This tutorial will show you how to change the theme of the Game Bar screen to light, dark, or current Windows theme for your account in Windows 11.
You can open the Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 11 device.
The Home Bar is the bar at the top of the Game Bar screen. Your favorites will appear on the Home Bar for quicker access to widgets.
The Controller Bar is a view of the Game Bar that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller.
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/customize-game-bar-on-windows-10
Here's How:
1 Open the Game Bar (Win+G).
2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the Home Bar...
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove favorite widgets on the Home Bar of the Game Bar screen for your account in Windows 11.
You can open the Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 11 device.
The Home Bar is the bar at the top of the Game Bar screen. Your favorites will appear on the Home Bar for quicker access to widgets.
You can add and remove your favorite widgets on the Home Bar.
Audio – Get the perfect mix by adjusting the sound levels of your game, chat, and background apps.
Capture – Record a clip or take a screenshot when something awesome happens.
From the developer – Stay in the know from the creators of your favorite games.
Gallery – Your game clips and...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off open Controller Bar using the Xbox button on a Xbox game controller when not over a game for your account in Windows 11.
The Controller Bar is a view of the Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11 that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller, including standard controllers, the Elite Controller Series 2, and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
When you press the Xbox button on a controller when over a game, the Xbox Game Bar will open by default.
When you press the Xbox button on a controller when not over a game, the Controller Bar will open by default.
You can turn on or off Open Controller Bar using button on a controller not over a game. When turned off, the Xbox...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off open Controller Bar automatically when a Xbox controller is connected for your account in Windows 11.
The Controller Bar is a view of the Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11 that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller, including standard controllers, the Elite Controller Series 2, and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/apps-help/xbox-controller-bar-for-windows
EXAMPLE: Xbox Controller Bar
Here's How:
1 Open the Xbox Game Bar (Win+G).
2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the Game Bar. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Shortcuts on the left side of Settings.
4 Check (on) or uncheck (off -...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing open widgets on the desktop when Controller Bar is opened for your account in Widows 11.
The Controller Bar is a view of the Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11 that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller, including standard controllers, the Elite Controller Series 2, and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
When you open Game Bar, a variety of Xbox gaming activities are at your fingertips. Select a feature from the Widget Menu and it’ll pop up as a widget. Many of these can be moved, resized, or pinned to your screen.
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/apps-help/xbox-controller-bar-for-windows
EXAMPLE: Show widgets when Controller Bar...
This tutorial will show you how to open the Xbox Controller Bar in Windows 11.
The Controller Bar is a view of the Game Bar on Windows 11 that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller, including standard controllers, the Elite Controller Series 2, and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
Through the Controller Bar, you can open:
The Xbox Home Bar (which gives access to Game Bar)
One of your three most recently played games
The Xbox app for Windows
Your most recently used apps
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/apps-help/xbox-controller-bar-for-windows
You may have to sign in to your Xbox account when you first open the Controller Bar.
Option One: Open Xbox Controller Bar from Xbox...
This tutorial will show you how to connect an Xbox Wireless Controller to your Windows 11 PC.
Many PC games let you play with an Xbox Wireless Controller instead of a keyboard or mouse. Connect your controller to a Windows device by using a USB cable, the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows, or Bluetooth. Some Windows devices also come with Xbox Wireless functionality built in so that you can connect a controller directly without an adapter.
References:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/controller/connect-xbox-wireless-controller-to-pc
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/accessories/xbox-controller-functionality-operating-systems...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable variable refresh rate (VRR) for your account in Windows 11.
Variable refresh rate (VRR) allows a monitor with VRR capabilities, including AMD’s FreeSync, Nvidia’s G-SYNC, and VESA DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync, to automatically adjust its refresh rate based on the frame rate of the image being displayed. The feature enables VRR support for DirectX 11 full screen games that do not support VRR natively.
When variable refresh rate is turned on, you get higher frame rates and helps reduce screen tearing in games that don't support VRR by default.
References:
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/navigating-the-redesigned-graphics-settings-page/...
This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Saved Games folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Saved Games folder (shell:SavedGames) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Saved Games folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved games.
If you like, you can move the Saved Games folder and its content to a location you want it at instead.
If the current Videos folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path.
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When playing a game on your Windows PC, gamers want and deserve the best performance possible and that requires maximizing their PC resources for the gameplay experience. Through a new setting in Efficiency mode, Microsoft Edge helps improve gaming performance on Windows 10 and 11 to help keep games running fast and smooth by...
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Microsoft has added a new exclusive Clarity Boost feature to Microsoft Edge that enhances console games with Xbox Cloud Gaming. Clarity Boost is a spatial upscaling enhancement that makes streaming games look clearer and sharper while playing in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and 11. It uses a set of...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable open Game Bar using the Xbox button on a Xbox game controller for your account in Windows 11.
You can open the Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 11 device.\\
When you open Game Bar, a variety of Xbox gaming activities are at your fingertips. Select a feature from the Widget Menu and it’ll pop up as a widget. Many of these can be moved, resized, or pinned to your screen.
Xbox Game Bar has customization options that let you quickly jump between your game and favorite activities.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22616, Windows Insiders who like to game on their PCs with an Xbox Controller on the latest Insider Preview builds...
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