlay

• Removed block on SteamVR applications if Family View is enabled. This fixes installation of HTC Vive software when Family View is turned on.
  
• Removed prompt for controller configuration when launching games that natively support motion controllers
  
• Added warnings when trying to launch Oculus SDK-only games on an incompatible OpenVR device.
  
• Improved the launch process for Oculus SDK-based games from within SteamVR.
  
• Fixed missing/invisible mouse pointer in some Desktop Game Theater games
  
• Fixed an issue where clicking the search button in the Library footer UI could break filtering
  
• Fixed an issue causing the VR keyboard to pop up repeatedly in the Library
  
• Fixed SteamVR launching immediately when installing a VR app that was previously uninstalled in that session
  
• Improved controller handling under various combinationss of the VR dashboard, Desktop Game Theater, and an active game. Input is now sent to the game or the dashboard, but not both at once.
  
• Improved handling for games that only support VR in a beta branch of the game. These will only show in the SteamVR group if the user has selected the beta branch.
  
• Improved support for broadcasting while in VR. Broadcast request notifications will now display in the headset and can be responded to via the new Broadcast Dashboard in Steam.

• Fixed a bug that could cause stuck modifier keys (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, etc) in the in-game overlay
  
• Fixed a bug that caused links in the in-game overlay web browser to always open in new tabs

• Fixed a client UI hang when clicking the middle mouse button on some pages
  
• Fixed an issue where Big Picture or video playback would not enter fullscreen properly

• Fixed a client crash when switching configurations, such as when starting a game or bringing up the Steam Overlay
  
• Added the ability to bind left/right sticks as digital bindings
  
• Added the ability for the automatic action set on cursor visible/hidden to return to the previously used action set from the last transition
  
• Fixed Mode Shifts not displaying properly in action set binding panels
  
• Fixed gamepad button highlights displaying offset when binding a gamepad button
  
• Fixed binding screen showing Set Action Set option when the configuration was a Native application or had no action sets.
  
• Added "Last Used Action Set" option to manual action set selection

• Fixed crash when repeatedly entering the downloads page and then exiting
  

• Added support for Steam Controller to VR Dashboard, Desktop Game Theater, and OpenVR games. (Requires SteamVR beta)
  
• Stopped showing screenshots section for OpenVR games.
  
• Removed requirement to have "-vr2dgames" on your Steam command line to use Desktop Theater
  

• Added an option to automatically change action sets based on cursor visibility. An action set can be switched to when the mouse is visible, then back to the first when it's hidden. Only works with hardware cursors, not software ones. Useful for games which hide the mouse while in game, but have mouse driven menus or UIs.
  
• Improved touchmenu mode-shift support, so touchmenu buttons fired on release of a mode-shifted trackpad button fire reliably.
  
• Added developer support for custom touchmenu icons. Developers can now include their own set of icons for use in touchmenus.
  
• Fixed action set on-screen indicator with non-Steam games
  
• Fixed Controller HUD with non-Steam games
  

• Added new Desktop Game Theater support, run any of your normal desktop games and have them appear on a giant virtual screen in your headset. Any game that supports Steam Broadcast should work with this feature, some tuning of the games graphical settings may be required for the best experience.
  
• Added new Desktop overlay button, access it via the system dashboard. Use the grip on the motion controller to bring up a keyboard, and the touchpad for mouse wheel movement.
  
• Added a VR area to the Big Picture library and removed filtering for VR titles in the Browse section
  
• Added icon in the Library view in the Steam Dashboard to show which games support motion controllers
  
• Added SteamVR to the jump list options
  
• Automatically launch SteamVR after it finishes updating
  
• Added the SteamVR tool in the SteamVR section in the Library view
  
• Added SteamVR Workshop for background images. These can be selected via Settings->In-Headset->Image.
  
• Improved scrolling when using the touchpads in the Steam interface while in your HMD
  
• Changed Play button in Big Picture to be an Exit button if you have launched the game
  
• Fixed Steam not quitting correctly when shutting down SteamVR at the same time
  
• Fixed keyboard dismissing unexpectedly when using the web browser in Big Picture
  
• Fixed cursor not appearing when using the Desktop overlay
  

• Users can now add additional action sets with their own sets of bindings. Action sets can be added/deleted/named as appropriate and selected via a binding. Note that unlike mode-shifts, action sets completely replace all currently active bindings, and can have their own mode shifts and so forth.
  
• Added New Controller Action binding types which will expand in the future with bindings that are not specific to the game, but rather higher level.
  
