ExtremeTech

How to run full-screen Windows 8 Metro apps in a window on the Desktop

There's a curious option to run apps as full-screen Desktop apps -- as in, like Metro apps, but without Metro's drag-down-to-close. Download ModernMix ($5, free 30-day trial) Now, with Metro apps ...

How to get Xbox Full Screen Experience on any Windows 11 PC — even if you don't have the option in settings

Anyone can now turn their Windows 11 PC into a (sort of) games console with Xbox Full Screen Experience! Here's how to do it.
Techlicious

How to Stay in Desktop on Your Windows 8 PC

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...

How to put Xbox Full Screen Experience on your Windows handheld gaming PC — Legion Go, original ROG Ally, MSI Claw, and more

Xbox Full Screen Experience is no longer solely available for Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. Here's how to put it on your Windows ...

From desktop clutter to console mode: Xbox’s full-screen UI arrives on all Windows handhelds

The Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) is rolling out to Windows-based handhelds, giving older devices console-style UI and freeing up system resources for gamers. It’s not just about aesthetics, as ...
Ars Technica

Freesync and windowed vs. fullscreen modes.

As discussed in the comments to this Ars Article, FreeSync can only work in Full-screen exclusivity mode. I don't have a FreeSync monitor to play with (yet!) so I had a few questions: 1. Do secondary ...