Linking Xbox One to PC: A Step-by-Step Guide
Are you tired of keeping multiple entertainment setups separate? Would you love to synchronize your Xbox One games, accounts, and streaming settings between devices? Linking your Xbox One to your PC is easier than you think!
Why Link Your Xbox One to PC?
There are plenty of reasons to connect your Xbox One and PC:
- Enhance the gaming experience: Stream games directly to your PC, allowing for the benefits of a larger screen, comfortable mouse input, and improved PC-only titles.
- Access files on multiple platforms: Share files, videos, music, and more between devices seamlessly, without the need for email transfer.
- Stream music, video and more: With features like PlayTo PC and xCloud, you can mirror and sync content between your PC, console and other devices.
- Accessing Xbox One features with mouse/keyboard: Connect Xbox peripherals to your PC using streaming adapters, allowing for a familiar desktop-experience.
Pre- Requisite for Linking
Before getting started, ensure you:
• Have a reliable, uninterrupted internet connection
• Xbox One and PC should both be connected to the same WiFi router
• *Set both devices to the same Region/Priority **
- Enable file sharing on both devices *
Step-by-Step Process of Linking Xbox One to PC:
Configuration (Hardware and Software Requirement) Section
| Section | Hardware and Software Requirements | Notes |
|---|
| XBOX ONE | XBOX LIVE Connected, Firmware Version 10.0+ |
Ensure updated. |
|---|
COMPUTER | Any Wi-Fi enabled devices – Ensure
latest available drivers and
Software Installed.
Step-by-Step Implementation
Step 1: Check Online Status
-
- Open "Settings" on Xbox One using the controller or online * [www.xbox.com settings]>.
- Go to
Network>>Xbox Liveto confirm your online status status green.
Step 2: Add Xbox One to PC’s Wireless Hosted Network
Tip : Configure this with caution, disable Network Discovery,
allow only Home,work,public as sharing folders.
-
XBox One Go to Xbox System Settings > Network Settings.
Find the "More options". Click on "Next > Manage network settings,
Settings tab > Advanced settings button>
Edit > Wireless Hosted network Set up.
In a laptop, go to WiFi.
Select the "Properties"| Open Networking Wireless Hosted Networking Control window.
| Here make Wireless Hosted
Password
: input your desired XBoX One settings.
| Click Close window go back to
xhome screen.
On pc, go
PC
| “sharing is enabled” | Select Advanced Networking
Click properties for
Windows Hosting for
Sharing folders.
### Step 3: Update, Connect and Download Latest Components
* _Check** > > Windows Hosting components** > **
Components need to be updated manually.*
Connect to the web go to
[update].exe
Download Install**
Go to the Home > > PC Device >
>
### Step 4: Register
Xbox-One, connect to the
< link www.xbox.com/myX>
Account
Login & > > Set>
> Register now > > Device *
> > Account* > > Update Devices * > > *
For more information on * Register or
Change*
[www.
windows.com/en-us/gamer/.
account-link/.
Here are some final reminders once you have completed setting
This article has now answered you initial question on how to
Now before you start, note what device you are using is using SIP, SfB,
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### Post linking guide
* If Xbox can’t connect to Internet in wireless mode, try and PC
> network properties go to
to PC
> connect XBox One wire directly > >
That'
are the steps to link an