Xbox Update for February Fixes Remote Play Issue

by Alex Co February 18, 2026 8:19 pm in News
Xbox Update for February

Heads up, Xbox gamers! Microsoft has rolled out a new Xbox system update on February 18, and this applies more than your standard stability upgrade.

The latest firmware patch for the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One addresses remote play issues, and of course, also dishes out some of that sweet stability we all know and love.

Read on for the official system changelog straight from Microsoft.

Xbox System Update for February 2026 Released

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OS version: 10.0.26100.6985 (xb_flt_2602ge.260121-2200)

Miscellaneous

  • General stability and performance improvements.

Bug Fixes

    Resolved a bug where some users were unable to use remote play if their console display settings were set to 720p.

While this is a minor update, it’s one that should be welcomed by Xbox gamers with open arms. I mean who wouldn’t want to resolve that bug regarding remote play, right?

No word yet on when we’ll see the next Xbox firmware update will drop, but hopefully Microsoft has something up its sleeve soon.

In other Xbox news, the company’s latest big game to shift to the PS5 is Avowed, which also saw its Anniversary Update be released that adds New Game+ and other features.

Once another Xbox system update is out, we’ll have it up on the site.

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