The first fanmade recreation of the Xbox 360 metro dashboard experience for Windows with controller support, working menus, and an in-game Guide overlay.
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- Launch the application.
- Connect your controller.
- In Steam, turn off Enable Guide Button Chords for controllers.
- Use the Back + Start buttons together (or Win + Left Shift + Left Ctrl) to open the Guide.
- Navigate with the controller just like the original Xbox 360 dashboard.
- Custom theme support, and the Bing Penguins are Back!
- Library Scan for Steam, and uses coverart steam provides
- Import and Export for user data for transfer or version updating
- minor bugfixes with the guide and music player
- reduced size from around 100mb to 50mb
- optimized program -my ram usage went from 800-1000mb to 200-400mb
- Functional Home menu
- Top tabs: Bing, Home, Social, Video, Games, Music, Apps, Settings
- Bing search tab
- Games menu
- Music app (lacks visualizer)
- Settings menu
- Functional Xbox Guide overlay
- Guide can be opened while a game is running and the dashboard is minimized
- Open Tray option launches a selected game like a disc was inserted
- Change which game appears in Open Tray through Settings
- Change game cover art in Settings
- Change Home tile artwork in Settings
- Controller-friendly navigation
- Xbox 360-inspired UI and layout
- This is an unofficial fan-made project created for nostalgia and educational purposes.
- Xbox, Xbox 360, and related names, logos, and designs are property of Microsoft.
- No affiliation with or endorsement by Microsoft is claimed or implied.
- This project is distributed free of charge.
- If any rights holder requests changes or removal, comply promptly.
- Users are responsible for following local laws and platform terms when downloading or sharing.
- Best experienced in fullscreen.
- Some features are still being improved.
- This project is a fan-made recreation for nostalgia and personal use.
Inspired by the Xbox 360 dashboard by Microsoft.
You are free to modify, experiment with, or build on DashX360, but please credit ZivvoZ as the original creator if you share your version publicly.