Configuring Dev Kit Settings

After you connect your development computer to your dev kit, there are several settings you will likely want to change as you get started using your dev kit. You can configure these settings, except for Dim Timeout, by using any one of the following methods.

Note There are more settings than the five listed here, and you can see a complete list in the Settings tab in Xbox One Manager or in the xbconfig.exe topic.

Setting Profiling Mode

Profiling Mode is a dev kit configuration that provides additional system reserved memory to PIX and other profiling tools, when a title is running on the Game OS. For more details refer to Profiling Mode.

There are several ways to set Profiling Mode:

  1. From within PIX
  2. In the Xbox One XDK command prompt, run the following command: 
    xbconfig ProfilingMode=on
  3. In the command prompt, restart the console using Reboot (xbreboot.exe). After the console has restarted, Profiling Mode will be enabled.
  4. Xbox One Manager

Alternatively go to the Developer settings page on the console, and check the Enable profiling for game OS titles box.

Setting a Hostname

To set a hostname, see Setting a Hostname for the Console IP Address

Setting a Sandbox identification (ID)

A sandbox provides content isolation for an individual development kit, providing a clean environment for development and testing. You need to set the sandbox identification (ID) so that you can run samples. Your sandbox ID is either XDKS.1 (the default) or your own development sandbox identification. You can set the sandbox ID on the Developer settings page on the console, or by using Xbox One Manager or xbconfig.

For more information about setting the sandbox, see Setting Up Sandboxes for Xbox Live Development.

Setting System Idle Timeout

System Idle Timeout sets the time in minutes before the console will power down if you do not provide any input.

Use the following instructions to change the System Idle Timeout setting on the console.

  1. Launch Settings.
  2. Select Power & startup.
  3. Select turn off after.
  4. From the dropdown list, select your setting.

Setting Dim Timeout

Dim Timeout sets the time in minutes before the console screen dims to half brightness if you do not provide any input. Dim Timeout cannot be changed on the console. You have to change it with Xbox One Manager or xbconfig.