windows handhelds

Microsoft’s handheld moment has finally arrived: the ROG Xbox Ally X pairs ASUS’ ROG handheld engineering with Microsoft’s Xbox front end to deliver a Windows 11 portable that promises console‑grade controls and near‑desktop PC power — but it still arrives with software rough edges, library...

Windows 11’s new console-style “Xbox” experience is no longer just a marketing demo for a single handheld: Microsoft has layered a full‑screen, controller‑first shell into Windows 11 that can be enabled on supported handheld PCs and — with caution — tested on other devices. This Full Screen...

Ayaneo’s Next II has re-emerged as a deliberately ambitious flagship: the company’s latest redesign teases high-end controls, an 8‑inch (or larger) premium display, and internal engineering aimed at housing AMD’s most powerful mobile APUs — all while the firm continues to withhold firm pricing...

Microsoft’s console-style Full Screen Experience has finally arrived for MSI’s Claw handhelds via the Windows 11 Insider preview, offering a controller-first launcher, measurable runtime trimming, and modest frame‑rate gains — but it’s a preview feature with real-world caveats that owners should...

The past week’s gadget headlines traded big‑budget handheld ambition for a reminder that sometimes the smallest fixes matter most: Kevin Bates’ tiny Arduboy gets a modern refresh with the Arduboy FX‑C, several boutique handheld PC makers pushed new high‑power hardware into crowdfunded territory...

Microsoft’s console-style handheld mode for Windows — the Full Screen Experience that launched on the ROG Xbox Ally — is now rolling out to more Windows handhelds, including the MSI Claw, via the Windows 11 Insider Preview (Build 26220.7051), and eager testers can enable it today if they meet...

Microsoft’s latest Insider cumulative — delivered as Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7051 (KB5067115) — places a permissioned, multimodal Copilot directly on the taskbar and expands a console-style Full Screen Experience (FSE) for handheld Windows devices, while rolling out a handful of...

Microsoft’s October roll-up for Xbox and PC brings a rare combination of hardware-ready system features, cloud expansions, and platform-side refinements that promise faster first‑play launches, better cloud reach, and a more handheld‑friendly Windows experience — but the real impact will depend...

Microsoft’s new full‑screen, controller‑first “Xbox” experience for Windows 11 — the mode shipping on the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally family — is not just a cosmetic skin: it’s a layered, console‑style shell built on the Xbox PC app and Game Bar that trims desktop baggage, centralizes your games, and...

Microsoft has finally given IT admins a supported, first‑party way to remove select preinstalled Microsoft Store apps from managed devices — a device‑level policy for Windows 11 Enterprise and Education (version 25H2) that replaces brittle removal scripts and complex imaging workflows with Group...

Microsoft and ASUS have delivered an intriguing experiment: a controller‑first, console‑style launcher layered on top of Windows 11 — the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) — shipping first on the ROG Xbox Ally family, but right now it’s a promising step that still falls short of a seamless...

The first time you boot the Xbox full‑screen experience on an original ROG Ally, it looks and feels like someone quietly replaced Windows with a console‑style launcher — but the reality is both more pragmatic and more interesting: Microsoft layered a controller‑first Xbox shell on top of Windows...

Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally X delivers a genuinely next‑generation handheld experience, and an enthusiast comparison shows it can run noticeably better on a SteamOS‑style Fedora build — Bazzite OS — than on the factory Windows 11 image, with improvements in sustained frame‑rates, frame‑time consistency...

The Xbox Ally has arrived with big promises and an even bigger roadmap — Microsoft and ASUS shipped two handhelds that aim to blend the Xbox ecosystem with a purpose-built Windows handheld experience, and the first software updates already outline a clear direction for where the platform will go...

Microsoft and ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) have pushed handheld PC gaming into a new chapter with the ROG Xbox Ally and the higher-end ROG Xbox Ally X — two handhelds built in close partnership with Xbox that marry Windows 11, Xbox software features, and ROG hardware refinements into devices...

ASUS and Microsoft’s ROG Xbox Ally lands as a pragmatic reimagining of the Windows handheld: a compact, controller‑first device that ships with Windows 11 and a purpose‑built, full‑screen Xbox experience designed to make PC gaming feel like a console without giving up Windows’ openness. The...

Customizing Windows 11’s system sounds is a fast, high‑impact way to make your PC feel personal and less noisy — and it’s simpler than most users expect. In this guide you’ll get a concise, step‑by‑step walkthrough for changing system and notification sounds, re‑enabling the classic...

Update 2.2 for DOOM: The Dark Ages lands with a clear handheld-first focus, adding Steam Deck verification, a new handheld autodetect mode, per-device settings, and explicit performance targets for the latest wave of Windows gaming handhelds — a major step that finally makes the game...

The ROG Xbox Ally X arrives as the most ambitious Windows handheld yet: a hardware-first redesign that pushes native PC performance higher while leaning on a new Xbox full‑screen experience and a Handheld Compatibility Program intended to tell you, up front, whether a game will run well on a...

ASUS and Microsoft’s Xbox-branded ROG Xbox Ally X raises the bar for Windows handhelds by delivering a rare combination of raw performance, refined ergonomics, and an ecosystem push that intentionally treats Windows like a handheld-first platform — but the product still exposes the hard truth...