As part of Microsoft's efforts to continually ameliorate the Xbox platform, the team have announced a trio of handy changes to the Xbox Series X/Due south dashboard and controller that are rolling out now.

Pin Multiple Games for Quick Resume

Quick Resume is an fantabulous Xbox feature that lets you lot jump betwixt games and choice up from where you left them, without needing to launch from scratch and deal with the associated loading times.

With Microsoft'southward March 2022 Xbox update, equally detailed on Xbox Wire, you tin now pin up to two games in Quick Resume. This means that these games will never drop out of the Quick Resume rotation, unless you manually remove them or the game updates—perfect for games yous play regularly that usually take an eternity to launch.

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To apply this feature:

  1. Navigate to the Quick Resume grouping.
  2. Highlight a game.
  3. Printing the Card push button on your controller.
  4. Select Pivot to Quick Resume.
    1. If y'all have two games pinned, you will need to choose ane to remove.

The 2d new feature is the power to remap the Share button on the Xbox Wireless Controller. By default, the Share button takes a screenshot with a tap or a video with a concord.

Now, you tin can remap that push to do something else, like open up search, launch your friends listing, or browse your achievements. If y'all rarely capture screenshots and videos, it's great that you can at present assign the Share button to something more than useful.

Microsoft notes that "Elite Series ii Controllers, Xbox Adaptive Controllers, and other devices have some new actions also," which yous can browse in the Xbox Accessories app.

Additionally, new controller firmware is available that improves Bluetooth operation aslope other fixes.

Guided HDMI Audio Setup

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Finally, there'south now a guided setup wizard for HDMI audio devices that walks you lot through diverse steps to ensure that your speakers are connected and correctly configured for your needs. Y'all can access this via Full general > Volume & audio output > Sound setup.

Go along Your Console Updated

It's best to let your console install updates automatically, then you can benefit from the latest features and security features. On your Xbox Series X/S, cheque for updates via Contour and Organisation > Settings > System > Updates.

To update your Xbox controller on PC, utilize the Xbox Accessories app. You tin can grab this from the Microsoft Store if you don't have it already.

How to Update Your Xbox Series X or Series S

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