[Guide] Tips for a happy gamer Part V

Favorite your friends (and find new ones)



If you want to give your BFFs priority on your friends list, select their gamertag, pick Change Friendship and tick off the "Favorites" box. You'll get notified any time
one of your "Favorite" friends comes online or starts broadcasting, and they'll always be at the top of your friends list.

Looking for more friends? You can visit the Suggestions section of your friends list from either your Xbox One or the Windows 10 Xbox App and select "Find Facebook friends."
Once your account is linked, you just might discover one of your long-lost pals on Xbox.



Designate your home Xbox



Setting your Xbox One as your "home Xbox" allows you to share your digital games and Xbox Live Gold account with anyone who signs in on the system, which is especially useful
if your whole family uses your Xbox One. To do so, select Settings > All Settings > Personalization and My home Xbox. Naturally, you can only make a single Xbox One your home Xbox.



Xbox Live Reputation System



With this reputation system, all players start with a clean slate and a standard reputation score of “Good Player”. As you play online and interact with other players, you’ll
accumulate feedback from both your teammates and opponents, as well as from the games you play. Your reputation score will influence many aspects of your online experience including who you are matched with, the reputation of your Xbox Live party, and your
ability to communicate with others on the Xbox Live service.

In case of a bad rep you should play a variety of coop games with a large pool of gamers and avoid unsporting or overaggressive conduct.



The
Case Review



Case Review is a tool that allows players who have received an enforcement action (for example, an account suspension or forced Gamertag change) to have their enforcement
reviewed by a member of the Xbox Live Policy & Enforcement Team. Suspensions are never issued lightly, but Case Review allows Xbox Live members to interact directly with XBLPET and gain greater understanding of the enforcement and why action was taken. In
the very rare event that the review determines that a mistake was made or the enforcement was not necessary, steps will be taken to remedy the situation

Any Xbox Live member with an active enforcement action may submit a case for review through the account's Enforcement History, provided the enforcement meets the following
requirements:

The enforcement's duration is greater than 24 hours in length

The enforcement was issued in the last 12 months

:)

 

[Guide] Tips for a happy gamer Part II

Connect your cable box



Gaming comes first yet turning your Xbox One into your home entertainment hub is simple enough. To start, connect your cable or satellite box to the system's HDMI-in port,
or plug in a USB TV tuner. From there, select Live TV Setup from the system's OneGuide hub, and follow the prompts.

Your Xbox One should work with just about any major cable provider, but some may play nicer with OneGuide than others. For more on setting up TV on Xbox One, check out Microsoft's
detailed breakdown.



Share your clips to YouTube and Twitter



Sometimes unlocking achievements and parading them on your wall of pride is no enough. The Xbox One YouTube app makes it easy to share those glorious moment of great gaming
and claim bragging. Once you've downloaded the app and logged in, simply select Upload from the main menu, and pick a video from your hard drive to put on your channel.

You can share your clips and screenshots to Twitter via the Game DVR app, which also lets you share content to OneDrive, your activity feed or any clubs you're in.



Stream your gameplay to Beam and Twitch

If you want to showcase your Call of Duty skills or need some company for a spooky Resident Evil 7 run, you have a few easy options for broadcasting. You can stream to Twitch
on Xbox One by downloading the free Twitch app and following a few quick steps. Folks with the latest Xbox One software update can also broadcast directly to Microsoft's Beam service, which you can access by tapping the Guide button and selecting the broadcast
icon toward the bottom.





Add a personal touch by setting a custom background

If you want your Xbox One to feel more personal, you can add custom backgrounds for a nice extra touch. To set one up, go to Settings > All Settings > Personalization >
My color & background, and select My Background. You can use screenshots and unlocked achievement art as your background, or use a USB drive to upload any photo.



Put on your invisibility cloak to appear offline

If you are looking for some privacy while single player gaming simply tap the Guide button, open My Profile and select Appear Offline. Run silent, run deep and none is the
wiser.

 

[Guide] Tips for a happy gamer Part III

Remap your buttons



You can fully remap the buttons of your Xbox One controller, which is a nice feature for folks with physical limitations or anyone looking to make a custom control scheme
for their favorite game. To do so, visit the Games & Apps menu, open the Xbox Accessories app and select Configure on your controller of choice. From there, you'll be free to alter the functions of every button and trigger, as well as swap the functions of
each thumbstick. People with an Xbox One Elite Controller will have some extra customization options, such as stick sensitivity and vibration intensity.



Upload a custom gamerpic



Get rid of the old gamerpic with a real-life selfie. Now you can customize your gamerpic in the beta version of the Windows 10 Xbox app. Once you have the app installed,
simply click on your profile icon on the top left, select Customize, hover over your gamerpic and select Edit. If you click on "choose a custom picture," you can upload any picture from your hard drive to be your new gamerpic.



Expand your storage



Your Xbox One's internal drive will fill up fast if you play lots of games, but expanding your storage is as simple as plugging a compatible hard drive into the system's
USB port. Any external drive with at least 256GB of space and a USB 3.0 connection will work.



Customize your avatar



Your Xbox One avatar is a digital extension of your true self, so why not make it look as cool as possible? To customize your cartoony character, open the Xbox Avatars apps
from the Games & Apps menu. You'll be able to put all sorts of outfits and accessories on your avatar, and you can take a fun photo of your avatar to serve as your gamerpic. If you want snazzier stuff, you can buy avatar items with real money from the avatar
store.



Use game hubs



Xbox One's game hubs are one-stop locations for getting the most out of your favorite titles. To visit a game hub, simply highlight your game of choice, hit the Menu button
and select "Go to game hub." From there, you can see how your achievements stack up against your friends’ and easily find related clubs and groups filled with like-minded gamers to team up with for your next Destiny raid or Halo match.