Help, my Steam font bugged out

All Discussions > Steam Forums > Help and Tips > Topic Details

prophetXCIII 23 Dec, 2024 @ 12:40am

So I launch Steam as usual only to be greeted by white square shadows on top of all letters and tirquoise shadows on top of store images. I can't see my game titles or store details... Sometimes, letters in the "settings" section fix themselves for as long as I hover my mouse... I tried using SteamSetup, I reinstalled Windows (10), no luck. If anyone had a similar past experience or has a recommendation or effective solution, feel free to share?
Thanks in advance.

< >

Showing 1-6 of 6 comments

xarvn 23 Dec, 2024 @ 2:17am

Try the following:

Right-click the desktop shortcut to the Steam client and select "Properties" and the "Shortcut" tab.
In the "Target" box add a single space and the text "-cef-disable-gpu." If Steam is installed in the default location the text should read:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" -cef-disable-gpu
Click "Apply" and "OK" to close the window.
Exit Steam through Steam > Exit.
Start Steam with the modified shortcut.

Did that fix the problem?

Gaea 23 Dec, 2024 @ 5:15am

I had the same problem, and this fixed it for me. Thank you!

xarvn 23 Dec, 2024 @ 5:57am

After you get things working so that menus are readable, disable "GPU accelerated rendering in web views" in Steam > Settings > Interface. This does the same thing as the shortcut with the added advantage of working if you have Steam set to launch at Windows startup.

prophetXCIII 23 Dec, 2024 @ 1:15pm

Thank you! I actually started with the second method where I went to Interface, then ticked off all, then restarted. Fixed!

xarvn 23 Dec, 2024 @ 3:54pm

Glad thing worked out!

that protogen goober 12 hours ago

Originally posted by xarvn:
Try the following:
Right-click the desktop shortcut to the Steam client and select "Properties" and the "Shortcut" tab.
In the "Target" box add a single space and the text "-cef-disable-gpu." If Steam is installed in the default location the text should read:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe" -cef-disable-gpu
Click "Apply" and "OK" to close the window.
Exit Steam through Steam > Exit.
Start Steam with the modified shortcut.
Did that fix the problem?

hi, im having a similar problem after a BSOD and trying this didnt solve the problem are there any other solutions?