Users can also chat with friends and participate in communities, check and share in-game achievements, manage stills and video clips recorded using the console's DVR feature, and even stream games from an Xbox One console to a Windows 10 PC. The app currently allows users to manage games installed on their Windows 10 PCs, browse games in the Microsoft Store, and manage their Xbox Live profiles.

A new desktop experience is coming soon and requires an up to date version of Windows, so do be sure to update to the Windows Update and stay tuned for the latest'. This app is being renamed to Xbox Console Companion to be a dedicated app for your Xbox console features and settings. Users running Windows 10 who update their Microsoft Store apps will see a message saying “Pardon our dust. Similar changes do not seem to have been made to the Xbox apps for iOS and Android, at least not yet. It could also play in to the expected launch of Microsoft's xCloud online gaming service and allow game streaming between a user's devices.

While the app is currently no different other than its name, the next update is expected to reinvent it as a dashboard for Xbox console settings and unspecified features. Microsoft has updated its Xbox app for Windows 10 with a new icon and name in preparation for a 'new desktop experience' that could be unveiled as soon as the E3 gaming expo next week.

Console companion app