Here is how to enable Device discovery in Windows 11 Developer Mode. You can turn on Device discovery using the Settings app and Registry.

How To Enable Developer Mode Enabling Developer Mode is simple: open up the Options menu when in-game. In the General tab, there'll be a 'Development mode' setting, set to a cross by default.

1. Turn on Developer Mode To start things off, we need to make sure that the Steam Deck has Developer Mode enabled. Here's how to do that.

With Developer Mode on and the handheld restarted, it's time to head to the Steam Deck's Desktop mode for the next stage of the Decky Loader install process.