Click ‘Update Now’ when you’re ready.įor more help, check out our guide on how to download and install the Windows Update. It will tell you which Windows 10 version you’re on (1803 in our case), and the latest Windows 10 version you can update to (1903).

Once the Update Assistant has downloaded, open it. To download the Assistant, click ‘Update now’ on the page linked above. If not, then you’ll need to install the Windows 10 Update Assistant to get version 1903. If you already have the latest update, then you can download and install the Xbox Beta app from the Microsoft Store and scroll down this page to the next step. Scroll down and look under ‘Windows specifications’ to see if you’re on version 1903. To check if you’re on version 1903, in Windows 10 go to Settings > Update & Security then click ‘ OS build info’ over in the right-hand pane. The Windows Update – or Windows 10 version 1903 – is required to run the new Xbox app and use Xbox Game Pass for PC. True to form, the major update that was meant to come to Windows 10 in May 2019 still hasn’t rolled out to a big proportion of users. For a limited time, Microsoft is offering three-month free trial to new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with the purchase of either controller.Image credit: Microsoft/TechRadar 1. The new Backbone One controller for iPhone features a dedicated button to launch the Xbox Cloud Gaming web app. The popular Razer Kishi controller, originally only for Android phones, now has an MFi-certified version for iPhones. The Xbox Cloud Gaming expansion comes along with an expansion of Xbox-ready game accessories for iPhones. So everything you do on a console will be there waiting for you in the cloud, and vice-versa. On Xbox, all saved games are always synced to the cloud, as is other user data like friends lists and achievements. Games will stream at 1080p and 60fps, but the company says that “Going forward we’ll continue to innovate and add more features to enhance your cloud gaming experience.” This means faster performance, much quicker loading times, and better visual quality. In addition to the broad availability of Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly code-named xCloud) to all subscribers, Microsoft has upgraded the servers that run the games in the cloud to new hardware based on the Xbox Series X.

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