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Article The Simple Art of Referring Shadow

Shadow has a referral programYou’ve already heard of Shadow, but have you heard about our very special Shadow Referral Program yet?It’s not really trademarked, but for the time being we just act like it is. And even if it isn't, it doesn’t make it any less cool...pinky promise! So, are you ready t...

Shadow 101

Article Shadow Update: Week #04 [01/29/2021]

Hey #TeamShadow! We’re starting the 2021 upgrades with a new look at the long-awaited support of the PS5 Dual Sense and Xbox Series X|S controllers on supported platforms on our Beta app. Here are all the changelogs for this week: Shadow Official - Desktop and Boxes - Launcher v4.20.7 Updates:...

Roadmap & release notes

Issues with an AceMiniPC

Hi everyone, for christmas my family bought me an AcePC to run shadow and play games. I have terrible stuttering issues when I launch Shadow App but when I play on my mini laptop everything is ok and I don't think he's even better than the MiniPC, first I was thinking it was because of the screen wh...

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Article What accessories do we officially support?

So you’re trying to connect your controller to your Shadow but can’t seem to figure out how? Here are some links to popular controllers we support, and how to connect them. How to connect a controller (Xbox, PS4, Nintendo and other controllers) Connect a Sony PS4 controller to Shadow ...

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Audio Interface Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd gen does not work

Hi guys recently I bought a professional mic and an audio interface Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd gen and after installing the device software shadow does not recognise the focusrite sound driver, does anyone had this issue before? Please guys let me know, happy holidays, Miky

Compatibility

Servers in Mexico

Its Shadow possible in Mexico? Id meet to many people who wants to buy Shadow, but theres input lag and another problems, I went to Mexico the last year (I go to Mexico frequenly) and Ive used my Shadow normally, 50-60ms, but I have 15ms or less in the Dallas server (Im from Texas)

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Upgraded storage ETA?

Just got Shadow, upgraded to the second tier as well as upgraded to 1.5 terabytes for my D drive. I am currently only seeing my two 256 gigs, (OS and D Drive). I am currently unpacking and in the process of installing games. I was curious on when the storage upgrade will be available in my shadow? I...

Gaming

Can´t join Warzone party of friend...

Hi Guys maybe someone can help me… I can´t join a friends warzone party (he is on Xbox i´m on shadow).His NAT-Type is “open”. He can join my party but as soon i want to start the game he got kicked out… Maybe someone had the same issue - and how can i change my nat type to open on my shadow (maybe t...

Gaming

Experience report after two weeks of shadow with low bandwidth and low-end hardware.

Hello everyone. First of all, I would like to say that I am excited about Shadow.No other provider got managed up to now to offer a cloud gaming environment whereyou get a normal Windows PC and can use all of the games you have bought so far. My setup: I have completely said goodbye to my previous d...

Gaming

Article Shadow Update: Week #35 [08/28/2020]

Hey #TeamShadow, Welcome to the last week of August! Here is a new release to feed your hunger for improvements while getting your summer tan on TLDR: A fix for the 2 GPU Quick Menu issue on Windows, adding support for Xbox Controller Elite V2 on macOS, Metal renderer now available on macOS and iOS...

Roadmap & release notes

Hamachi

Hi everyone, has someone already successfully played LAN games over Hamachi on Shadow?I tried to play Command&Conquer Red Alert 3 with a friend, but we can’t see each other.The diagnostic in Hamachi show’s no errors. Firewall exception for Hamachi is enabled, Ping and File explorer works too.On...

Gaming

Article Shadow Update: Week #03 [01/22/2021]

Hey #TeamShadow! With this new iOS and tvOS update in Beta, your stream will remain stable when your network conditions deteriorate thanks to the arrival of the dynamic quality! Here are all the changelogs for this week: Shadow Official - Desktop and Boxes - Launcher v4.20.7 Fixes and Improveme...

Roadmap & release notes

ALL things Nvidia Shield/Shadow

I love my Nvidia Shield TV but it seems just a tad off/laggy from using the Ghost. I’m curious about others’ experience with the Nvidia Shield TV and accessing Shadow via Shield, as well GeForce Now. Also, are you able to get 4K via your Shield?

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fs 2020 Shadow Boost

Hi, just wanted to share a screenshot I took from Microsoft Flight Simulator today, using Shadow Boost. Can't believe how amazing this game can look on the Shadow, I am in love!

Gaming

Cold War stutter

Black ops cold war on shadow PC is very hard to play. It stutters very bad and makes it really hard to play the game. Turning my graphics all the way down helped a little bit but its still bad. But on Modern warfare it doesn't do this at all. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Gaming

Anyone in Virginia Active?

Just wondering if anyone in Virginia is using the service yet and if so how is it?

Gaming

Controller sticking in shadow, but buttons arent acruallt down

Hello, any help here I’d appreciate.In gameplay, and moving around menus my controller input doesn’t work right, for example when accelerating on wreckfest, the throttle sticks as if I’m holding the button down but I’m not. I’ve updated everything and reinstalled shadow yet still no joy, I also boug...

Gaming

Article Shadow Update: Week #02 [01/15/2020]

Hey #TeamShadow! Welcome to the new year! The whole team joins me in wishing you a sweet and happy new year in 2021! We hope you had a wonderful time spending the holidays celebrating with your loved ones, family, and/or friends. In this release, we had a lot of changes on our side that may be...

Roadmap & release notes

Unreal Engine 4 editor performance on Shadow

I pre-ordered Shadow Boost this morning as I see it could be quite beneficial to me as I use Unreal Engine 4. My main thought is that if Shadow can run games, how well can it run an unpackaged game project running constantly in real-time within the engine. Has anyone used UE4 with Shadow, how well d...

Shadow 101

Article A Beginner's Guide to Shadow

Your Shadow was just activated and you don’t know what to do? Here are a few tips that will get you started properly: Step 1 : Download the Shadow Launcher for your corresponding deviceGo to your account page → Shadow applications tab to download the proper Shadow launcher for your device. Make sur...

Shadow 101

Genshin Impact will be unplayable on Shadow PC

Greetings Shadowers.This post is for all the people wanting to play Genshin Impact. I sent an email to Mihoyo asking if the game would run on a virtual machine. Here is their answer. Greetings Traveler!Thank you for contacting us. ۹⌤_⌤۹We regret to inform you that the game is currently not available...

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Article Cool Things You've Made on Shadow

What has Shadow allowed you to accomplish? Please feel free to share your creation and success on our forum. It doesn’t have to be anything recent, just things you are proud of. As a reminder, please remember to follow our rules when posting. Similar to our Discord, no NSFW content or links. T...

Gaming

Star Citizen struggles a lot

Edit: Please ignore this lol, I completely neglected the fact that the first 256gb is an SSD. That said, Star Citizen is really struggling in boost, hopefully Ultra will remedy this. Hello, I’m sure of ya’ll know Star Citizen one way or another. It’s currently struggling a lot with shadow due to...

Gaming

Left-alt for Mac OS?

Hello! Is there a way to use the left-alt key in game on a mac Keyboard? I believe it is supposed to be bound to the “left-option” key? It isn’t registering.

Gaming

Shadow + Flight Simulator Microsoft Store edition + VR

Hello !Does anyone use VR on Shadow cloud computer with the microsoft store edition ?Does it work well ? Is there any diffculties to set it up ?Thanky you guys !

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