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The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X both feature cloud storage for save files. If you want to disable this feature, then you can check out this step-by-step guide at Seeking Tech.

The only way to disable your save data from being uploaded to the cloud is by disconnecting your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X from the Xbox network (previously known as Xbox Live).

In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:

1. First off, you need to get to the Guide menu.

To go there, press the Xbox button on your Xbox Series controller. This is the flat button that has the Xbox button and should be lit up when your console is turned on.

2. Once you get to the Guide menu, navigate over to the “Profile & system” tab.

You can switch tabs with the right directional button, by pushing right on the left analog stick or by pressing the RB button.

3. After getting to the “Profile & system” tab, select “Settings” from the list.

4. Inside of the “Settings” menu, you first need to select “General” from the list of options on the left side.

5. On the same screen, you then need select the “Network settings” option on the right side.

6. In the “Network” menu, select the “Go offline” option to disconnect your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console from the Internet and, thus, the Xbox network.

With your console offline, your save files won’t be uploaded to the cloud. With that said, your console must remain offline at all times as your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X will automatically sync the data you have on your console’s solid state drive to the cloud storage every time it is connected to the Xbox network.

How to revert to older cloud saves on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

If you want to revert from the save file located on your offline console to the older save file you have previously uploaded to the cloud, you need to first delete the save data you have stored on the SSD of your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X.

Keep in mind that you will lose all the progress you made up until the saved data you have stored on the cloud.

If you are still interested in this method, then you can take the following steps:

1. As we stated above, your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X must be disconnected from the Internet. Otherwise, the save data between the SSD and the cloud storage will be the same.

2. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you completely closed your game before starting this process.

We also recommend removing Quick Resume from the game as that feature may cause issues.

3. Press the Xbox button on the controller to bring up the “Guide” menu.

4. In the “Guide” menu, select “My games & apps.”

5. In the “My games & apps,” select “See all.”

6. In the next screen, select “Games” on the left side.

7. Next, hover over the game with the save file that you want to be reverted.

8. With the game in question highlighted, press the Menu button (this is the small button with three horizontal lines) on your controller.

9. In the pop-up menu, select “Manage game and add-ons.”

10. In the next screen, select “Saved data.”

11. You the need to select the “Delete all” option.

12. You should get a notification saying that your any un-synced save file will be permanently lost.

Here, you need to select the “DELETE All” option to continue.

13. With the save file deleted from the solid state drive of your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X, the next step is to open the “Guide” menu again by pressing the Xbox button.

14. In the “Guide” menu, navigate over to the “Profile & system” tab.

15. From the “Profile & system” tab, head into “Settings.”

16. In “Settings,” select “General” on the left side.

17. On the right side of the same screen, select “Network settings.”

18. Finally, select the “Go online” option in the “Network” menu.

19. Now you can open the game again.

The old save file should automatically downloaded from the cloud.

Most modern videogames offer multiple graphical settings on home consoles, which most likely include a performance mode that will let you play at a high frame rate.

You can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can enable higher frame rates on the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles.

How to enable performance mode for Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X games

Unlike the PlayStation 5, there is no system-wide option to enable performance mode for all games on the Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X. Instead, you have to do so on a game-by-game basis.

You can usually find the option to enable higher frame rates from the in-game menus of a game that supports multiple graphical settings. You should be able to find the performance mode, or its equivalent, in the graphics or visual settings.

How to enable performance mode for backwards compatible games on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

Just like the native Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X games, you also have to turn on performance mode one at a time for backwards compatible Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Xbox games.

If there is an option for higher frame rate (most older games before the Xbox One generation most likely won’t offer this feature), then you will most likely find it in the in-game menus under the graphics or visual settings.

Some of the older games may also support FPS Boost, which will let you play them at a higher frame rate than they were originally designed for on the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles.

You can find a full list of FPS Boost supported games with this link.

While some games have FPS Boost enabled by default, others may not. In order to enable this feature, you need to take the following steps:

1. If you haven’t done so already, you should turn on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console.

2. With your console powered on, press the Xbox button on your controller to open the “Guide” menu.

For the uninformed, the Xbox button has the Xbox logo and should be lit up when your controller is turned on.

3. Inside of the “Guide” menu, go down and then select “My games & apps” from the list.

4. Next, select the “See all” option.

5. In the new menu, first select “Games” from the list in the left column.

6. On the right side of the same menu, you will see the games that are currently installed on the storage of your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console.

Here, you need to navigate over to the game that you want to enable the FPS Boost feature for.

7. With that game highlighted, press the Menu button on your controller.

On the Xbox Series controller, the Menu button has three horizontal lines.

8. In the small pop-up menu, select “Manage game and add-ons.”

9. In the next screen, select “Compatibility options” on the left side.

10. Once you get to the “Manage – Compatibility options” menu, you will see the “FPS boost” setting.

If the box next to the “FPS boost” setting is empty, then it indicates that the FPS Boost feature is currently disabled for that specific game. To enable it, select the “FPS boost” setting to check the box next to it.

If you the setting is greyed out and can’t be selected, then it means that the game doesn’t not support the frames-boosting feature.

About 120 Frames Per Second and Variable Refresh Rate

Both the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X support 120 frames per second.

Since the Xbox Series X comes with a HDMI 2.1 cable, you will be able to play games at 120 fps in up to 4K resolution.

As the Xbox Series S comes with a HDMI 2.0 cable, you can play games at 120 fps in up to 1440p resolution.

