Control Your Xbox Via Voice With Cortana It makes sense that Cortana, Microsoft's voice assistant tech, would control the Xbox. In fact, Cortana is baked in under Settings > System > Cortana settings. You must have a headset with a microphone to use it (or have a Kinect, but that is not worth buying). Say "Hey, Cortana" to get her attention. She's especially handy in-game for taking screenshots, issuing other commands, or for speech-to-text when filling in forms.If Cortana on Xbox starts acting wonky, such as saying "Sorry, I didn't hear anything" even though she obviously heard you enough to activate, go back into settings and turn her off, restart, then turn her back on again (which requires another restart). Control Your Xbox Via Voice With Alexa If you've got an Alexa-enabled smart speaker, use it to voice-control the Xbox One when it's part of your smart home setup. On Xbox One go to Settings > Kinect & devices > Digital assistants, and check the box for Enable digital assistants. Then install the Xbox skill for Alexa. When prompted by the skill (a skill is like a voice app for Alexa), enter your Microsoft account credentials. Pair the console to your Alexa account and start talking.The standard commands start with "Alexa, tell Xbox to..." or "Alexa, ask Xbox to..." and then you can add pause, resume, volume up, volume down, turn off, launch [game or app name], or try "Alexa, ask Xbox what I can say" for more feedback. If the Xbox is part of your smart home setup, you can skip the "tell" or "ask" part and speak more naturally to at least pause, resume, turn off, or adjust volume. Here's the full list of commands.Best of all, if the Xbox One is the only media player you've got going on your Alexa mobile app, the smart speaker knows your follow-up commands are usually for the Xbox alone, so you can try saying just "Alexa, pause" or "Alexa, play" (or resume or skip forward, etc.) Group Apps to Start You can create a shortcut to an app or game by pinning it to "Groups," which are just collections of pinned apps you can access easily. Click the Xbox button () select "My Games and Apps" and groups will fly out for fast access. You can make groups of similar games (racing games) or similar apps (TV networks or music playback). With an app or game highlighted, use the menu button on the controller () to add a group to Home, rename it, or move apps around to different groups. Apps can belong to multiple groups. Play Background Music Got a particular media app playing music that you want to keep going even if you visit another app on the Xbox One? Play it in the background with Pandora, SoundCloud, Spotify, and iHeartRadio. Start the audio and then leave it to visit some other areas of the interface, and the music continues.If you've got a drive full of music you'd rather play, put the files in a folder called "Xbox Music Library" and grab the app called Simple Background Music Player from the App Store. Stream Games to Windows PC/Tablet The Xbox One is basically a fancy Windows box for gaming. Microsoft underscores that with the ability to easily stream games from the console to your PCs or tablets running Windows 10.Go into Settings > Preferences > Xbox app connectivity and under Other Devices, select Allow Connections from Any device. Under This Xbox, check Allow Game Streaming to Other Devices so your Windows 10 machine can get access.On the Windows 10 machine, launch the Xbox Console Companion app (which used to just be called Xbox) from the Windows Store. On the left, select Connections (you may need to hit the menu hamburger at the top to see it); on the pop-up you should see the name of the Xbox One on the same network. (I had to turn off my VPN to see it.) Once I clicked it, the app showed me what was playing on my Xbox downstairs. By connecting an Xbox controller to the Windows 10 PC, either wired or wireless, you can take control and start playing games right on the PC. Make Your Xbox a PC Wireless Display You're not limited to watching Xbox stuff on Windows. You can use your Xbox to stream your Windows 10 PC, letting you do everything on the Xbox and your big-screen TV that you'd do on your PC.Download the Wireless Display app in the Xbox store and launch it. On the PC, point the cursor at the Action Center and select Connect. It'll look for wireless displays and find the Xbox One. Click it. You'll have to also give it permission to use the Xbox controller as a mouse/keyboard. Go back to the Xbox and start surfing around your Windows PC using the controller, so you can access things you can't get on the Xbox typically, like browsers other than Edge.This also works with Android: cast your phone or tablet screen to the Xbox for easy viewing. Adjust Power Settings The Xbox One has two power settings, which you access via Settings > Power & startup> Power mode & Startup. You want either instant on, which uses more juice to keep it in a semi-awake state for quick access; or Energy-saving, which powers things down much more.While you're in there, adjust your console to turn off after one or six hours of inactivity (or not at all), and if you want to have the console receive system updates automatically (only available with Instant-on enabled). Otherwise, you look for system updates automatically. Game/App auto-updates are an option no matter which power setting you pick. Instant Sign In (If You're the Only User) Go into Settings > Account > Sign-in, security & passkey and pick a specific account to always get the Instant Sign-In. This is definitely the way to go if you're the only (or at least the main) users of the console. You can also link accounts to different controllers, so your spouse doesn't have to re-sign in if she grabs her favorite controller. Grab a Screen or Record Clips of a Game Taking screen grabs or 30-second video clips of your games on Xbox One is easy. Tap the Xbox button () when you see the screen you want, then tap Y. Or, tap X to capture the last 30 seconds of game play to a video. (This only works in games, not in other apps, which is really annoying.) Captured shots can be found by hitting and navigating to the Broadcast icon. The menu will show Capture; go in and