An update to the Steam client was just released a short time ago.
The update will automatically download through Steam or will download the next time you start up the Steam client.
- Improved caching of images/icons fetched over HTTP and used inside client UI (avatars, achievement images, etc)
- Windows 7 jump list improvements
- Improved Steam Cloud transfer protocol performance/reliability when syncing large files
- Consistency improvements for stats and achievements
- Improved network communication work
- Added password support to steam://connect command for connecting to game servers. The proper syntax is: steam://connect/[IP:Port]/[password]
- Fix for the overlay sometimes not detecting input messages in games with different focus and active hwnds
- Optimized the stats and achievements system's disk usage
- Fixed cloud games attempting to sync when the client is in offline mode
The update will automatically download through Steam or will download the next time you start up the Steam client.