A sleek feature on the Windows 10 has been discovered and it's truly eye-catching, for Xbox One gamers at least.

Apparently, gamers can toggle a hidden image quality setting while streaming Xbox One games via Windows 10. Microsoft's latest operating system already has the "highest quality" option but a "very high quality" setting can be unlocked.

A Reddit user managed to unlock the hidden option and wasn't a tad secretive on sharing the information. "OomaThurman" did a simple text change to an accessible file folder to achieve the feat.

Assuming Windows 10 is installed on the default C: drive, unlocking the "very high quality" setting can be done by the following steps:

  • Navigate to C:Users%USERNAME%AppDataLocalPackages
  • Locate a folder "Microsoft.XboxApp." then "Local State".
  • Open "userconsoledata" with a text editor, preferably Notepad.
  • Change the 'IsInternalPreview' variable from "false" to "true".
  • Save and close the file.

The new image quality option will now be available once you navigate back into the Xbox app on your Windows 10 PC. But you have been warned, increasing the resolution and image quality of the stream will inflict greater strain on your PC and its home network.

Tom Warren from The Verge tested this out and said the new image quality setting is really an improvement over the "high quality" option but implied that the increased bandwidth may be a concern for some users.

"Games look less blurred and sharper, but the required bandwidth naturally increases. I've found it uses between 10-16mbps on most Xbox One games, and I did notice some additional buffering on occasions due to the "very high quality" setting. I've been testing games over my local Wi-Fi network, but things are a lot more stable using a wired connection," he explained.

Euro Gamer applauds the recent discovery but also echoes the bandwidth concern. However, the gaming website is still working on a full run-through of the Xbox One app on the Windows 10.

The Xbox app on Windows 10 will give gamers access to their friends list, achievements, messages and activity feed while they are away from their consoles.

Windows 10 supports both the standard Xbox One controller and the new Elite pad. A wireless adaptor is also available for Xbox gamers negating the need for micro-USB cables.