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There are few things more frustrating than sitting down after a long day to play some Xbox, only to encounter graphics issues as soon as you boot up the console. It doesn't matter if you're playing on ...

As I’ve said before, passwords suck. Microsoft agrees—last year, it announced a goal of getting one billion users to embrace passkeys instead. As part of that effort, setting up a passkey for a ...

Choose the installation location and let it finish. For more tips on compatibility, check this guide to Xbox Game Pass on Windows 11. If you ever need to manage your subscription, see this guide on ...

As more than 1,000 games on the Microsoft Store now support Xbox Play Anywhere and cross-progression across PC and Xbox, Microsoft is making it easier for PC gamers to see the status of their cloud ...

The Tokyo Game Show 2025 concluded on Sunday with a special PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2025 event, and it actually featured a bunch of games that are also coming to Xbox - so let's take a look at ...

TL;DR: Halo Studios is reportedly developing a persistent, always-online free-to-play Halo multiplayer game, possibly a spiritual successor to the canceled Halo Online. Speculation suggests a ...

Creating a file named os_data in Windows’ system directory can trigger a permanent blue screen of death loop. Researchers believe the file is tied to specialized system configurations, and while ...

First up, if you’re playing on Xbox Series S/X or PlayStation 5, go to Online settings, then Matchmaking Options, and disable ‘Crossplay’. Right now, the issue is that many PC lobbies are filled with ...

Microsoft has begun testing a new AI-powered feature in Microsoft Photos, designed to categorize photos automatically on Windows 11 systems. Dubbed Auto-Categorization, it is currently limited to ...

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