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Stream 1080p on a 4K capable monitor

Hi, this may be a dumb question but I would like to know if it would work seamlessly to stream my shadow Boost at 1080p on a 4k-capable 21:9 curved monitor.My intent is to later upgrade to Shadow ultra using the same monitor.

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Sim Wheel support on shadow

I probably along with dozens of shadow users would love to use our sim racing setups because shadow can run all the racing games we can want, I would love to use my Thrustmaster TMX for my steam games because my laptop (Acer Nitro 5) isn't as powerful as shadow. The service is great other than the w...

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Mouse stuttering when screen sharing (solution)

This isn’t so much an idea as something I’ve noticed. Sometimes I’ll connect one computer to the internet wired then use wifi to screen share to that computer so I can sit somewhere in the house. Both computers are Mac laptops using native screen sharing. I’ve noticed the mouse skipping makes games,...

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just saying whats good im new on here

just saying what's good

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Headset for Shadow Ghost

Hi. Using the Shadow Ghost for a year. Looking for idea witch Bluetooth Headset will works 100%. Tryed few of them, non of them works properly (usualy problems with microphone). So… If somebody will share positive expirience I will appreciate it. Thank you

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stutter during non steam games

I have cox gigablast. I hit at least 350MBps on WiFi and I hit around 600+ on eathernet. Running on an HP Envy with windows 10. I have no issues playing games like cyberpunk 2077 through steam, but I have issues with other platforms. I recently got ubisoft+ and when trying games like watchdogs legio...

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808Gaming's Piece of Shadow

Hopefully I dont get banned or worse. Just in my lil corner of ShadowThere is a spot for us to put our Vids but I might hit Spam status, so if nobody minds, I’m just going to post my In-Game Footage here. 11.24.2020, Shadow definition of KOS - Keep On Streaming

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Recycling

My question is, say someone bought a Shadow PC for one month. Their subscription ends in a month and they don't have shadow. Does that hardware get recycled to the next person? If not where does it go to? My second question is if they were hardware banned from a game like say Fortnite. They recently...

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Will ChromeOS also be supported in the future?

Hi there, As we all know Shadow is supported on Windows, Mac and android systems. But will Shadow also support ChromeOS in the future? I am currently using the Acer Chromebook Spin 13. A fine pretty fast chromebook and with the fast internet connection at work (and home) it would be amazing to have...

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LG webOS support?

Hi,I really would like to see Shadow support for LG webOS. The LG OLED series is getting more and more popular and a real alternativ for gaming. Maybe it would be a good corporation? Shadow LG?Are there any plans? Is this even possible with the technical foundation?Best regards

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Valheim performance

Hey All - This is my first post, but I didn’t see this being discussed yet. Has anyone been playing Valheim on Shadow? I have had Shadow for 6 months or so, and overall its been a fantastic service and games play wonderfully. However Valheim has had mediocre performance. Admittedly I ussually play...

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Experience working on IPad Pro with magic keyboard on Shadow ?

I like to create this topic cause I have the newest Ipad Pro, and I am planning to buy a magic keyboard for using the Ipad Pro as a laptop. ***What are your experience with working on IPad Pro on Shadow as a designer/ gamer? (whether or not using the magic keyboard for iPad Pro). Like to hear from y...

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Microphone Disconnecting?

Lately I have been having this problem where my Mic randomly disconnects from Shadow on pc. I then have to go into Shadow settings and disable and re-enable microphone. I was just wondering if anyone was having this problem. Thanks, Carson

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Shadow on 10 inch tablet (playable; screen wise?)

Hello community … so far I am using shadow on a desktop PC and my notebook - works great. I’m about to get a new tablet - 10 inch and 1920x1080 resolution - and like trying out Shadow on this one as well. I am wondering if anyone is using such a table for gaming? especially wondering about whether t...

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Shadow 101: Treat Her Like a P.C.

Even though Shadow is VM (Virtual Machine), it's still a physical machine doing Work.Secondary is the Local Machine also using its Resources to stream.1. If you wish to Max Game Settings, you might need to build a Gaming Rig. Might.2. If you wish to Max Speed Settings, you might need to secure a T...

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Shadow developers no longer supporting Quick Launcher

After contacting Shadow support about problems loading games using the quick launcher on the Nvidia Shield , I was told the following…“It's possible that the games might not be compatible with our quick launch feature. Also, our Developers decided that we will no longer support this feature”.“The ma...

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I figured out why my quick menu shortcut wasn't working!

Okay so I thought that the quick menu functionality was broken because it wouldn’t open when I pressed the buttons, but it actually works fine. I’m using a mac, and what was preventing it from working was that my keyboard input method was set to a different language. I was typing something in anothe...

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New to Shadow

Hello all. Just got my email today that my ShadowPC is ready! Excited to go home from work and start setting up. Is there anyone from the southeast region of the US here? I am in an experimental state and wondered if anyone else was close by to give me an idea of how it is doing in this area. The pl...

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controllers not working on games

My ps4 controller won’t work in game but say I’m in the steam page it works just fine. When I try to play the games with a controller on my laptop it works too, it’s just on my shadow.

Gaming

Gaming issue

Since a month or so, I have been experiencing a performance issue with playing Call Of Duty. I’ve been playing this game for months without any problems, mostly on all the highest settings possible. But since a couple of weeks my game is constantly stuttering, skipping frames with a stable high fps-...

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Does anyone here tried to play Battlefield V on Shadow?

There is input lag in BF 5, my internet connection is perfect.

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Virtual desktop

Hi. I’m new this weekend to shadow. I’ve got it for vr mainly. I’ve got a oculus quest. So I’ve put virtual desktop on my quest. I’ve put it on my Mac which I can connect to and see my desktop. Do I have to put vd on the shadow? I have already but can’t connect. I’ve also added steam and steam vr to...

Gaming

MSFS 2020 Windows Store 0x87E00017

Hello there, Like many other users I have a Problem with downloading the MSFS2020 on my Shadow Boost via the Windows Store/XBOX App.I purchased a Storage upgrade and formated the D drive to NTFS with 4096bits. After that I tried to create a Virtual Drive, in NTFS format. But both workarounds didn’t...

Gaming

Anybody have Xbox One controller working with macOS Big Sur?

I am running macOS Big Sur (11.2.1) but for the life of me can’t get my Xbox One controller to connect. The Xbox controller is plugged into my Mac via hardwire USB.I don’t even see any USB settings in the Shadow macOS launcher. What am I missing? Here is the version of the Shadow client I am running...

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Fallout 76 Latency issues

While playing Fallout 76 I will see massive latency jumps up to 3000 - 4000 ms. When I restart streaming it is fine for 10 minutes or so then will spike again. Does anyone know what the issue could be?

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