How to Stream Games From Your Xbox One to Your Windows 10 Device

You have taken a dive and upgraded to window 10. Congrats! It's better than window 8. If you have own a Xbox One. It's better than any other OS too.

That is because Microsoft has inserted all interesting Xbox one-related features into windows 10. If you want to stream games from your Xbox One to your Windows 10 device. Here's the full guide below:

Stream Games From Your Xbox One to Your Windows 10 Device

1. Start the Xbox app on your Windows 10 device

Every copy of the windows 10 comes with a Xbox One application. You can find it by all programs of window and you can search by its name. Open it up.

If your window 10 email address is the same as you use for your Xbox account. The app will quickly find it. Your Xbox live information will automatically appear on the screen. If you use another email address for windows 10, just enter your Xbox Live authorization in the Xbox application.
If you don't have Xbox Live account, go sign up for one.

2. Plug in a wired gamepad (Controller)

If you want to play games with a controller, grab a wired gamepad and plug it into USB port on your windows 10 device. There is problem If you want another random gamepad except these two Xbox one, 360 Controllers because windows 10 currently supports only these two. If you will try a random gamepad, it might not work properly.

3. Enable game-streaming on your Xbox One

Your gaming condole needs permission to stream content. So turn on your Xbox one, Go to setting => Preferences. See the "Allow game streaming to the other devices" option. Be sure it marked as checked.

4. Connect your Windows 10 device and your Xbox One to the same network

Game streaming only works when both system can easily find each other. That means they are on the same network. You can check this by hovering your mouse over the network icon in your system tray at the bottom right of the desktop.

on you Xbox one, you can find this info under settings => network
If your Xbox gaming console is connected to a different network than your windows 10 device, streaming would not work in this condition.

5. Connect your Xbox One to your Windows 10 device

Now both the systems are on the same network and your Xbox One is set to allow streaming, Your window 10 device have to search your Xbox One.

Go to the Xbox app again and click on the connect option in the Left hand side menu.

Click on the Name you are connected now. On this screen, you will see two little buttons on the upper right, select stream and your xbox screen should pop up on your device. Grab the controller  launch a game, your are streaming games from your Xbox One to your Windows 10 Device!

6. Troubleshoot it

Controller recognition and simply keeping your xbox one & windows 10 connected device covered in this helpful troubleshooting guide.

I have been streaming Xbox one games to my windows 10 laptop for a week now, it runs pretty awesome. Playing games directly by the controller is more reliable.