How to Increase Steam Deck Download Speed
Make sure your Steam Deck is connected to a 5 GHz Wi-Fi network instead of 2.4 GHz; you'll get a much faster connection!
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Close any background applications that might be eating up your bandwidth. More speed for your downloads!
Update Steam and your Steam Deck OS. Sometimes updates include improvements to network performance.
If possible, use a wired connection through a USB-C to Ethernet adapter. Wired beats wireless every time!
Reset your router. Sometimes a good ol' reboot can resolve network speed issues.
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