• Added Change Action Set Binding - sets the action set to the next or a specified action set when used.
  
• Added Show Keyboard Binding - shows the on-screen keyboard
  
• Added Take Screenshot Binding - takes a screenshot
  
• Added Joystick Click and A/B/X/Y as mode shift buttons
  
• Action set Display and Beep are now options to show what action set has been switched to
  
• Added a pop-up menu to the Big Picture overlay showing Action Set activation
  
• Added user definable action sets for legacy games.
  
• Removed hard coded desktop keyboard shortcut (stick click) and replaced it with controller action binding in the default desktop configuration.
  
• Fixed Mode Shifts getting cleared when adding a mode shift to multiple action sets
  
• Fixed action sets showing native actions rather than M/KB/Gamepad bindings in some conditions when using legacy action set
  
• Fixed a crash when going into/out of an overlay while using the Steam Controller
  
• Fixed some cases of non-steam games not applying controller settings. Ensure that "Allow Launchers" option is off for this to take effect.
  
• Fixed controllers not turning off on Suspend power mode in Desktop mode which could cause zombie controllers to be seen over wireless
  
• Fixed Horizontal Invert setting not working on Mouse Joystick
  

• Fixed crash when using TrailerTV for your screensaver
  
• Emoticons show up now in Big Picture Friends chat
  

• Fix Steam Controller input not being sent to games if the active configuration does not include gamepad inputs
  
• Fixed a rare crash on login
  

• Added advanced streaming settings to the desktop-mode Settings dialog
  
• Fixed a crash when streaming to or from a Steam client running a different version of Steam
  

• Added Steam Overlay support for games using the Vulkan graphics API
  
• Improved performance when you are a member of a large number of groups
  
• Fixed a bug preventing invites to Steam Groups from showing in the friends UI
  
• Fixed a bug which caused non-Steam games to remain in the app list after deletion
  
• Fixed a bug which caused "Hidden" status of non-Steam games to reset on every client restart
  
• Improved handling and display of certain Unicode characters in profile names
  
• Fixed an issue with some Steamworks-enabled games which caused them to crash on shutdown
  
• Added an option to display download speeds as bits per second (Mbps) instead of MB/sec, for easier comparison with the way network and internet connection speeds are traditionally reported

• Removed an error message when selecting a shortcut file through the "Add a game..." file browser
  
• Added Steam Overlay support for DirectX 12 (requires the latest Windows 10 updates)
  
• Reduced CPU usage and improved frame rates for some D3D9 and OpenGL games launched through Steam
  
• Fixed several game-specific crashes, or cases where games refused to launch through Steam

• Fixed an issue where toggling the overlay in fullscreen games could sometimes result in a loss of keyboard and mouse input
  Updated ALSA libraries in the Steam Runtime to prevent compatibility issues with newer distributions
  
• Fixed text corruption in the UI with some non-Western languages

• Added drag scrolling. Hold the mouse down on a scrollable panel and drag it up and down to scroll.
  
• Restyled mouse scroll thumbs to indicate whether content is available in the given direction
  
• Added Store Page link to game library entries in the "Manage Game" section
  
• Fixed Web Browser context menu not positioned correctly on certain screen sizes
  
• Fixed an issue where the overlay would become unresponsive if restarting a game directly after exiting it through the overlay

• Added dynamic MTU discovery to compute the optimal packet size for your local network
  
• Added streaming server support for a network performance test from the Steam Link
  
• Improved frame rate for AMD hardware-accelerated video capture of GPU-intensive games
  
• Added support for hardware accelerated encoding using NVIDIA cards (NVENC) on SteamOS/Linux
  
• Fixed black screen when streaming certain D3D 11.1 applications, such as Kodi

• Enabled scrolling in the Steam dashboard with either the Vive controller touch pad or the mouse pointer
  
• Updated the friends UI to indicate a different online status while you are in VR
  
• Added a help dialog in case Steam detects a HTC Vive that is present but not installed properly
  
• Added an "Exit Game" alternate state for the "Play Game" button when viewing a library page in VR
  
• Fixed the incorrect button footer being displayed in Steam UI when using a traditional game controller
  
• Improved touchpad feedback on the VR controller when using large swipes in the Steam dashboard
  
• Improved the library view to show all installed OpenVR applications, even non-Steam applications
  
• Disabled the Big Picture startup sound when entering SteamVR
  
• Added a warning message if the current controller or play area does not match the game requirements

• Added option to use Desktop Configuration for shortcuts to improve compatibility with intermediate launcher apps
  
• Added a menu item to edit controller configuration from the desktop-mode library context menu
  
• Added an option for Big Picture overlay when launching controller-based games from the desktop library view
  
• Games launched via the desktop client with an active Steam Controller can optionally use the Big Picture overlay.
  
