Connecting Xbox One with laptop - the Xbox app makes it possible

If you don't want to play Xbox in your living room for a change, you'll be happy to hear about the Xbox app. With it, using all your games on your laptop becomes possible as long as Xbox One and PC are on the same network. The connection is made quite easily.

What do you need to use the Xbox app?

Before the release of the Xbox app, it was not yet possible to connect the laptop to the Xbox. This problem has now been fixed by the Xbox app. These are the requirements to use the app:

• The app works on Windows 10 if you are logged in with the same gametag as on the Xbox One.
• Your laptop should have 2 GB of RAM and a processor that is at least 1.5 GHz.
• Console and laptop must be connected to the same home network, either wirelessly or via cable.

How to start game streaming via the Xbox app?

To connect Xbox One and laptop via the Xbox app, first enable game streaming on Xbox One.

1. Stay on Xbox first and press the Xbox button on your controller.
2. Now navigate to "Profile & System > Settings > Devices & Connections > Remote Features > Xbox App Settings".
3. Under "This Xbox", choose "Allow game streaming to other devices".
4. Also choose "Xbox App > Allow connections from all devices" or "Only from profiles logged into this Xbox".
5. Now switch to your laptop and launch the Xbox Console Companion app.
6. Click "Connections" to make your laptop look for the Xbox on the same Wi-Fi network.
7. Click "Stream" you can play.