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Since the Xbox 360's third major dashboard redesign, the dashboards featured advertisements for various products to the user,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |title=New Xbox Dashboard Looks Great, Still Has Too Many Ads |url=https://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-s-dashboard-update-game-pass-ui-1850679127 |website=Kotaku |date=26 Jul 2023 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726182627/https://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-s-dashboard-update-game-pass-ui-1850679127 |archive-date=26 Jul 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Michaels |first=Steve |title=Xbox Gamers Not Happy About Full-Screen Ads |url=https://gamerant.com/xbox-full-screen-ads/ |website=GameRant |date=22 Jan 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124235209/https://gamerant.com/xbox-full-screen-ads/ |archive-date=24 Jan 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |date=2021 |title=Xbox One Dashboard Ads |url=https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/xbox-one-dashboard-ads |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0416-0139-36/https://consumerrights.wiki:443/images/2/2f/Xbox_One_Dashboard_Ads_-_inspiredpencil.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=inspired pencil}}</ref><!-- Ref 4 - May need a higher-quality archive! --> regardless of if they were paying for a subscription on the console. The Xbox 360 dashboard received an update in June 2025, which added advertisements for the Xbox Series models.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Fraser |title=Xbox 360 Dashboard Gets Significant Update For First Time In Ages |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xbox-360-dashboard-gets-significant-update-for-first-time-in-ages |website=PureXbox |date=25 Jun 2025 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251114093529/https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/06/xbox-360-dashboard-gets-significant-update-for-first-time-in-ages |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>

The intent of this ban was to stop individuals using third-party peripherals which would allow users to cheat in games,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orland |first=Kyle |title=Microsoft issues system-level ban for “unauthorized” Xbox accessories |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/10/microsoft-issues-system-level-ban-for-unauthorized-xbox-accessories/ |website=Ars Technica |date=30 Oct 2023 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260210000207/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/10/microsoft-issues-system-level-ban-for-unauthorized-xbox-accessories/ |archive-date=10 Feb 2026}}</ref> however this blanket ban has resulted in legitimate consumer peripherals breaking for the console,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Brook Gaming |date=20 Oct 2023 |title=Brook Gaming on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/brookgamingfans/status/1715337068401021284 <!-- This is in order to circumvent certain login and display restrictions. --> |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/dqDCg |archive-date=15 Apr 2026 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=[[X Corp]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mallick |first=Abhishek |title=Xbox looking to nuke third-party accessories spells doom for the FGC, even if it becomes the “most uncheatable” device |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/xbox-looking-nuke-third-party-accessories-spells-doom-fgc-even-becomes-most-uncheatable-device |website=sportskeeda |date=30 Oct 2023 |access-date=13 Feb 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031012031/https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/xbox-looking-nuke-third-party-accessories-spells-doom-fgc-even-becomes-most-uncheatable-device |archive-date=31 Oct 2023}}</ref> as well as limiting peripheral competition on the Xbox One/Series models to the companies willing to pay [[Microsoft]] to have their hardware approved for the platform. Users of accessibility peripherals have notably shown backlash,<ref>{{Cite web |author=SightlessKombat |date=30 Oct 2023 |title=Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002' |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/17jf35p/comment/k72lc8t/?context=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Fl70K |archive-date=24 Feb 2026 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=CustodialApathy |date=30 Oct 2023 |title=Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002' |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/17jf35p/comment/k72tt77/?context=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/t8cKl |archive-date=24 Feb 2026 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> since this change locks down accessibility controller options solely to the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

Storage in any XBOX and other devices will inevitably fail. With previous gen (XBOX ONE) consoles, this wasn't an issue. When such failure occured, you only had to purchase new 2,5" drive (HDD/SSD 500-1000GB) install the drive and perform offline system update ([https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/offline-system-update OSU] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20260209104515/https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/offline-system-update Archived])) after which your console was fully functional again.

This has changed with the new generation (Series S/X) consoles. where swappable nvme SSD's are used. The problem is, these SSD's contain hidden partition with encrypted hardware key marrying the SSD to the board.<ref name="Hidden Partiton">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQnsXR68Gb0 Hidden partition on Series S/X consoles] ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=eQnsXR68Gb0 Archived])</ref>