Among the updates in the new Windows 11 Build 26100.3613, rolling out this week to Windows Insiders, is a layout for the Windows touch keyboard that is specifically designed for use with a gamepad.

The Gamepad keyboard functionality is definitely the most interesting addition to this update, though, and follows the early September beta updates which initially added the feature to Windows 11.

Heads up: the new Gamepad keyboard layout isn't rolling out to stable/retail anymore. It's no longer mentioned in the release notes for KB5044384 (26100.2161) and KB5044380 (22631.4391), and is ...

Microsoft has started testing a new gamepad keyboard for Windows 11. It’s designed to let you type or navigate with an Xbox controller. This keyboard could improve Windows handhelds, too.

Microsoft is rolling out a new gamepad keyboard for Windows. It lets you easily type with an Xbox controller. The new gamepad keyboard is starting to roll out now. Skip to main content.

Well, thankfully, there's an improvement on the way for Xbox controllers, with Microsoft announcing a new gamepad keyboard for Windows 11's touch keyboard. Microsoft.

TL;DR: Windows 11 is introducing a new Gamepad keyboard layout for Xbox controllers, as seen in testing for some time. The feature is now in the latest Release Preview build, so should arrive ...

“This update starts the rollout of a new Gamepad keyboard layout for the on-screen keyboard,” says the Windows Insider blog.It allows for much faster typing via Xbox-standard controllers ...

Gamepad Keyboard Feature is Highly Regarded. The feature was first revealed to users in September 2024 as a preview among users before Microsoft rolled it out as part of the Windows 11 24H2 only ...

Xbox announced the new keyboard/gamepad binding feature for Xbox controllers via the Xbox Insider website on July 24, 2023. The main feature of the Xbox Insider update preview is the ability map ...