Your Windows 11 PC is about to feel a lot more like an Xbox

Starting April 2026, Microsoft will roll out Xbox Mode to all Windows 11 PCs for console-like gaming, a full-screen interface, and easy controller use.

Microsoft confirms 'Xbox Mode' rollout for Windows 11 and reveals more plans for PC-console hybrid Project Helix

Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Mode gaming layer to Windows 11 next month, and confirms devs will get hands-on with Project Helix in 2027.
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Want to Run Android Apps, Games on Your PC? Try These 5 Programs

You can plug in your phone, download an emulator, or install the Google Play Store to access Android apps on your computer. Some tinkering may be required.
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Xbox Mode, Formerly Xbox Full Screen Experience, Finally Launches On Windows 11 In April

Xbox Mode, formerly known as Xbox Fullscreen Experience, will start shipping on Windows 11 in April. Hot on the heels of its GDC panel divulging some of the first details on its next-generation ...
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'Xbox Mode' For Windows 11 Is Progress, And It Could Shape Microsoft's Project Helix Console

As part of this week's GDC news, Microsoft has announced 'Xbox Mode' for Windows 11 PCs, and it sounds like a big step forward for the team's existing Xbox Full Screen Experience. Xbox Mode will be a ...

Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC

Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows — to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. Today, we learned Helix will go alpha in ...