WindowsOnDeck

About

WindowsOnDeck: Automatic configuration Tool for Windows 11 running on a Steam Deck.

What does this include?

All items are optional, with checkboxes to enable / disable them

Windows Tweaks

• Disable Hibernation
• Set CPU Idle Min to 0% (Reduce fan speed)
• Disable Password on wake from sleep
• Set internal Clock to UTC
• Disable GameDVR
• Remove OneDrive
• Disable Unneeded Services
• Cleanup Windows
• Set display scaling to 100% down from 125%

Downloads

• APU Chipset Drivers from Valve
• Audio Drivers 1/2 from Valve (cs35l41)
• Audio Drivers 2/2 from Valve (NAU88L21)
• Wireless LAN Drivers from Windows Update
• Bluetooth Drivers from Windows Update
• MicroSD Card Reader Drivers from Windows Update
• VC++ All in One Redistributable
• DirectX Setup
• DotNet 6.0
• ViGEmBus Setup
• RivaTuner Setup
• Steam Deck Tools
• EqualizerAPO
• EqualizerAPO VST Plugin
• Playnite Game Launcher
• Steam
• CRU - Custom Resolution Utility
• Ciphrays Custom Binary for CRU

Based on the powershell scripts from CelesteHeartsong

Instructions for Install

• Download ZIP package from releases page.
• Extract to a directory
• Run WindowsOnDeck.exe
• Click Next after agreeing you take responsibility.
• Select Windows Tweaks to Install - by default the first four are enabled, with the others being optional - scroll down.
• Click next to apply windows tweaks.
• Select which downloads to enable - all are enabled by default
• Click next to Download files
• Click next to install files, and apply configuration. Please note, if you are prompted to restart at any point - say NO.
  • APU Graphics drivers will probably prompt for a restart, say 'NO'
  • EquilizerAPO will create a popup asking which audio device to apply to.
    • Select "Speakers"
    • Move to the next tab (Capture Devices) and select "Microphone"
• Click next to view the final page
• Reboot Steam Deck with the close button.

CRU

If you selected to install CRU, you will need to follow the steps from here: https://baldsealion.com/Refresh-Rate-and-RTSS.html There will be a shortcut on the desktop, and the custom binary file can be found at c:\CRU\steamdeck.bin

Controller Setup

If you selected to install Steam Deck Tools, you can follow the guide here to customise your controller layouts: https://baldsealion.com/Controller-Setup.html

Demo of usage

Here on Youtube

In parallels on a mac, not on steam deck so there is an error you can see when SteamDeckTools starts ^^