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The XBOX PC Remote Tools help you streamline game development workflows on remote Windows devices, including handhelds, desktops, and test machines. The tools support secure provisioning, PIN pairing, acquisition, file management, incremental game deployment, game lifecycle management, and remote tool execution across a local area network (LAN). They reduce friction during remote iteration, improve setup consistency, and scale to meet the needs of studios of all sizes.
Supported workflows
The XBOX PC Remote Tools support these workflows:
- Provision devices: Prepare a development PC and a target device for remote iteration.
- Pair devices: Establish a secure, encrypted, and authorized connection between the development PC and the target device.
- Manage devices: Unpair devices, edit device names, and update IP addresses or connection settings from the device workspace.
- Transfer and delete files: Copy files to and from remote Windows devices and remove selected remote files or directory contents.
- Deploy and manage games: Incrementally deploy games, launch them, and terminate sessions by using the command-line tool.
- Run remote tools: Run executables and commands independently of the game lifecycle and optionally wait for completion or stream output.
- Deploy and debug from Visual Studio: Use F5 in Visual Studio 2022 and later to deploy and debug a game on a remote Windows device.
- Fully Managed: Enables remote iteration workflows and device management capabilities by using PowerShell remoting over SSH.
- Lightweight: Enables remote iteration workflows (deploy, launch, and terminate) over HTTPS/TLS with a faster setup that doesn't require SSH configuration.
For prerequisites and installation steps, see the XBOX PC Remote Tools quickstart guide.
Learn more
For detailed guidance, see the following articles:
Overview of the XBOX PC Remote Tools
Provides an overview of the suite of development tools available to build games on remote Windows devices. The supported workflows are also described.
Step-by-step instructions for provisioning a development PC and a remote Windows device for game development.
Provides answers to common questions and a list of known issues when using the XBOX PC Remote Tools.
Describes how to provision and iterate on remote Windows devices by using the XBOX PC Toolbox graphical interface installed on the development PC and target device.
Provides API reference and usage guidance for integrating remote deployment, launch, and process-management workflows into custom development tools.
Demonstrates how to use the Remote Iteration Client API from a C# WPF application.
XBOX PC Remote Iteration Command Line Tools (wdRemote.exe)
Use wdRemote to transfer and delete files, deploy and manage games, and run executables from a development PC on a remote Windows device. The tool sends commands to an instance of wdEndpoint running on the remote device.
XBOX PC Remote listening endpoint (wdEndpoint.exe)
wdEndpoint runs on a remote Windows device and accepts commands from the wdRemote command-line tool running on a development PC.
Debugging PC projects on remote Windows devices using Visual Studio
Use the debugger in Visual Studio 2022 and later to attach to a game running on a remote Windows device over a secure channel.
Release Notes - September 2026 (2609)
Describes new features and improvements in the latest release of the XBOX PC Remote Tools.
Release Notes - March 2026 (2603)
Describes new features, improvements, and known issues in the latest release of the XBOX PC Remote Tools.