The hub or dock must have enough ports to accommodate the mouse and keyboard.
Plug your mouse and keyboard into the hub or dock.
Your Steam Deck will automatically recognize the mouse and keyboard, and you could start using them right away.
This procedure only works for Bluetooth devices.
Select themousefrom the list of available devices.
Place yourkeyboardinto pairing mode, and select it when it appears in the list of available devices.
On the desktop, tap theBluetooth iconon the lower right part of the task bar.
If you’ve already paired Bluetooth devices and don’t see this option, click or tap+instead.
Put your mouse in pairing mode, then select it and tapNextwhen it appears in the list.
Tap or choose the+in the Bluetooth menu.
Put your keyboard into pairing mode, then select it and tap or clickNextwhen it appears in the list.
If prompted, throw in the provided PIN using your keyboard then pressenter.
Why Connect a Mouse and Keyboard to Steam Deck?
The other reason to connect a mouse and keyboard to a Steam Deck is the setting called desktop mode.
FAQ
Press theSteam+X buttonstobring up the on-screen keyboard on the Steam Deck.
Use the same key combination to end the virtual keyboard.
Toconnect your Steam Deck to a TV, you need an HDMI to USB-C adaptor.
Then, go toSteam>tweaks>Bluetoothand choose them in the list of available devices.
Toconnect a Steam Deck to your PC, use the Winpinator app.
