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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Add-on stats

By: Microsoft Corporation

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Users: 161,433 ▲ 1.17K

Rating: 3.90 (120)

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

Ranking

# 335

Other rankings

#3 in Entertainment #2 in By Microsoft

Other platforms

Xbox New Tab (v0.0.0.28)

3.83

(47) 30,000

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Add-on 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

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Pros

The homepage looks nice and provides a dedicated stream of official Xbox news.
It has potential for XCloud and new first-party games.
Useful for accessing gaming content and features.

Cons

Microsoft often disables or makes it non-functional.
There are reports of ads present on the new tab page despite ad blockers.
Issues with performance and navigation adjustment.

Most mentioned

Functionality related to Xbox news and updates.
Inconsistent performance and support from Microsoft.
Ads present within the new tab, which is frustrating for users.

Recent reviews

不好好做XBOX UWP和Game Bar跑来做一个安装即更改默认搜索引擎的插件，还被自家Edge给拦了，这是不是苏州微软的杰作？总之，无论是本部还是其它的作品，很诡异本家的XBOX UWP至今更换游戏安装文件夹还要拖一个windows App文件夹过去，不能单独给XBOX UWP的逻辑优化下，Game Bar的布局一塌糊涂，性能监测至今都是摆设，除此之外还有经常性的游戏时切换Edge后台看会儿网页，回到游戏发现点不进去进程冻结了，我不想诋毁你什么，我只是阐述事实，如果我这段话被你们某个大聪明看到了并解决了这些问题，那我很高兴，如果没有任何行动，也在意料之中