<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
system	I-Device
software	I-Device
is	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
four	O
generations	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
incorporating	O
DirectX	B-Application
features	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Dashboard	I-Device
,	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
games	O
,	O
media	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
online	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initial	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
based	O
on	O
heavily	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
feature	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
that	O
are	O
highly	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
desktop	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
shared	O
applications	O
and	O
ease-of-development	O
between	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
all	O
four	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
platform	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Dashboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
appearance	O
and	O
detailed	O
functions	O
have	O
varied	O
between	O
console	O
generations	O
,	O
the	O
Dashboard	O
has	O
provided	O
the	O
user	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
optical	O
media	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
or	O
off	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
storage	O
,	O
launch	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
optical	O
media	O
discs	O
,	O
or	O
start	O
special	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
streaming	O
media	O
services	O
from	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dashboard	O
has	O
supported	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
since	O
November	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
provides	O
online	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
friends	O
list	O
,	O
game	O
achievement	O
tracking	O
,	O
matchmaking	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
games	O
,	O
in-game	O
communications	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
game	O
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
are	O
free	O
,	O
a	O
subscription-tier	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
most	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
continuing	O
through	O
its	O
current	O
consoles	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
offered	O
a	O
means	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
opt	O
into	O
a	O
beta	O
test	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
system	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Preview	O
Program	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
required	O
an	O
invitation	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
after	O
applying	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Preview	O
Program	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
this	O
program	O
open	O
to	O
all	O
rather	O
than	O
restricting	O
through	O
invitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
rebranded	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Insider	O
Program	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
Windows	B-Application
Insider	I-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
those	O
testing	O
its	O
computer	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Insider	O
Program	O
,	O
testing	O
not	O
only	O
included	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
software	O
but	O
upcoming	O
game	O
and	O
application	O
patches	O
from	O
both	O
first	O
and	O
third-parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
software	O
has	O
brought	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
newer	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
selected	B-Device
original	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
games	I-Device
could	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
emulation	O
after	O
downloading	O
an	O
emulation	O
profile	O
to	O
local	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
not	O
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
by	O
January	O
2015	O
by	O
another	O
emulator	O
to	O
support	O
selected	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
with	O
hundreds	B-Device
of	I-Device
titles	I-Device
added	I-Device
over	I-Device
the	I-Device
following	I-Device
years	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
emulator	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
for	O
a	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Achieving	O
Xbox	O
One-backward	O
compatibility	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
was	O
a	O
target	O
goal	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
these	O
new	O
consoles	O
are	O
fully	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
all	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
library	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
those	O
requiring	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supported	O
list	O
includes	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
were	O
playable	O
via	O
emulation	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
runs	O
a	O
custom	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
an	O
approach	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
engineer	O
Don	O
Box	O
called	O
"	O
fork	O
and	O
run	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
exports	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Direct3D	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
built	O
for	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
of	O
multiple	O
applications	O
including	O
memory	B-Architecture
paging	I-Architecture
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
only	O
run	O
one	O
application	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
loading	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
would	O
unload	O
itself	O
to	O
give	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
resources	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
left	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
would	O
load	O
back	O
up	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
support	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
software	O
as	O
shipped	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
later	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
was	O
still	O
being	O
supported	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Dashboard	I-Device
was	O
updated	O
via	O
Live	O
several	O
times	O
to	O
reduce	O
cheating	O
and	O
add	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
dynamic	O
background	O
for	O
its	O
current	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
system	O
software	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
system	O
software	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
source	O
code	O
was	O
leaked	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
system	O
software	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
expanding	O
beyond	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
division	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
applications	O
like	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Silverlight	B-Application
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
separate	O
fork	O
of	O
these	O
apps	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
for	O
the	O
versions	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
mobile-based	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
environment	O
became	O
difficult	O
to	O
maintain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
complexities	O
led	O
Microsoft	O
towards	O
its	O
"	O
Windows	O
Everywhere	O
"	O
approach	O
,	O
reviewing	O
all	O
the	O
dependencies	O
within	O
the	O
desktop	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
atop	O
the	O
MinWin	O
process	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
CoreSystem	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
basic	O
functionality	O
of	O
Windows	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
than	O
both	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
console	O
looked	O
with	O
various	O
themes	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
sides	O
of	O
it	O
was	O
something	O
very	O
different	O
for	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
system	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
multiple	O
profiles	O
with	O
password	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
with	O
each	O
user	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
dashboard	O
to	O
exactly	O
fit	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
premium	O
themes	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
default	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
there	O
were	O
five	O
tabs	O
or	O
sections	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
blades	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
