Steam gui does not open

After closing the window the steam gui does not open again after the latest update. The tray icon is still there but i cant access my library the store or anything similar. It only opens up again after deleting config.vdf

On a unrelated note is there a way i can globally change the windows version for wine and proton without doing it from winecfg manually each time? Did not see this issue as something huge enough to make a post over

System:
  Kernel: 6.4.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.1.1
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=e6088794-001d-4306-b60f-b8de88f9af6e rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    resume=UUID=3a71adf5-560e-4927-bcfe-a7734552344a loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.6 tk: Qt v: 5.15.10 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
    dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: GAME GARAJ product: TRACER XL v: REV:1.0
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: GAME GARAJ model: TRACER XL v: REV:1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: E17F5IE2.100 date: 01/22/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 44.4 Wh (96.9%) condition: 45.8/51.3 Wh (89.4%)
    volts: 12.8 min: 11.4 model: MSI BIF0_9 type: Li-ion serial: N/A
    status: not charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-10750H bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet Lake
    gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check built: 2020 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
    model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xF6
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB
    L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1100 high: 2600 min/max: 800/5000 scaling:
    driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 800 2: 2600 3: 800
    4: 2600 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12: 800
    bogomips: 62399
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
    ports: active: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9bc4
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q]
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia v: 535.54.03
    alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 530.xx+
    status: current (as of 2023-05) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx
    process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: none empty: HDMI-A-1
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2520 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: iris
    gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: eDP-1-1 model: AU Optronics 0x978f built: 2020
    res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 128 gamma: 1.2 size: 382x215mm (15.04x8.46")
    diag: 438mm (17.3") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.54.03 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
    bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:06c8 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.4.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.72 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:06f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: br-5dba8f5c9f8d state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: docker0 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: unknown mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-3: tailscale0 state: unknown speed: -1 duplex: full mac: N/A
  IF-ID-4: veth7e2e959 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full
    mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-14:3 chip-ID: 8087:0026
    class-ID: e001
  Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down
    bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes
    address: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.27 TiB used: 351.17 GiB (15.1%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA2000M8500G
    size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: S5Z44101 temp: 44.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD20JDRW-11C7VS0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
    tech: HDD rpm: 4800 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1034 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 448.46 GiB size: 448.46 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 351.17 GiB (78.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 900 KiB (0.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 448.46 GiB size: 448.46 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 351.17 GiB (78.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 448.46 GiB size: 448.46 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 351.17 GiB (78.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 448.46 GiB size: 448.46 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 351.17 GiB (78.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.45 GiB used: 482.8 MiB (3.1%)
    priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 17 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 75.0 C pch: 61.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia
    temp: 68 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 373 Uptime: 5m wakeups: 1 Memory: available: 15.45 GiB
  used: 6.38 GiB (41.3%) Init: systemd v: 253 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 13.1.1 clang: 15.0.7 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 3190 libs: 652 tools: octopi,paru pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Shell: Zsh
  v: 5.9 running-in: kitty inxi: 3.3.27
Garuda (2.6.16-1):
  System install date:     2023-05-14
  Last full system update: 2023-07-04
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio nvidia-dkms
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:            

Try reinstalling these libraries:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam/Troubleshooting#Missing_taskbar_menu

Didnt do much. I did found the solution on the same wiki page so thanks anyway m8. Turns out it was the new steam ui not working well with the nvidia drivers. Using the old ui with the -vgui parameter or downgrading the nvidia driver solves the issue acording to arch wiki

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You can also try disabling GPU accelerated rendering in web views in settings>interface in the new UI if it's not already disabled

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