You can connect your Windows PC or Android smartphone to the XBox to play games or view your computer desktop on your TV
Microsoft allows you to play Xbox games even on televisions that are not physically present near the console or games on the PC. To do this, simply use the screen transmission function (Wireless Display) on the compatible TV or towards the Xbox from which to play PC games or, alternatively, connect Xbox Cloud on your compatible Smart TV.We can share your PC screen on an Xbox connected to your TV or, since wireless connection lag could be frustrating, play Xbox games even without a consolewhich is the main purpose of this guide.
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1) Wireless display per collegare PC a Xbox
To use your Windows PC, view your desktop and play games on Xbox we must first of all connect the computer to the TV screen and then we have to install the app on XBox Wireless Display, who will take care of all the work; the important thing is that the Xbox console and the PC are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
From Windows 11 and Windows 10 you can mirror on the screen using the Project button, which appears by pressing the keys together Windows-A, bottom right. While there are also other solutions for streaming from PC to TV, the Xbox one has a low latency mode that allows you to use the TV as a large monitor for playing PC games.
The main advantage is that of being able use the Xbox controller as a mouse (even if you need a chat pad or a Bluetooth keyboard as a keyboard) or as a gamepad to play PC games.
To stream to XBox from Androidinstead, just use the del function MirrorShare included in the system, accessible from the connection settings.
2) Xbox Cloud
However, if we have a Smart TV it might be interesting to try Xbox per Smart TVwhich effectively brings many of the Xbox games inside the TV without having to physically connect the console to it.
To proceed, let’s get a subscription Xbox Game Pass Ultimatewe launch the Smart TV store, search for the Xbox app and log in to it after downloading it.
Now just connect one of the compatible controllers via Bluetooth to the TV (such as the controller Xbox), launch the Xbox app and play one of the compatible games, taking advantage of cloud gaming to play even without a console.
To learn more we can read the guide to best cloud gaming service.
Conclusions
If you have an Xbox in the living room but want to play it in the bedroom (without moving everything) or we want to play PC games on the Xbox we can rely on the wireless screen connection, an always effective method for transmitting games.
Alternatively, we can also use Xbox Cloud very well, which allows you to play directly via the Internet, comfortably without any lag problems due to the unstable Wi-Fi.
I remind you that it is possible to cast Windows on your TV in many different ways, as seen in the guide for use the TV as a wireless PC display.