Install console software onto a pc?

[Ayala]

Is it possible?

[iRileyx]

Nope.

 

You can use an emulator, but not directly install a console's OS onto a PC.

[NoxiousOdor]

The closest would be the Steam OS but I forget what it is called. It might be Steam OS

[BloodyWaters]

It is possible if you use an emulator, but that is just for the games. 

[WereCat]

No, the OS is built around specific HW configuration

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1 minute ago, WhisperingKnickers said:

The closest would be the Steam OS but I forget what it is called. It might be Steam OS

Hm, you'd have to do more than that... Steam OS, but then lock out most of the games, delete File Explorer and most of the other apps, unplug the mouse and keyboard, run F@H in the background to simulate performance...

[NoxiousOdor]

2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Hm, you'd have to do more than that... Steam OS, but then lock out most of the games, delete File Explorer and most of the other apps, unplug the mouse and keyboard, run F@H in the background to simulate performance...

Also you need to have someone charge you a subscription fee to use it online. For our purposes we could install some malware and such to search your network for financial info

[Mira Yurizaki]

Technically speaking XB1 and Windows 10 share a bunch of Windows Store apps.

[Kyle_N]

Xbox runs the exact same Windows OS, with a different shell (Windows has Explorer, Xbox has its custom UI). technically the OS version is identical if you compare them (both are currently running build 10.0.16299, version 1709, fall creators update).

 

The store is identical too (exact same app with some minor UI tweaks), but you can only download games and apps that have been made available by the publisher, and certified by MS. That means you can't download and play third-party Xbox games on PC, and likewise you cannot use use apps designed purely for KB/M on Xbox (MS wouldn't certify it), like Arduino, Office.

Most MS games and apps are cross-platform though. 

 

The Xbox UI is not currently available on PC (and Windows Explorer is not currently available on the console), but they said it is coming sometime, possibly next year. 

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2 hours ago, DOGC_Kyle said:

Xbox runs the exact same Windows OS, with a different shell (Windows has Explorer, Xbox has its custom UI). technically the OS version is identical if you compare them (both are currently running build 10.0.16299, version 1709, fall creators update).

 

The store is identical too (exact same app with some minor UI tweaks), but you can only download games and apps that have been made available by the publisher, and certified by MS. That means you can't download and play third-party Xbox games on PC, and likewise you cannot use use apps designed purely for KB/M on Xbox (MS wouldn't certify it), like Arduino, Office.

Most MS games and apps are cross-platform though. 

 

The Xbox UI is not currently available on PC (and Windows Explorer is not currently available on the console), but they said it is coming sometime, possibly next year. 

I think (bolded above) is what OP was talking about