You’ll be able to play streaming high dynamic range (HDR) video when your Windows 10 device has a display that’s optimized for HDR video and you have Stream HDR video turned on in Windows HD Color settings.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Calibrate your built-in video display to get the video quality and look you want when you’re watching streaming HDR video. By calibrating your display, you can set the balance between the details in the bright parts of a scene and the details in the dark parts of it.

Windows 11 PC. Your Windows 11 device needs to have an integrated graphics card that supports PlayReady hardware digital rights management (for protected HDR content), and it must have the required codecs installed for 10-bit video decoding. Devices using modern processors support this capability. Some codecs might already be installed on your PC.

. Friends & social activity. Live stream with a webcam on your Xbox console. Live stream yourself and your gameplay at the same time using a live streaming provider app with an off-the-shelf USB webcam. You’ll need a 1080p webcam that has a YUY2 or NV12 format to stream with it. Most Logitech and Microsoft LifeCam webcams have this format.

Wi-Fi multimedia mode (WMM) allows your wireless router to prioritise time-sensitive network traffic, such as game streaming, over non-time-sensitive traffic, such as web browsing. By enabling this, you'll improve your game streaming experience.

Press and hold (or right-click) on the app, then select Uninstall. Uninstall in Settings. Select Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features . Find the app you want to remove, select More > Uninstall. Note: Some apps can't be uninstalled from the Settings app right now.

The remote play setup test checks whether the controller you’re currently using is Bluetooth-enabled. A green check mark means the current controller you’re using is Bluetooth-enabled. A yellow exclamation mark means the console is unable to verify whether your controller is Bluetooth-enabled.

To play streaming high dynamic range (HDR) video in Windows 10, your external display and Windows 10 PC need to support HDR. To find the specifications for a specific PC or external display, visit the device manufacturer’s website.

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