Microsoft’s Steam-like browser overlay is now obtainable on Home windows 11

Microsoft is rolling out its new in-game browser overlay on Home windows 11 this week, after months of beta testing. The Microsoft Edge Recreation Help characteristic is a widget that seems within the Recreation Bar in Home windows 11 very similar to Valve’s Steam overlay browser. It’s additionally game-aware, so it could actually detect video games you’re taking part in and provide up suggestions and guides in somewhat facet panel.

The Recreation Help overlay was beforehand restricted to beta customers, but it surely’s now obtainable within the steady model of Microsoft Edge. If you wish to allow the in-game browser you possibly can open up Microsoft Edge and go to Settings and extra > Settings after which seek for Recreation Help and set up the widget. The Recreation Help characteristic will then be obtainable within the Recreation Bar, which could be opened with the Home windows key + G.

“The preliminary preview of Recreation Help provides contextual suggestions and guides for a number of standard PC video games whereas we optimize the expertise based mostly in your suggestions,” explains William Devereux, senior product supervisor for Microsoft Edge. Microsoft has additionally added assist for extra standard PC video games, together with Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, Marvel Rivals, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

“We’ll add suggestions and guides for much more standard video games all through the preview and over time,” says Devereux. “Within the meantime, you possibly can nonetheless use Recreation Help to browse your favourite guides or different web sites whereas taking part in any recreation.”

Recreation Help works through the use of the identical cookies, autofill, and favorites knowledge out of your principal Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft has additionally added assist for extensions like advert blockers to this Recreation Help characteristic, and it’s planning so as to add assist for keyboard shortcuts sooner or later, alongside an improved picture-in-picture expertise and the flexibility so as to add a tab from Microsoft Edge to the sidebar.