- Completely redesigned UI.
- The biggest improvement and focus was on was making it fast - getting into and out of games, parties, screenshots, etc.
- New Home screen, has a "recently played" area with all of your recent games and apps. Each game listed here shows additional information (Game Hub, announcements from game developers like patch notes and such, and quick shortcuts to things like Clips/Screenshots/Achievements for that game).
- Pins are still there, at the very bottom under your recently played list
- Activity Feed is more prominent and Trending area is on the right of the screen.
- "Quick Menu" to the left of Home. Fast access to Friends List, Party (if you're in one), Notifications, Messages, even some settings (volume, do not disturb mode, etc) can be adjusted on the fly there without having to dive down deep. This Quick Menu slides on top of games too when double tapping the xbox button. Kind of similar to the first Xbox 360 Guide (where it doesn't take up the whole screen) but much sleeker looking.
- Cortana comes to Xbox One. You can ask “Hey Cortana, is Amanda online?” and she’ll let you know without having to leave your game. Can say “Hey Cortana, start a party and invite Amanda” and it'll work all hands-free without pressing any buttons. You can still use the same voice commands that you're used to on Xbox One, but now can use natural language as well. An example shown was “Hey Cortana, record the last minute and share it to my activity feed.” she then asks what message you'd like to share with your clip and uploads it. Cortana can record clips, send messages to friends, post to activity feed, etc.
- Releasing this Fall

Windows 10 features come to Xbox One with its redesigned interface in November



Microsoft is still in the middle of updating the world of PC users to Windows 10 , but it’s already planning to have what it is doing on PC spill over to its gaming console.

Xbox One gets its new redesigned dashboard in November. This update improves performance and how Xbox One users find and launch content. The new interface takes a number of design cues from Windows 10 that should help simplify and speed up how you navigate the gaming box. This is a big deal, as one of the primary criticisms of the Xbox One is that it is slow to load certain menus and is too complicated to use with a controller rather than the Kinect voice-control camera.

But, to be clear, none of this is to say that you can stream or use Windows 10 proper on your Xbox One. Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer has mentioned that his team is considering enabling gamers to stream Windows 10 to the Xbox One like it does with Xbox One to Windows 10. But this is not that.

In addition to the Windows 10-inspired look and feel, Microsoft is also bringing features like the Cortana voice assistant to Xbox One.

With Cortana, you can quickly search for games or other content that lives on your Xbox One or on the wider Internet. The voice assistant understands natural language like “record the last minute and share it to my activity feed.” If you say that command, Cortana will automatically grab that footage, turn it into a video, and share it on your Xbox One activity feed.

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