select Manage Captures. Get App for Blu-ray Play The Xbox One is a Blu-ray player, while Xbox One S and One X are native UHD/4K Blu-ray players (but still play regular Blu-rays, as well as old DVDs). All of which is great, but guess what? You need an app, cleverly named Blu-Ray, to play the discs—it's in the Xbox Store for free. You should get a prompt to install it the first time you put in a Blu-ray disc. Go into Settings > Disc & Blu-ray to turn off autoplay of discs you insert. You could also turn off the "Resume Playback" feature for when you re-insert a disc you'd previously watched and removed, but that's lunacy. Pass Through for HDMI The back of the Xbox One and Xbox One S has an HDMI out to connect direct to your TV or other display, but there's also an HDMI IN port. That's for connecting almost any other device you'd usually plug into the TV—your old Xbox 360, a PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, a Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire Stick, the cable company set-top box—you name it. This way you can keep the Xbox connected while using those other devices. Just load up the free TV app to bring up the other device on the screen; use the OneGuide app if you plan to watch live TV via a cable box. Expect a little latency, which isn't always great on games. Use Smartphone as a Remote The Xbox mobile app (Android, iOS) functions as a remote for your console. (The Windows 10 version is still called Xbox One SmartGlass; Microsoft isn't good with names.) The app will connect automatically if the mobile device is signed into the same Microsoft account as the Xbox One, and all devices are on the same network.To access the remote feature, look for a banner at the bottom of your phone screen that says "connected" and click the remote-control icon. The interface is plain but mimics most of what you can do with an Xbox One controller. Clicking the center of the screen is the same as hitting the A button. Plus if you have a text box, it's much easier to enter text by typing it on your phone keyboard than it is to do it on-screen with an Xbox controller.Not only is the mobile app a remote for whatever Xbox One app you're using (try it with Netflix, Hulu, or YouTube—swiping left or right is a great way to jump forward or back a few seconds in a show or movie), it's also the perfect way to control the Edge browser on Xbox One. The app also offers access to a lot of the features you get on the Xbox One, like sharing updates with friends and buying games (that latter shows up on the console). Remap the Controller Buttons If you don't like the pre-assigned button options on the controller, change them to suit your needs. Go to Settings > Kinect & devices > Devices & accessories. Pick your controller and click configure under it. Select New Profile on the next screen to set it up. If you screw up the buttons, go back and select Default. Button mapping isn't all you can do—invert the axis on the sticks or remap the triggers, too. Remapping buttons makes for an excellent April Fool's gag to play on your Xbox-addicted kids. Upload Video Clips to YouTube Once upon a time, you could upload game clips directly using the YouTube app for Xbox. Not anymore. Instead, use the Upload Studio app for Xbox One to edit your gameplay clips first, add clips to your OneDrive account, access them on your mobile device, edit them with your favorite video-editing app, and then use the mobile YouTube app to upload the clip from your phone/tablet. Broadcast Your Games to Twitch You can use the free Twitch app for Xbox One to watch other broadcasters, but why watch when you can show off? You don't need a PC or capture card to broadcast. You need to link the accounts you have for Twitch and Xbox One, log into the app on Xbox, then visit twitch.tv/activate via PC or smartphone, and enter a six-digit code that appears on the Xbox.After that, select "Broadcast" in the app and "Enable Microphone" if you want to be heard. You can even use a Kinect or a webcam connected to the Xbox to show yourself live as you play. Give your show a title and you're a broadcaster. It works best if your Xbox is wired to the router rather than using Wi-Fi if you're not the only one on the home network; a21aaron's video above has lots of tips. Store More Via USB You can plug a USB flash drive or a full USB SSD or hard drive into an Xbox to get more storage. The caveats: the drive must be using USB 3.0 and have a minimum capacity of 256GB (the maximum: 16 terabytes). If you need even more storage, connect two drives (that's the limit).Plug in the drive and, if it's compatible, Xbox One will walk you through the setup—you'll format it for use with Media or Games & Apps. Even drives that don't always fit the bill for game storage can be used for media (video/music) storage, in a format that lets you move the drive to a PC; if the drive is formatted for Games & Apps, it will only work with the Xbox One. Best of all, with a really, really fast drive—say 7200 RPM—it'll be faster than the drive in the Xbox One itself, so games can load even faster.Visit Settings > System > Storage for more options, like moving existing downloaded games to the new drive. Rearrange the Download Queue If you've got a lot of downloads happening and want to get to one in particular, move it up the queue. Select the games or apps downloading in the My Games & Apps page that can wait, hit the context-sensitive hamburger menu button (), and select pause. Or select "Install Now" from the pop-up to prioritize the most important download. Check Usage of Internet If your ISP provides a data cap, but you're afraid your Xbox One video viewing may push you over, check into Settings > Network > Network Settings > Bandwidth usage. It won't actually stop you from watching—that's on you—but will give you an idea of where you stand. Dashboard Refresh If you're in the main screen on the Xbox One—the dashboard—and things are acting wonky or the screen is stuck, hold down the right trigger (RT) and left trigger (LT) buttons along with the Y key for a few seconds, then release. It should refresh the whole screen.

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