How can I get Steam to download games / update games when I am away?
Sometimes I am playing a game while watching some streaming, and then fall asleep in the middle of it. Any pending downloads won't start until I manually resume it. I already have some applications like this, but I automatically turn off my PC when I fall asleep to prevent wasting any electricity. Is there some way to make downloads automatically resume after being away for a certain amount of time?
Best Answer
If you have the mobile app, it allows you to remote control the download of games to your devices.
Steam would have to be currently running on the remote machine though.
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How do I make Steam games update right away?
Here's how you can customize updates per game:Can Steam install games while off?
As we said above, Steam can't download games when your computer is in Sleep Mode. But, if you find yourself confronted by an enormous download, and want to try downloading it overnight, you can. You can tweak settings on your computer to stop it from automatically shutting down.Why does Steam schedule updates so far away?
The game's update has just gone live - and steam cannot handle thousands of people all downloading it at the same time, so it staggers the various updates to ensure that everyone is able to get a fast and reliable download.Why is Steam not auto updating games?
From the upper-left corner of the window, click on Steam. Now, navigate to Settings. In the left side-panel click on the Downloads tab. From the right section, under Download Restrictions, check the Only auto-update games between option.Fix Issues With Steam Downloads | Steam Downloads Not Working \u0026 Stuck
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If you have manually paused it then you have resume it manually.Also You can limit you bandwidth to lowest (25kbps I guess) so it won't affect the speed and quality of streaming videos. Or any other speed is preferable to you. Go in Steam Settings>Downloads>Limit your speed etc. Good luck
Answer 3
You can allow Steam to background download games on a per-game basis via the properties menu of each game.
If you disable this on all games via Steam settings, then the downloads should resume as soon as you quit a game.
Edit:
Here's a question that has a lot more details about these settings: How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?
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