I've recently received a Steam friend request from someone I think I know, but I am not absolutely sure. Sadly, he has no useful information in his profile page. Is there any way I can get in touch with said user to try and figure out who they are before deciding what to do with their friend request?
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If you want to do this without starting Steam and logging in, you can modify the setting in the Windows registry. The autostart checkbox is directly tied to a registry key — simply deleting it is all the Steam client does when said checkbox is unchecked.
Navigate to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and delete the Steam key. Or as a .reg file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"Steam"=-
Actually, there is a way. In your friends list, click the drop-down arrow and there will be a "View Facebook Page" link if they've linked their accounts.
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Best Answer
A reliable way to contact another user who is not a friend is to get into a small group with them. If he's not part of any small groups that you can join, you can create a group and invite them to the group.
Then you can navigate to the groups under your friends list and start a chat like you would with a friend.