Tutorials

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S feature a Wi-Fi 5 card as you will be able to connect the console online over a 802.11ac or older wireless connection. If you want to turn off the Wi-Fi connection to these gaming systems for one reason or another, then you can take a look at this tutorial to see how you can do so.

Method #1

For the first method, you can simply set your console to go offline by taking the following steps:

• To start off, you need to open the Settings menu of the Series X or Series S. You can do so by selecting Settings from the home menu or in the Profile & System tab of the Xbox Guide menu.
• Inside of Settings, make sure you are in the General section on the left column.
• On the right side of the same screen, you then need to select Network Settings.
• After getting to the Network menu, you should be able to select the Go Offline feature.
• Once your console is offline, you can also select the Forget Wireless Network option if you want to delete the Wi-Fi connection information on the console. Afterwards, you will have to select the Set Up Wireless Network option in the Network menu if you want to set up a new Wi-Fi connection.

Method #2

For the second method, you can head back to the Settings menu of your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S. From there, select General and then Network Settings.

Once you arrive at the Network menu, you can then select the Disconnect Wireless option. By doing so, you will no longer be using the Wi-Fi connection. If you want to use Wi-Fi again afterwards, then you need to select the Set Up Wireless Network option from the Network menu.

Method #3

If you want to use a wired LAN connection instead of Wi-Fi for your Series X or Series S, then you can simply plug in the Ethernet cable to the console.

The system will automatically disable the Wi-Fi connection and switch over to the wired connection.

For the uninformed, a wired LAN connection should provide faster and more stable speeds when compared to Wi-Fi. So, if you are experiencing a lot of lag or slow downloads over Wi-Fi, then switching over to a wired Internet connection may help resolve these issues.

Keep in mind that you won’t be able to play games or use apps online on your Xbox if you disconnected your Wi-Fi without an Ethernet connection.

In order to make your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S run more efficiently, Microsoft recently added the ability to adjust the active hours for your console. This will help your system use up less electricity, and therefore save you money on your energy bill, outside of the active hours timeline in Sleep Mode.

To see how you can access this feature, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you update the system software of your Series X or Series S as this feature has been added through a firmware update.

To check if there is a new version of the console available to download, you can open the Settings menu and then select System > Updates. If there is a new file available, make sure you download and install it before continuing.

2. Once your Xbox is updated, head back to the Settings menu.

3. From the front page of Settings, you need to select General on the left column and then Power Options on the right side of the same screen.

4. You should now be in the General – Power Options menu. Here, you should make sure that you select Sleep in the “Choose how this console turns off” section. Otherwise, you won’t be able to access the Active Hours feature.

5. After making sure you have Sleep Mode set to Active, you then need to select Customize Power Options on the right side of the General – Power Options menu.

6. In the General – Customize Power Options menu, you need to select Adjust Active Hours.

Note: if you don’t see the Adjust Active Hours option, then you should make sure that you have the latest firmware installed. Restarting your console may also make it appear as well.

7. You should finally be in the General – Adjust Active Hours menu, which has the following description of the feature:

• “When the console is off or when you turn it off, it shouts down instead of sleeping. This saves energy while keeping the console ready to wake when you’re likely to use it. Outside of active hours the console takes longer to start up. The more you use the console, the better automatic scheduling will get.”

8. When you select the Adjust Active Hours drop-down menu, you will have the following options:

• The Always Active option is for those who want to keep their Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S in Sleep Mode at all times. This uses the most energy.
• The Automatically option will let the console pick the best time. Your Series X or Series S will learn your habits when it comes to when you are actively using the system. It will then adjust the Active Hours to fit your usage schedule. As a result, the console will be put in Sleep Mode during hours where it expects you to use it. During inactive hours, the same console will be completely turned off.
• The Manually option will let you set the active hours timeline. By selecting this, you should see the Start Active Hours and End Active Hours options appear. You can use these to set the range to your liking.

You can use the fast scrolling feature to quickly move through a menu on your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. To see how you can enable, as well as disable, this feature, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to turn on fast scrolling on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

In order to enable fast scrolling on your console, you can try either of the two following methods:

Method #1:

For the first method, you can simply hold the left analog stick or one of the direction button.

Initially, you will only move once space; if you keep holding the same analog position or button for more than one second, however, then fast scroll should automatically activate.

Method #2:

You can bypass the one second wait to activate fast scrolling. In order to do so, you need to press down on the right analog stick and then use either the left analog stick or directional pad to scroll. The fast scrolling feature should work immediately.

How to turn off fast scrolling on Series X and Series S

If you want to turn off fast scrolling on your system, then you can try the following methods:

Method #1:

The first method you can try is to avoid holding down on the right analog stick when you are moving the left analog stick or pressing the directional pad buttons. Otherwise, the fast scrolling feature will automatically be enabled.

Method #2:

For the second method, you should avoid holding the left analog stick in the same direction, as well as holding down on a directional pad button, for more than one second. If you keep holding, then fast scrolling will be activated.

Method #3:

You should also make sure that your left analog stick and directional pad are clean as stick buttons may cause the fast scrolling to turn on.

Furthermore, you should also make sure that the left analog isn’t suffering from any drifting problems.

Video games that support Xbox Play Anywhere can be played on Xbox and Windows 10 PC.

What’s neat about this feature is that you only have to purchase the title once to gain access to both the Xbox and PC versions. Furthermore, your save file and achievements will also carry over if you decide to switch from playing the game from one platform to the other.

To see how you can find the complete list of Xbox Play Anywhere games on your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to open the Store App on your console. You can find this shopping application from the home menu of the dashboard.

Alternatively, you can press the Xbox logo button on the controller at any time to open the Guide menu. You can then select the shopping bag icon at the bottom of the first tab you see to open the store.

2. Once you arrive at the Store App, navigate to the left side of the screen until you get the left column menu to pop up.

3. From there, select Games.

4. In the Games section of the Store App, keep scrolling down until you get to the Xbox Play Anywhere roll.

5. Next, you need to scroll all the way to the right and then select the Show All option.

6. You should now be in the Xbox Play Anywhere menu, which will show the full list of games that support the feature.

7. If you want to filter this listing, then you need to press the X button.

8. In the Filter tab, you will see the following filtering options:

• Accessibility
• Genre
• Age Rating
• Multiplayer
• Play with
• Prices
• Supported Language
• Technical Features

9. From the same Filter menu, you can also switch to the Sort tab by pressing the RB button. In the sorting tab, you will be able to order the listing based on the following:

• Relevance
• Title A- Z
• Title Z – A