Microsoft is testing a new PC Game Pass widget in the latest preview of Windows 11 to give its Xbox gaming-subscription service a visual bump on the desktop. 

The new Game Pass widget is rolling out in the Windows 11 Insider preview build 25174 for the Dev Channel, offering a visual shortcut to Xbox games in the Windows 11 widget panel.

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"This widget is a window to the extensive PC Game Pass library -it will show the latest additions, games leaving soon, and others from highlighted categories and then take you to the Xbox app where you can install them, see reviews, and go all in," Microsoft said.

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PC Game Pass for Windows 10 and 11 is the Windows sibling to the Xbox Game Pass for Xbox consoles, offering a catalog of downloadable games for$9.99/