The problem with gaming on Windows is all the non-gaming crud.

As part of its 'Windows PC gaming in 2025' wrap-up, Microsoft says it's committed to improving Windows for PC gaming, ...

Now that Xbox Full Screen Experience (XFSE) has started rolling out to all Windows handhelds (and not just Xbox Ally or Xbox Ally X), I was curious to see what the XFSE set up process and user ...

Xbox full-screen interface on Windows 11 arrives through the Insider Hub, freeing about 2 GB of RAM for smoother play on ...

In a new post on the Windows Experience Blog, Microsoft revealed it is optimizing several key Windows 11 components for faster gaming performance. As part of ...

Microsoft has a new “Performance Fundamentals” plan for Windows 11 gaming in 2026, promising smoother performance and console ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) for Windows 11 offers a console-like, controller-friendly gaming interface that boots directly into the Xbox app, optimizing system resources and ...

A major selling point of the Xbox Ally and Ally X is that they ship with a full screen version of Windows that plays nice with handheld PCs. As part of the company's recent Xbox Partner Showcase, ...

Microsoft plans to optimize Windows 11 for gaming with improvements to background processes, power management, and graphics ...

Why this is important: This isn’t just a UI tweak; it could change how handheld Windows gaming PCs feel and perform. Older devices often struggle with background overhead, inefficient power usage, and ...

Watch out, SteamOS.

The Xbox Fullscreen Experience is what makes the Asus ROG Xbox Ally, well, an Xbox—at least according to the marketing. But now the handheld’s signature feature is available for the competition. After ...