Xbox New Tab

Stay connected with Xbox in your browser with this official extension from Microsoft.

What is Xbox New Tab?

Xbox New Tab is the official extension from Microsoft that allows you to personalize your new tab with Xbox themes, HD wallpapers, and quick links to Xbox content. It also sets Bing as your default search engine to earn Microsoft Rewards points for Xbox gift cards, Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, and more.

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Stats

By: Microsoft Corporation

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Users: 173,451 ▼ -35,762

Rating: 4.00 (116) ▼ 1 ratings

Version: 0.0.0.20 (Last updated: 2024-06-24)

Creation date: 2021-08-03

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

cookies
management
notifications
tabs
storage
alarms

Host permissions:

https://*.bing.com/*
https://*.microsoft.com/*
https://*.msn.com/*

Size: 2.04M

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 311 ▼ 9

Other rankings

#2 in By Microsoft

#23 in giftcard keyword 2

#36 in subscriptions keyword 7 ▲ 2

#68 in rewards keyword 52 ▼ 2

#91 in state keyword 5 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Xbox New Tab (v0.0.0.28)

3.83 (47) 30,000

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Personalize your new tab with themes from:

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition • Battletoads • Bleeding Edge • Forza Horizon 4 • Gears 5 • Ori and the Will of the Wisps • The Outer Worlds • Sea of Thieves • State of Decay 2 • Wasteland 3 • Xbox Game Pass

The action doesn't stop there. You'll get:

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Provides dedicated stream of official Xbox news
Nice start page
Keeps users updated on Xbox games

Cons

Contains ads
Microsoft tends to turn off the extension or make it not work
Some themes don't work

Most mentioned

Contains ads
Dedicated stream of official Xbox news
Microsoft tends to turn off the extension or make it not work

Recent reviews

by Yanis, 2022-09-30

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Safety

Risk impact

Xbox New Tab is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.