Game streaming is the ability to play Xbox One games remotely from your Xbox One console on any Windows 10 PC on your home network.
To take advantage of game streaming, you need:
For best performance, we recommend that your Windows 10 PC have:
Note If a wired connection is not practical in your home due to the distance between your console and your home networking device, you can invest in either of two additional options that take advantage of the existing wiring in your home:
Enable settings on your Xbox One
To use Xbox game streaming, you must first enable game streaming from your Xbox One. To do this, press the Xbox button to open the guide, select Settings > Preferences > Xbox app connections. Do these two things:
Connect your Windows 10 PC to your Xbox One
After ensuring that your console settings are correct, you need to establish a connection from your Windows 10 PC to your Xbox One console from within the Xbox app on your PC:
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Note All Xbox One consoles are pre-named "MyXboxOne." If you have multiple consoles, you should rename each one so that you can correctly identify the console you're trying to connect to. You can rename your console by pressing the Xbox button to open the guide, selecting System > All settings > Console info, and then selecting the name of your console in the Name box.
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To begin streaming, click Stream once the console is connected.
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Connect your console to your PC, as described previously. After you click on any Xbox One game in the Xbox app, you can initiate streaming from within that game hub. Just click Play from console in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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The game will be immediately launched on the Xbox One console, and streaming will start.
After your PC is connected to your Xbox One console, you can select a quality level for the video. You can change the quality of your stream before you start streaming or while you are streaming. You should set the quality to the highest level that still gives you a good gameplay experience.
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Note You can always start with a higher setting and reduce your quality level until you reach the best performance your home network will support based on your current configuration. To try to improve your game streaming experience, see Improve Xbox app for Windows 10 game streaming performance.
Note As mentioned in System requirements, your Xbox and PC need to be on the same wireless network.
Note This video is available in English only.
Important
Protected video and HDCP-protected content can't be streamed with game streaming. This includes protected HDMI television content as well as the content from many media applications.
Plug your USB headset (or microphone) into your Windows 10 PC or your chat headset into your controller before beginning game streaming. Your headset must be selected as the default playback and recording device on your PC. To access this setting, open Control Panel, select Hardware and Sound, and then select Manage Audio Devices.
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