

Simply go back to the “Family” tab again and click “Manage this computer”. You can have up to 10 computers under this setup, and you can also stop others from using your Steam games by deauthorizing them. It will then ask you to enter the name of the user's PC account and an email will be sent to the game’s owner to grant them access. When the user you are sharing games on Steam with logs in, when they launch a game you have shared with them, they will have a pop-up window appear. Users that check in to Steam on this computer will appear and you can tick whichever ones you want to game share with. In this tab, you want to go to the “Family Library Section” and tick the box that says “Authorize Library Sharing on this computer”. Again, make sure you are logged onto the friend or family member’s PC that you want to share games with.

Ensure this option is enabled.Īfter this, you want to go to the option that is titled “Family”. After this, a new window will appear where you need to click “Account” and then find the “Manage Steam Guard Account Security” function. You can do this by clicking “Steam” in the top left corner and going to “Settings”. You also need to complete the process on the computer you want to enable this for.Īdditionally, you need to make sure that Steam Guard Security is enabled.

Once this has been completed, you can log in to your account where you will be able to complete the next stage of the process. In order to share games on Steam, the first step is to ensure everyone involved has a Steam account.
