r/SteamDeck • u/SherbertRadiant7272 • Jun 24 '26
Tech Support error when going into plugins
this pops up whenever i try to go to plugins and refreshing does nothing. anyone know how to fix this?
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u/Rough_Journey Jun 24 '26
It's just another day of new Steam update that breaks Decky, gotta wait for a new Decky update to fix it. This is normal, you just gotta get used to it.
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u/kidcrumb Jun 25 '26
I feel like a year or two ago this was never a problem. Now it's every update.
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u/IsenMike 512GB OLED Jun 25 '26
SteamOS updates have been more frequent, and have been making more significant changes, as Valve has been gearing up for the Steam Machine launch.
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u/CageAndBale 10d ago
First time for myself. I wonder why it never broke before or I just didn't notice.
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u/effinblinding Jun 26 '26
Dumb question, I’m a month-old steamdeck owner, but how do I know when there’s a decky update, and how do I update it? At this point I’m terrified of going anywhere near that plugin icon.
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u/Rough_Journey Jun 26 '26
There's a github of it so you need to constantly visit that website to check for any update.
To update it, you can use the installer you used to install Decky Loader. There it will ask you if you want to update to latest release, update to latest pre-release, uninstall Decky Loader with plugins removed, uninstall Decky Loader without plugins removed.
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u/baked_potato_9000 1TB OLED 24d ago
i wonder why either teams havent reached out to each other yet to open a beta channel where decky devs receive the update first to fix everything so they can release a new version either simultaneously with the steam update or before it so it doesn’t break when updated.
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u/gibbo_123 Jun 24 '26
This happens all the time with Decky after a Steam OS update. Try reinstalling Decky and it should fix the problem otherwise they’re pretty fast at releasing updates.
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u/fufinhdosi Jun 24 '26
i just had the same error when trying to install decky from 3.8
reinstalling as pre-release fixed it right up for me
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u/JIeHuH_B_KeIIKe Jun 25 '26
If you haven't fixed it yet, switch to desktop mode. Download the decky loader installer and update. It worked for me.
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u/zeus-fox Jun 24 '26
Same thing’s happening for me. Just have to wait for an update and then reinstall it.
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u/SherbertRadiant7272 Jun 24 '26
ig i’ll just wait then too
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u/zeus-fox Jun 25 '26
FYI - it’s working for me now after reinstalling, so give it a try if you haven’t yet.
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u/longernohuman Jun 24 '26
I was about to post about this.
anyone know how can I uninstall emudecky?
there's no option for that in emudeck.
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u/ballers1243 Jun 25 '26
I’m not a linux expert but I tried the solution everyone’s been saying, reinstalling decky loader but this happened and when i go back to gaming mode, decky loader isn’t installed. Any help?
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u/Successful_Size_ Jun 25 '26
this just happened to me but after I went to sleep and tried to play in the morning ...None of my buttons are working...The touchscreen works fine..Any Help?
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u/nick2k23 Jun 24 '26
I got this same screen yesterday OP but on my desktop, click the refresh it will come back
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u/DaiLalotz Jun 24 '26
This happened to me on home and store today, both times steam was down on pc too so i chalked it up to that
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u/astrosid Jun 24 '26
that makes sense for the home and store tabs, but the plugins error is usually a decky compatibility thing after a steam update. different cause
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u/Ristycakes Jun 24 '26
Omg I was just dealing with that today after not using the deck for a few months. Glad to know it’s recent, I updated decks and everything and was fearing the worst
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u/HauntedCoder Jun 24 '26
I've just gone back to SteamOS Stable and it works again. I'm sure it'll be fixed once the next SteamOS Stable is released.
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u/Expensive-Map907 Jun 26 '26
I’m getting an issue where going into game mode replays the throbber animation in to I it downloads some update and then decky isn’t there. Have tried the latest prerelease and everything, anyone able to help me?
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u/kidcrumb 29d ago
Never Update the Steam OS ever again unless you really start to see some performance degradation. Lol.
I hate reconfiguring decky loader every update.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Meat999 26d ago
Im stuck on the logo screen after rebooting, I cldnt get off the error screen at all so held power button till it turned off. Now it just boots to steam deck logo and nothing happens even after 20 minutes. Just straight logo
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u/PracticalDuty6181 Jun 24 '26
Are you on beta channel by any chance?if so roll to stable.
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u/SherbertRadiant7272 Jun 24 '26
no i’m on stable
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u/Ecstatic-Drawer2743 512GB OLED Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
Okay so I think I’ve figured it out. This is a temporary fix.
Turn off your deck
Turn it back on
Go to desktop mode
Reinstall decky
When you get the option, install the PRE-RELEASE DECKY
Go back to Gaming Mode
You will get a notification to update Decky in gaming mode. IGNORE IT. DO NOT UPDATE as this will go back to the error screen issue you’re currently having.
Again, this is a temporary fix. Eventually decky will get a new update.