xbox mode

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...

Microsoft’s new Xbox “Full Screen Experience” for Windows 11 — a controller‑first, console‑style shell that ships on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally family — can be enabled on other Windows 11 machines today via supported Insider channels or, for advanced users, by applying community workarounds; the...

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...

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...

The first time you boot the Xbox full‑screen experience on an OG ROG Ally, it feels like someone quietly unhooked Windows from the device and slid a console‑style launcher in its place — but the reality is more pragmatic and far more interesting: Microsoft has layered a controller‑first Xbox...

Microsoft’s new handheld-focused “Xbox mode” for Windows 11 is already being run on existing Windows handhelds — in some cases by users who have forced the mode early via Insider/Release Preview builds and system tweaks — giving owners of devices like the original ASUS ROG Ally and other Windows...

Microsoft's new handheld-focused, full‑screen Xbox interface for Windows 11 can already be unlocked on many in‑market Windows handhelds thanks to a Release Preview of the Windows 11 25H2 update and a handful of community-discovered switches — meaning you don't have to wait for the ROG Xbox...

Microsoft’s new handheld-focused Xbox Mode — the full-screen, controller-first Xbox experience layered on Windows 11 — is already being run on a wide range of in-market Windows handhelds, and community ports plus an Insider-channel push mean owners of existing devices can try the experience now...

Microsoft’s handheld gambit has quietly moved from concept to something you can try on your own device: a controller‑first, full‑screen “Xbox” experience built into Windows 11 is rolling out as part of the platform’s handheld work, and enthusiasts are already using the new handheld view and...

The community has already started peeling back the seams of the ROG Xbox Ally’s new “Xbox Mode,” and hobbyist modders have managed to run the console-style, full‑screen Xbox experience on a range of other Windows handhelds — a development that short-circuits manufacturer timelines, accelerates...

Microsoft’s handheld push has taken a new turn: the Xbox-style, full‑screen “Xbox Mode” that will ship as the default experience on the ROG Xbox Ally family is already appearing on other Windows 11 handhelds — in community builds and hacks — ahead of the Ally’s retail launch, forcing a rapid...

Windows handheld owners who’ve been frustrated by Windows’ desktop baggage can try Microsoft’s new Xbox‑focused, controller‑first “Xbox mode” today — without waiting for the retail 25H2 release — by enrolling in the Xbox Insider previews and switching on the compact/full‑screen Xbox UX in the...

Windows 11 is pushing the envelope for PC gamers by introducing a full-screen Xbox mode—a feature designed to transform your device into a console-like gaming machine right from boot-up. This bold update, featured in an in-development build under the Gaming language pack, offers an experience...