Knowing how to eject an Xbox Series X disc is basic but important button pressing if you've got an extensive library of physical disc games and movies. You'd be forgiven for not knowing how to eject a disc from your console too as it's not immediately obvious. The Xbox Series X is a pretty large, monolithic console with a clearly visible disc drive on one side but only a few small, unassuming buttons. Thankfully, getting a disc out of your console just requires you to press the button near the disc slot, so now that you've found one of the Xbox Series X deals, here's exactly how to eject an Xbox Series X disc.
How to eject a Xbox Series X disc
If you're looking at the console head-on when it is in a vertical orientation (which is recommended, to better help with cooling and ventilation), draw your eyes to the little black button just above the disc drive. Pressing this button just the once is how to eject a Xbox Series X disc, so give it a little click (and a second or two) and you should see your disc returned safely.
If you want to avoid touching your console and pressing buttons, there's an alternate method you can use. From the main Xbox Series X dashboard or in My Games and Apps, you can hover over the tile for your disc-based media and press the "X" button on your controller. This will eject an Xbox Series X disc, but you'll still need to get up off your couch to retrieve it – it'll feed back into the drive automatically after a few seconds.
And that's it! Couldn't be easier, once you know how. Microsoft's new console has a wide-range of support for backwards compatible titles, so you may want to know what discs work in an Xbox Series X before you go trying to jam any old thing in its drive. If you're wondering what the other buttons on the front of the console do, you're likely looking at the pairing button. Not only does it conceal an IR blaster for universal remotes for Xbox, you'll want to use that button to use your existing peripherals. The Xbox Series X controller and accessory compatibility is far-reaching, and if you're struggling with anything it might be worth checking our guidance on how to pair an Xbox Series X controller.
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