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Explore console commandlinetools topics for XBOX game development.

Console-based command-line tools

This section describes the command-line tools that are available in the System OS and Game OS.

Calling wd tools from your title

This section will provide details and sample code for calling wd tools that live on the console in your title code.

Manage packages (wdapp.exe)

Use this tool to register new locations, change process lifetime management (PLM) states, remove, and manipulate settings for packages on…

Screen-capture tool (wdcapture.exe)

Use this tool to capture a screenshot or a video clip of anything that currently appears on the console’s output.

Long duration game captures

Use this tool to start and stop captures of your game and save the file to the console scratch drive (for example, xd:\clips\file.mp4).

Manage user accounts (wdconfig.exe)

Use this tool to configure and change settings on the console.

Credentials (wdcred.exe)

Use this tool to add, remove, and enumerate the network credentials on a console.

Manage game streaming (wdgamestream.exe)

Use this tool to query whether a console is currently enabled for game streaming and to manage this state.

View and manipulate the console's front

Use this tool to view and manipulate the console’s front panel.

Recovery (wdrecovery.exe)

Installs a new system recovery from the XBOX Network, local update files, or files hosted on an accessible remote share.

Run (wdrun.exe)

Use this tool to run the specified command (along with any provided parameters) in the appropriate operating system.

Event tracing (wdtrace.exe)

Use this tool to start, stop, and collect event trace logs on the console.

Manage user accounts (wduser.exe)

Use this tool to delete, control sign-in state, and manage other user accounts for testing and development purposes.

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Last modified on August 20, 2026