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We hacked the new Windows 11 Xbox Mode onto the old ROG Ally — how does it optimize performance?

Windows 11's upcoming handheld gaming mode is highly anticipated for the thousands of gamers who are currently using a Windows-powered gaming handheld, as Microsoft has promised an improved user ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I enabled the new Windows 11 gaming handheld mode on my ROG Ally X

Once you're on Windows 11 25H2, opening Settings > Gaming might show a new, fourth option saying Full screen experience.

Microsoft’s new Xbox mode on Windows has leaked for any handheld

The new Xbox full-screen experience doesn’t load the full Windows desktop or a bunch of background processes, freeing up more ...
Android Authority

You don't have to wait for Microsoft's handheld to start using the new Xbox mode

Windows handheld PC owners have found a way to get Microsoft’s new Xbox mode running early on their devices. Xbox mode frees up about 2GB of memory that can be used for gaming. You’ll launch straight ...
TweakTown

Xbox app full screen experience leaked, can run on handheld PCs with Windows 11 25H2

TL;DR: Microsoft's new Xbox Fullscreen Experience app, designed for handheld Windows 11 25H2 gaming PCs, optimizes system resources by disabling non-gaming functions, freeing up about 1GB of RAM.
The Escapist

That Xbox Mode for Windows 11 has “leaked” for tinkerers and brave souls

Braver PC users than I have taken the plunge and unlocked Microsoft’s new Windows 11 “Xbox Mode”. Announced alongside the new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, it shuts off processes and software that operate ...