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Cannot create desktop shortcut when there is no steam account user image #489

@Gazman16

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@Gazman16

Describe the bug
When I try to create a desktop shortcut for an acoount without a user image, the shortcut creation fails with an error.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Right click on account with no user image
  2. hover over Create shortcut
  3. select any of Offline, Online etc from the selection menu
  4. See error, no shortcut created.

Expected behavior
A desktop shortcut should be created.

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  • OS: [Win 11 latest updates as of Nov 2025]

Additional context
Suggest that when no user image exists a default image is used to ensure the desktop shortcut is created.

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