How to adjust active hours on Xbox
The feature comes within the Xbox April 2023 update.
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Key notes
- Sometimes, we lose track of time when playing games on Xbox.
- To keep it in control, Microsoft rolled out a feature called active hours on the console.
- The update is included in the Xbox April 2023 patch.
It’s that time of the month for Xbox users, as Microsoft rolled out its monthly patch for security and improvement on Xbox’s consoles. This time in the April 2023 update, Redmond officials rolled out adjustable active hours power settings.
With the Xbox April Update, if you have the Sleep power option selected on your Xbox, you can configure your console active hours, which default to “always active” unless you change them. During your selected active hours your Xbox will boot quickly and be available for activities like Remote Play and mobile game installs.
To sum it up, this feature allows the console to automatically shuts down instead of sleep when you turn it off outside those active hours. You can adjust them manually or let the system pick them for you automatically, depending on your playing patterns.
So, how to adjust active hours on Xbox, you may ask? If you relate to this question, here’s how you can do just that.
How to adjust your active hours on Xbox
1. Press the Xbox button on your controller
2. Go to Profile & system ➜ Settings ➜ System ➜ Updates.
3. Once updated, restart your console and press the Xbox button again.
4. Go back to Settings ➜ General ➜ Power options.
5. If you select the Sleep power option, you can now adjust active hours. From the Adjust active hours drop-down, select Manually if you want to do it manually or the other option if you want to let the system do it for you
6. Select the start and the end of your active hours.
In the meantime, Microsoft has also made its commitment to green gaming loud and clear by launching a carbon-aware downloading mechanism back in February 2023. In short, when the console is on and connected to the internet, the system will schedule updates for apps and games at specific times during the nightly maintenance window.
What do you think about this active hours adjustment feature on Xbox? Let us know in the comments.
