Xbox Mode has improved quite a bit since its launch several months ago.

TL;DR: Microsoft's new Xbox Fullscreen Experience app, designed for handheld Windows 11 25H2 gaming PCs, optimizes system resources by disabling non-gaming functions, freeing up about 1GB of RAM.

Xbox Mode delivers a console-like experience on PC, but blank secondary monitors may frustrate users who rely on multitasking while gaming.

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft's Xbox Full Screen Experience (or FSE) for Windows 11 debuted with the ROG Xbox Ally gaming handhelds last month, marking the first time the OS ...

The Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds has evolved into a fully-fledged "Xbox Mode" available for all Windows 11 PCs after a brief period locked to Xbox Ally, and ...

Braver PC users than I have taken the plunge and unlocked Microsoft’s new Windows 11 “Xbox Mode”. Announced alongside the new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, it shuts off processes and software that operate ...

Microsoft has started rolling out Xbox mode to Windows 11 devices, including laptops, desktop PCs and tablets, just like it promised in March. The mode, which debuted on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X ...

The Xbox mode aims to bridge the gap between Windows and Xbox consoles. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who ...

As Microsoft works its way to releasing the next generation Xbox (not slated to arrive until 2027), the company is also aiming to make the Xbox platform a one-stop shop for gamers. On Monday, ...

Windows 11 Release Preview KB5089570 brings Xbox Mode, AI taskbar agents, and File Explorer improvements to Insiders on version 26H1.

Xbox is turning 25 this year, and Microsoft is celebrating with one of the most exciting updates Windows gamers have been waiting for. Starting in April, Xbox mode will be rolling out to Windows 11 on ...

This is an Xbox. If you’re reading these words on any kind of web-connected screen, especially if it’s a Windows PC, Microsoft wants you to think that. To double down on its everything, everywhere, ...