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Tested: First look at the new Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs with console-style gaming UI

Microsoft confirms Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs coming in 2026, and I tested the new console-style gaming interface on a ...
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Microsoft details Windows 11 fixes for taskbar, ads, Copilot

Microsoft released a new preview update for Windows 11 on December 1, 2025, targeting taskbar crashes, auto-hide glitches, and broader shell reliability problems that have frustrated users for months.

Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April

When Asus and Microsoft launched the ROG Xbox Ally X last summer, it came with a bespoke controller-driven full-screen ...

Every Windows 11 PC will soon become an XBOX, here’s how

For years, we have relied on Steam’s Big Picture mode to turn our PCs into consoles. Thanks to its controller-friendly ...

Microsoft to bring its console interface to Windows 11 PCs with 'Xbox Mode'

Xbox Mode brings new full-screen interface designed for controller-based gaming will, expanding Xbox FSE beyond handhelds such as Asus ROG Xbox Ally ...

Windows 11 gets game-optimized Xbox Mode

Originally developed for the handheld PC Xbox Ally: The Xbox Mode, Microsoft's game-optimized Windows interface, is coming to ...
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Forget Windows 11. These mad lads made Linux look like Windows XP!

PC users who want to relive the nostalgia of an older Windows interface can download the free Linux distribution Q4OS and install the XPQ4 G UI. The GUI makes it possible to activate different ...