• Improved reliability and performance of editing and publishing controller configurations
  
• Added the ability to save controller configurations to local disk files
  
• Added new auto-power-off options for 5 and 10 minutes
  
• Improved XInput compatibility for some games (Final Fantasy 14)
  
• Fixed Joystick Camera not sending Pad Click if you started pressing at the edge of the pad
  
• Fixed mouse horizontal inversion not respecting rotation properly
  
• Improved controller behavior when entering and exiting Standby or Suspend. Zombie controllers should no longer be shown in the controller list and controllers should be properly recognized upon return
  
• Improved handling of pure Mouse/Keyboard and mixed XInput configurations
  
• Added the ability to use other controllers alongside Steam Controllers. Games with XInput support will use whichever controller is active, other games will prefer alternate controllers when present.
  
• Fixed action set selection UI with native games with large number of action sets
  
• Fixed an issue where configuration changes would not stick with non-Steam shortcuts
  
• Added support for the on-screen keyboard without entering Big Picture mode
  
• Improved stability and window placement of desktop on-screen keyboard
  
• Reduced size of desktop on-screen keyboard
  
• Fixed haptics intensity being stuck to High if anti-deadzone was in use
  
• Setting any anti-deadzone on the joystick will now disable all joystick hardware deadzoning. Note that this can cause drift if the anti-deadzone is too large or if not using a proper anti-deadzone buffer. (Requires Firmware Update)
  
• Experimental Rumble Emulation is now available as an Application Setting. This feature tries to emulate a feel similar to rumble despite haptic actuators being a very different technology than rumble motors. (Requires Firmware Update)
  
• Fixed occasional doubled input in Big Picture when initially powering on the controller
  Added the ability to disable the X or Y axis for Joystick Move modes. This can be useful when using the Gyro to emulate a steering wheel
  
• Fixed description text for the joystick output fields of the Joystick Move and Joystick Camera modes

• Fixed crash on game launch for some older 2D games, including Plants vs. Zombies

• Restrict chat from users who do not share a friends, game server, or multiuser chat relationship with you
  
• Fixed a case where having Steam Cloud sync disabled (either globally or for an App) could cause that App to be told there were no local files found
  
• Reduced memory usage of games which integrate Steamworks cloud storage features
  
• Improved stability of games which make Steamworks API calls from multiple threads simultaneously
  

• When Steam is first launched only show up to 4 notifications for friends that are in a game, otherwise just show a single summary notification
  
• Improved performance when displaying a large list of scrollable items
  

• Added per-account Controller Personalization.
  
• Added support for Configuration Travelling, Click here for details
  
• Added Trigger Mouse Dampening options for soft pull/soft+full pull. Defaults to previous Soft Pull only mode.
  
• Added mouse region snapping support for non-mode-shifted mouse regions. Mouse regions can now snap or not-snap to previous position when they're not in use.
  
• Overlay Disabled message is now shown in Big Picture game screen when the overlay is disabled.
  
• Added New Export Save System. Unifies and simplifies exporting configurations. You can now more easily browse and save Private and Public configurations, including replacing/editing existing configurations.
  
• Added Exporting new Configuration Templates for often used configuration defaults.
  
• Added Browsing/Importing of all games configurations from any game. Useful for when you made the perfect setup in a sequel or similar game and want to use the same config as a base or verbatim.
  
• Publishing a new community configuration now requires you to have played with the configuration for at least an hour.
  
• Added additional Touch Menu selection settings to allow selection on Release Click and on Release Touch.
  
• Added Trigger Hip Fire Exclusive mode - this mode is a dual stage trigger mode that allows either soft or full pull, but once either is engaged, the other will not engage until the trigger has been released.
  
• When exiting Steam, Controller now returns to its default “lizardmode” Mouse/Keyboard state
  
• If Steam loses its ability to send input due to UAC/Control-Alt-Del prompts, controller will now attempt to drop into its default state to allow interaction with these dialogs and resume normal configuration once workable state is re-established. The controller will beep when entering/exiting this mode.
  
• Fixed bug with joystick not always sending fast taps to the left.
  
• Anti-Deadzone now obeys deadzone shape setting. For gyro applications such as Steering Wheel in Racing games, using the cross shaped deadzone will provide expected anti-deadzone behavior.
  
