Xbox changes the operation of the Guide button in Windows 11 with a view to ROG Xbox Ally

The latest update to Windows 11 introduces new features to the Xbox controller Guide button, but the community is divided.

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For a few days, several PC players have reported strange behavior when using the Xbox controller’s Guide button on Windows 11. What seemed like an error is actually an official change implemented by Microsoft, which is already generating debate.

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Now, when you briefly press the Guide button, the Game Bar opens; when you hold it down, the Windows Task View appears; and if you hold it down even longer, the controller turns off. In theory, this gives users more options, but many have pointed out that the change complicates something as simple as turning off the controller.

A feature designed for the future of ROG Ally Xbox

According to The Verge, this change is related to the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally, the new portable device with Windows 11. On it, the Guide button will allow access to a task switcher adapted to screens of this type, which suggests that the feature was designed with future portable devices from Microsoft and its partners in mind.

• For now, the update is only available to members of the Windows Insider program, which means it’s still in the testing phase. Microsoft can adjust the experience before its global release in the coming months.

What’s the problem with the new Guide button on PC?

The change hasn’t pleased everyone because turning off the controller is now more cumbersome. Before, it was enough to hold down the Guide button, but now:

• A short press opens the Game Bar.

• A longer press opens the Task View.

• Only if you hold it down even longer will the controller turn off.

This causes many players to accidentally open the Task View when all they want to do is turn off the controller. Additionally, for now, there is no option to disable or customize this behavior, which has generated complaints in the PC community.

For now, PC players who use Xbox controllers will have to get used to this new behavior, although there are those who are asking the company to allow customization of the Guide button’s actions to adapt it to each player’s needs.