Xbox Insiders can now shuffle saved Home backgrounds, choose how disc-based digital licenses appear in the library, and move the Guide to either side of the screen. Microsoft’s November 12 Xbox Wire announcement says Alpha Skip-Ahead members can try the features first, with access expanding to more Insiders and players over time.
To save a dynamic background, go to Settings > General > Personalization > My background > Dynamic backgrounds > Dynamic backgrounds, select one, and press X. Saved backgrounds appear in a Favorites category. If a background came with an exclusive controller, such as the XBOX Wireless Controller X25 Special Edition, saving it as a favorite lets you use it when that controller isn’t connected.
Shuffle is available at the start of any background category. You can set backgrounds to change each time you sign in, hourly, daily, or weekly, and shuffle either your favorites or a full category.
Choose how disc-based licenses appear in the library
Players have been able to claim digital licenses for disc-based games since August. The new display options build on the August preview of digital benefits for supported discs. Insiders who have claimed a license can now view those games in a separate category in the full library, or keep them alongside other owned games by changing Settings > General > Personalization > Games & apps. The same page also lets them hide the digital-license icon on game tiles.
Guide placement gets a simple left-or-right setting under Settings > General > Personalization > Guide. The choice changes which side of the screen the Guide opens on.
Which option would you change first, background shuffle, disc-license organization, or Guide placement? As the preview reaches more players, follow its progress with us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