• Added better support for non-Steam games and applications that cannot use the Steam Overlay such as browsers, command line tools, emulators, etc.. While these applications won’t currently support some functions such as touchmenus, xinput, and controller HUD functionality, these applications will now be better detected and use their Non-Steam Game configuration when in focus.
  
• Shortcuts/Non-Steam games will also attempt to use their designated configuration when launched outside of Steam, provided Steam is running in the background, with the same limitations mentioned above.
  
• Fixed legacy bindings on configurations with native controller support not displaying/working outside of the first action set.
  
• Fixed a dead zone issue when a trackpad was used in Mouse mode
  

• Added support for streaming 5.1 audio from Windows host machines to other Steam Clients and the Steam Link. Click here for more info
  
• Fixed a issue causing framerate on the streaming client to be much lower than on the host for GPU-intensive games
  
• Added NVIDIA NVFBC encoder as a separate option under Advanced Host Settings in Big Picture mode
  
• Added logic to retry any previously-failed encoding methods whenever a new game is launched
  
• Added logic to fall back to software encoding when hardware encoding is being unreasonably slow
  
• Fixed one-pixel color misalignment in Direct3D 9 games such as Rocket League
  
• Significantly improved performance of Intel QuickSync encoding - please note that Intel has released new drivers for most of its GPUs, which are recommended for performance and stability ( http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers.html )
  
• Improved compatibility with Dragon's Lair, Space Age, and other older 2D games
  
• Improved stream quality and bitrate usage for games running below 60 fps
  
• Improved compatibility with Stronghold Crusader HD and other old DirectDraw titles
  
• Adjusted settings for Intel hardware encoding to improve compatibility with 4th and 5th gen Intel CPUs
  

• Steam notifications now display in-headset using the work-in-progress SteamVR notification system.
  
• Improved support for VR keyboard. Keyboard now positions itself better and selection bugs fixed.
  
• Fixed several places where taking an action in the desktop client would cause the VR UI to respond when in VR mode.
  

• Fixed validating local content with some filesystems
  
• Fixed a hang when starting "CrossCode" and other Chrome-based applications from Steam
  

• Added UI for pairing Bluetooth devices
  

• The Steam Subscriber Agreement has been updated for the new year. Click here to read about these changes.
  

• Updated the web browser component to Chromium version 47.0.2526.49
  
• Improved error messages for some unusual login failure cases
  
• Fixed a crash when launching games for the first time while Steam is offline
  

• Improved UI navigation when using the mouse in several areas
  
• Changed the default ambient music volume to off, this setting can be configured under the Audio Settings page
  
• Expanded the Resume and Explore part of Library, adding more rows based on friend activity and recent game updates
  
• Added a new option to control how the left Steam Controller touchpad scrolls Web pages (see "Web Browser" settings)
  
• Added a new option to the system menu, "Minimize Big Picture"
  
• Improved zooming in web browser
  
• Fixed going back to the main menu when selecting some pages inside of settings
  
• Fixed Steam Community landing page not loading in Italian
  
• Fixed being unable to navigate to the right column of Friends settings
  
• Fixed some Steam/XInput controller buttons showing up as "UNKNOWN" when binding shortcuts (ie., taking a screenshot)
  
• Fixed Exit menu popping up when just tapping the Guide button on a controller, not only on a long hold
  
• Fixed watching DOTA 2 broadcasts
  
• Fixed several crashes
  

• Fixed failing to send some special characters to games through the Big Picture overlay keyboard
  
• Fixed The Beginner's Guide crashing on startup
  
• Improved multi-monitor support for the Steam Link
  

• Fixed Steam Controller failing to work after exiting and relaunching Big Picture mode without restarting Steam
  
• Fixed web pages displaying at 1/4 of their correct size under Big Picture
  

• Fixed an unexpected 60fps framerate cap when broadcasting is enabled
  

• Switched the Steam UI to use the VR dashboard on Windows for Oculus devices.
  

• Added game controller mouse emulation for game launchers, use right trigger to click
  
• Added new advanced host and advanced client options. Some settings, such as hardware encoder choice, are only accessible from Big Picture mode
  
• Updated game capture modes for improved consistency and reliability
  
• Reduced frame-rate impact of running Big Picture mode while streaming
  
• Improved interactions with third-party overlays such as Uplay
  
• Improved video stream quality when AMD hardware encoding is enabled
  
• Fixed some known causes of black screen flashes
  
• Fixed issues when switching games or when transitioning from launcher to game
  
• Fixed many framerate issues with capture on NVIDIA SLI systems
  

The list of changes here are too numerous to call out, so we have made an overview of the changes.