{"id":443299,"date":"2022-05-06T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-11-is-adding-a-controller-bar-for-opening-games\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T17:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T14:45:55","slug":"windows-11-is-adding-a-controller-bar-for-opening-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-is-adding-a-controller-bar-for-opening-games\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 11 is Adding a \u201cController Bar\u201d for Opening Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4bb3cf1e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e4bb3cf1e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-is-adding-a-controller-bar-for-opening-games\/#%E2%80%9CWindows_11_is_Adding_a_%E2%80%9CController_Bar%E2%80%9D_for_Opening_Games%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Windows 11 is Adding a \u201cController Bar\u201d for Opening Games&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWindows_11_is_Adding_a_%E2%80%9CController_Bar%E2%80%9D_for_Opening_Games%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Windows 11 is Adding a \u201cController Bar\u201d for Opening Games&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-803634\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-803639\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Xbox-Controller-Bar.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Xbox-Controller-Bar.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Xbox-Controller-Bar.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Xbox Controller Bar with an Xbox controller\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Xbox controllers are some of the best PC gaming controllers, thanks to their plug-and-play support in Windows and most <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s. Microsoft is now testing a new \u2018Controller bar\u2019 on Windows 11, which aims to make the experience even better.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 and 11 both have an Xbox Game Bar that can be opened with Win+G, or by pressing the Xbox button on an Xbox controller (the latter might require clicking a checkbox in the Windows Settings <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>). The Game Bar has quick shortcuts for creating screenshots and screen recordings, checking CPU and GPU usage, changing audio levels\/outputs, and so on. However, you can\u2019t open games from the Game Bar, which might be confusing for people used to pressing the Xbox button on an actual Xbox console (which takes you to the main menu with all your games).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-803637 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/xbox-game-bar.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xbox Game Bar on Windows\u00a0<span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft is testing a new feature on Windows 11 called the Controller Bar, which appears when you press the Xbox button on an Xbox controller instead of the existing Game Bar (which remains accessible with Win+G). When you\u2019re not playing a game, the bar will show a horizontal list of your recently-played games and game launchers. If you are playing a game and you press the Xbox button, it will bring up the usual Game Bar with the list of games collapsed to the left side.<\/p>\n<p>The new Controller Bar seems like a great improvement for anyone looking to pick up an Xbox controller and start playing games right away, instead of reaching for a keyboard and mouse to open a game every single time first. However, the current version only shows up to three games and a few launchers.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3192px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-803642\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ControllerBar2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"3192\" height=\"467\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you want to try out the Controller Bar, you have to be on the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build (build 225xx) from the Dev and Beta channels, and sign up through the Xbox Insider Hub. The full instructions are in the source link below. Presumably, the bar will also work for gamepads that emulate an Xbox controller, but Microsoft didn\u2019t confirm that in its blog post.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2022\/05\/05\/windows-insiders-can-now-try-out-an-early-preview-of-controller-bar\/\">Windows Blog<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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