The Series S console also supports HDMI 2.1 cables; so, if you got a HDMI 2.1 cable available, you can also play games at 120 fps in 4K.

Both the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X also support Variable Refresh Rate, which will prevent any stutters and screen tears.

With both consoles, you will need a television set or monitor that supports displaying games at 120 frames per second and with Variable Refresh Rate in order to use either or both of these display features.

The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X feature a capture button where you can take screenshots and record gameplay videos.

If you find yourself accidentally hitting this button, then it may be somewhat annoying seeing the captured screenshot and cloud upload notifications appear when you are playing a game.

You can check out this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can disable the capture button.

How to disable screenshot and video captures on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

If you don’t want to take screenshots or record videos, you can disable the capture feature on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X by doing the following:

1. First off, press the Xbox button on your Xbox Series controller. For the uninformed, this button has the Xbox symbol and should be lit up when your system Is turned on.

2. You should be in the Guide menu. Here, you can press the right directional pad, point to the right with the left analog stick or press the RB button on your controller to navigate over to the “Capture & share” tab.

3. In this tab, select the “Capture settings” option with the A button.

4. In the “Preferences – Capture & share” menu, select the “Allow game captures” drop-down menu.

5. In the “Allow game captures” drop-down menu, select the “Don’t capture” option.

How to disable automatic cloud uploads for captures on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

If you want to continue taking screenshots and record videos but don’t want them to be automatically uploaded to the cloud storage, you need to do the following:

1. Open the Guide menu with the Xbox button on your controller.

2. Head over to the “Capture & share” tab.

3. Select “Capture settings.”

4. Inside the “Preferences – Capture & share” menu, select the “Automatically upload” drop-down menu.

5. Finally, set the “Automatically upload” setting to “Don’t upload.”

Can you completely disable the capture/screenshot button on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X?

Unfortunately, you can’t completely disable the capture/screenshot button on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X.

Even if you disable the capture feature, you will get an error message every time you press the capture button.

How to disable screenshot and video capture notifications on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

To get rid of the error message even if you already disable the game captures (or you want to keep taking screenshots and videos without the pop-up notifications appearing), you need to take the following steps:

1. Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the Guide menu.

2. Navigate over to the “Profile & system” tab.

3. Scroll down and select “Settings.”

4. In the “Settings” menu, select the “Preferences” option on the left side.

5. On the right side in the same menu, select the “Notification” option.

6. In the “Preferences – Notifications” menu, select the “Xbox notification” option.

7. In the “Preferences – Xbox Notifications” menu, select the “Captures” option.

8. In the “Preferences – Capture Notifications” menu, make sure the box next to the “Capture notifications on” option is unchecked.

It you see a check mark, simply select this option to disable it.

FPS Boost is a new Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X feature that will increase the frame rates of older backwards compatible videogames.

While this display setting will make these games run smoother, it may come at a sacrifice of lower visual fidelity (such as a lower resolution). Not to mention that increasing the frame rate may cause bugs and glitches.

To find out how you can disable FPS Boost for a single game, you can check out this step-by-step guide from Seeking Tech.

1. To begin, turn on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console if you haven’t done so already.

2. Next, you need to open the “Guide” menu, which you can do be pressing the Xbox button on your Xbox Series controller.

If you have a hard time finding it, the Xbox button is in the top-middle part of the controller. It has an Xbox logo and should be lit up.

3. Once you got to the “Guide” menu, navigate down and then select (with the A button on the controller) the “My games & apps” option.

4. In the next screen, you need to select the “See all” option.

5. Once you get to the new menu, you need to first select the “Games” option on the left column.

6. On the right side of the same menu, you should see the currently list of games you currently have installed on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X system.

Navigate over to the game that you want to disable FPS Boost for.

7. With the game in question highlighted, press the Menu button on your controller.

If you have a hard time finding the Menu button, it is the small button with the symbol that features three horizontal lines.

8. If done correctly, you should open a small pop-up menu.

Here, you need to select the “Manage game and add-ons” option.

9. In the next menu, you need to select “Compatibility options” from the left side.

10. In the “Manage – Compatibility options” menu, you should see the “FPS boost” setting for that specific game.

If the box next to the setting is checked, then that means that the game is currently using the frames boosting feature. If that is the case, simply select the “FPS boost” setting to clear the box and disable it for that specific game.

If you see the “FPS boost” greyed out with an unchecked box, then it indicates that the game does not support the frames boosting feature.

How to re-enable FPS Boost on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X

If you want to re-enable FPS Boost for a game on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console, you need to do the following:

1. Turn on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X game console.

2. Press the Xbox button on your controller to launch the “Guide” menu.

3. Select “My games & apps.”

4. Next, select “See all.”

5. In the new menu, select “Games” from the list of options available on the left column.

6. On the right side of the same screen, hover over to the game that you want to re-enable the FPS boost feature for.

7. With that game highlighted, press the Menu button on your Xbox Series controller.

8. In the pop-up menu, select “Manage game and add-ons.”

9. In the new game-specific menu, select “Compatibility options” on the left side of the screen.

10. In the next screen, you should see the “FPS boost” setting.

If the box next to this setting is unchecked, then it indicates that FPS booster is currently disabled for that individual game. You simply need to select “FPS boost” to check the box and enable that feature.

If the “FPS boost” setting is greyed out and can’t be selected, then the game doesn’t support the frames boosting feature.