Bluetooth Windows 10 Xbox 360 Controller Driver
After months of promises, Microsoft finally released Windows drivers for its Xbox One controller, allowing it to pull double duty as wired controller for PC gaming.
Unlike the Xbox 360 wireless controller, which required a separate dongle for PC use, all you need to use the Xbox One controller on PC is a standard Micro-USB cable. The wired connection provides the power, so you don’t even need batteries. Unfortunately, you can’t use the Xbox One controller wirelessly on a PC at this time.
Plug the Xbox 360 controller into any USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on the computer. Windows 10 will automatically install drivers for your controller, so you won't have to. Here are steps to do that. Press Windows key and R key and input devmgmt.msc. Then click OK. Expand Xbox Peripherals. Right click Microsoft Xbox One Controller and select Update Driver Software. Select Search automatically for updated driver software. Windows only provide driver for Xbox 360 on builds earlier than Windows 7. So if you are using Windows 10 (which is what most of you are using now), Windows 8.1 or 8, you will find the driver provided by Windows not helpful enough. You can set up your Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10 on any Windows 10 device, and you can set. Drivers for the adapter are built into the Windows operating system. If you've used an Xbox One Wireless Controller before, you'll be familiar with the binding process to pair. Choose Add Bluetooth or other device.
- Open the Device Manager. In Device Manager choose Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows option and Right Click on it. Select the Uninstall option from the menu. When the driver has been uninstalled successfully, restart your computer. When your computer restarts, Windows 10 will automatically install the missing drivers.
- Get help with connecting your Xbox Wireless Controller to Windows 10 via Bluetooth and solve Bluetooth connection issues. Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows Learn how to connect the Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows to your computer and how to connect your wireless Xbox 360 controller to your computer.
Driver Installation
To set up the controller, head to Major Nelson’s blog and download the drivers for either a 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) machine. (If you’re unsure which file to grab, open Control Panel, type About in the search bar and click System. Then, look under 'System Type.')
Open the file you just downloaded. Amusingly enough, Windows will show an 'unknown publisher' warning, even though the drivers are coming from Microsoft. Click Run in the box that pops up. You don’t have to plug in the controller to install the drivers.
A setup wizard should appear. Read and accept the license agreement, wait for the installation to finish, then click Finish.
Now, plug in your Xbox One controller. It may vibrate briefly, and you should see a 'driver software installed successfully' message on the System Tray.
At this point, you should be ready to play. Games that support Microsoft’s Xbox 360 controller should automatically recognize the Xbox One controller without any additional setup (with some exceptions described below).
Potential issues
The biggest problem is that several of the games I tested would not recognize the controller, including Dark Souls II, Transistor and Eldritch. The controller did recognize several other games, including Dishonored, Super Meat Boy and Trials Evolution. Uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers did not help, so hopefully this is just a temporary issue that Microsoft and game developers can resolve through updates.
Xbox 360 Controller Adapter Driver Windows 10
Also, the first time I installed the driver, Windows 7 showed a 'Runtime Error' after plugging in the controller, followed by an 'XboxStat.exe has stopped working' error. The controller still worked, but the message was a nuisance. These messages went away after reinstalling the driver.
Finally, keep in mind that plugging the controller into a PC will break its wireless connection to the Xbox One. You’ll have to plug the controller back into the console via USB to pair them again.