menu	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
Games	O
,	O
Media	O
and	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
new	O
dashboard	O
update	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
New	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Experience	O
"	O
(	O
NXE	O
)	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
added	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
new	O
feature	O
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
an	O
entire	O
game	O
disc	O
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
which	O
decreases	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
significantly	O
reduces	O
noise	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
read	O
from	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
not	O
the	O
louder	O
disc	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
games	O
this	O
feature	O
also	O
reduces	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
spent	O
reading	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
thereby	O
helping	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
life-span	O
of	O
the	O
optical	B-General_Concept
drive	I-General_Concept
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Guide	O
was	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
user	O
has	O
installed	O
any	O
game	O
onto	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
immediately	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
guide	O
,	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
gives	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
Avatars	B-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
required	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
dashboard	O
would	O
be	O
updated	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
design	O
would	O
incorporate	O
the	O
Metro	O
interface	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Zune	O
HD	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
other	O
minor	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
layout	O
,	O
the	O
update	O
would	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
hub	O
"	O
,	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
for	O
easier	O
dashboard	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
dashboard	O
would	O
be	O
updated	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Bing	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
would	O
also	O
be	O
updated	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
dashboard	O
and	O
Bing	B-Application
using	O
their	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
system	O
software	O
contains	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
Hyper-V	O
hypervisor	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
NanoVisor	O
)	O
as	O
its	O
host	O
OS	O
and	O
two	O
partitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
partitions	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Exclusive	O
"	O
partition	O
is	O
a	O
custom	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
(	O
VM	O
)	O
for	O
games	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
partition	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Shared	O
"	O
partition	O
is	O
a	O
custom	O
VM	O
for	O
running	O
multiple	O
apps	O
including	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
ongoing	O
"	O
Windows	O
Everywhere	O
"	O
approach	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
revamped	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
its	O
current	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
products	O
to	O
provide	O
greater	O
compatibility	O
between	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Core	O
at	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
launch	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UI	O
maintained	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
Metro	O
"	O
design	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
update	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
resembled	O
the	O
desktop	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
"	O
New	B-Device
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Experience	O
"	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
base	O
system	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Core	O
,	O
allowing	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
apps	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
single	O
app	O
that	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
removed	O
the	O
distinction	O
between	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2016	O
,	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
could	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
applications	I-Device
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
official	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
Cortana	B-Application
coming	O
in	O
summer	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Microsoft	O
continued	O
to	O
refine	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
Fluent	B-Application
Design	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
interface	O
was	O
also	O
modified	O
to	O
reflect	O
these	O
changes	O
by	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
since	O
continued	O
to	O
refine	O
this	O
interface	O
to	O
add	O
and	O
remove	O
integrated	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
support	O
and	O
removal	O
of	O
Cortana	B-Application
voice	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahead	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
consoles	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
updated	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
software	O
to	O
reflect	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
Dashboard	O
that	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
improved	O
performance	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
storefront	O
features	O
and	O
readability	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
propagated	O
across	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
and	O
mobile	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
software	O
's	O
interface	O
uses	O
a	O
geometrical	O
placement	O
of	O
squares	O
and	O
rectangular	O
items	O
that	O
scrolls	O
as	O
a	O
continuous	O
vertical	O
line	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Metro	O
design	O
language	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
the	O
dashboard	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Community	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Mixer	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
Pass	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Store	O
"	O
sections	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
section	O
contains	O
a	O
recent	O
apps	O
and	O
games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
level	O
menu	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
feels	O
a	O
lot	O
less	O
cluttered	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
to	O
multitask	B-Operating_System
called	O
Snap	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
users	O
to	O
open	O
multiple	O
panes	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Microsoft	O
upgraded	O
the	O
Windows	O
8-based	O
Core	O
to	O
a	O
Windows	O
10-based	O
one	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
up	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Wire	O
,	O
promising	O
faster	O
,	O
easier	O
navigation	O
,	O
improved	O
community	O
features	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Avatars	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UI	O
includes	O
a	O
HOME	O
screen	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
bar	O
,	O
the	O
screenshot	O
viewer	O
(	O
"	O
Album	O
"	O
)	O
Icons	O
,	O
and	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
News	O
,	O
and	O
Settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
actual	O
games	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
and	O
parcel	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
new	O
direction	O
under	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
head	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
aims	O
to	O
release	O
frequent	O
updates	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
,	O
mainly	O
containing	O
new	O
or	O
improved	O
features	O
and	O
faster	O
installation	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
for	O
games	O
and	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
introducing	O
improvements	O
and	O
fixes	O
for	O
native	O
console	O
apps	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
monthly	O
updates	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
system	O
software	O
introduce	O
major	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
voted	O
on	O
or	O
requested	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
months	O
have	O
included	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
table	O
lists	O
major	O
updates	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
system	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
