The Xbox won’t use that much more power in this mode, but it will consume a little to keep the internet connection active. Navigate to Settings->General->Power Mode & Startup Settingsįrom this menu, you will need to make sure that the power mode option is set to “Instant On”. From this menu, you need to go do the general settings and into “Power Mode & Startup Settings”. You can do this a few ways, the fastest way is to go hold down the Xbox button and use the tabs here to go to settings.

Downloading games overnight while you sleep is a win! Modify Power Mode & Startup Settings So if you are looking for a way to download games faster, this is the best method to go with. Games tend to download faster when the system is doing nothing else, other than downloading the game. The Xbox One will allow for background downloading when you are playing games and are in the main menu. By default this is disabled, but it is possible to make it happen. If you have just signed up for game pass on Xbox Live or for whatever reason have a whole lot of downloading to do all at once, you will want to be able to download the game while the Xbox One is powered down. Even with a fibre connection, downloading a 100gb game is going to take some time. Now we have games going over 100gb and its not all that unusual. There was a time when a 50gb game was crazy big.

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