Stream all the games installed on your Xbox console from your Windows 10 PC.
Thanks to the Xbox Console Companion app on Windows 10, gamers playing on the Microsoft console can play titles installed on their Xbox One directly from their PC. The application indeed integrates a feature allowing to deport the display of the console on the screen of a computer under Windows 10.
In other words, you can play the games installed on your console, streaming to your PC. Main advantage, when the living room TV is monopolized for something else, you can always continue your game from another room on the screen of a desktop or laptop computer.
To take advantage of it, however, your machine must have at least 2 GB of RAM and be equipped with a processor of 1.5 GHz or higher. In addition, depending on the characteristics of your home network, the performance will be more or less good. For optimal performance, prefer a wired Ethernet connection.
If you must go through a wireless connection, opt for a 5 GHz 802.11N or 802.11 AC connection to hope for sufficient picture quality. The console and the computer should also both be connected to the same local network. For the rest, setting up the system is trivial.
1. Activate the broadcast on the console
Usually, the streaming function is enabled by default. You can, however, check this very easily by turning on your console and going to system settings.
Then access the Device and connection menu, and enter the Remote functionality section.
Make sure the Enable remote features option is checked, and enter the Preferences menu of the Xbox app.
Then choose to Allow connections from any device for the Xbox app, Allow streaming play, and Allow games to be streamed to other devices.
Take the opportunity to go to the General section of the Settings to make sure that the Instant start power mode is selected.
2. Download the Xbox Console Companion app
If you haven’t already done so, download the Xbox Companion app on your Windows 10 PC. This is where you can stream your console content to your computer.
Download Xbox Console Companion for Windows (Free)
3. Connect your Xbox account
Open the Xbox app on your PC and sign in to your Xbox account with the same gamertag as on the Xbox One if it isn’t already done automatically.
4. Connect Xbox to PC
Once signed in to your Xbox account, open the menu at the top left and click on Sign in to link your console to your computer.
Normally, your console should be automatically detected. If not, click Add device. Then click Connect to connect to your console.
5. Stream the console
When the connection between the PC and the console is established, click on the Stream button.
Your console will then automatically redirect its display to the computer screen. You should thus find the usual interface of your console on your computer screen.
6. Connect your controller to the PC
To connect your controller to your PC, two solutions are possible: you can either connect the controller directly to the computer using a USB / microUSB charging cable, or connect it directly via Bluetooth.
To do this, click on the Start menu, then in Settings, enter the Devices menu. Enter the Bluetooth or other device menu, then click Add a Bluetooth device or other device.
Select Everything Else, then choose your Xbox Wireless Controller. Confirm the connection by clicking on Finish.
You can now navigate your Xbox console and launch games directly from your PC.