Microsoft says: "We have enabled the Gamepad keyboard layout for the touch keyboard in Windows 11. This change introduces the ability to use your Xbox controller to navigate and type.

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After 30 years of PC gaming, I bought a controller with a keyboard and mouse. It's perfect for one genre of video games and absolutely terrible for another.

On PC, press a key on your keyboard. On Xbox, press a key on your connected keyboard or use the virtual keyboard. You can also apply modifiers like Shift, Ctrl, Alt, and Win to the mapping.

The update can be installed via the official Xbox Accessories app, and it will enable controller-to-keyboard input mapping across consoles and PCs.

Of course, such a feature won't be too useful for PC gamers who sit at their desk to play with a controller—far easier to lean forward and use an actual keyboard when necessary. But for those ...