
What you need to know
- Xbox Game Bar is available on Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices.
- Hitting Windows Key + G opens the Xbox Game Bar overlay, which gives you access to helpful PC gaming settings such as screen capture recording, screenshotting, Xbox's social feed, and more.
- Microsoft has made it a thousand times easier to use on the new wave of PC gaming handhelds, with a new Compact Mode version hitting Xbox Insiders on PC.
- The new Compact Mode ditches the mouse-oriented widgets for something more gamepad-friendly, with better scaling for 7-inch screens like those typical of the Lenovo Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally range.