Update your Xbox One controller to gain the best gaming performance.Using Bluetooth to connect your Xbox One controller to PC.Using a wireless adapter to connect your Xbox One controller to PC.Using a USB cable to connect your Xbox One controller to PC.Note: If you use a wired Xbox One controller, choose the Way 1 please. Read along to see how… Ways to connect the Xbox One controller to your PC: This article covers three different ways to connect your Xbox One controller with your Windows: via USB cable, wireless adapter, and Bluetooth.
Just a fellow member of the community that likes to help out every now and then.Just get your fabulous Xbox One controller? That’s amazing! I guess you cannot wait trying your new Xbox One controller to play games now! But wait, you don’t know how to connect your Xbox One controller or, you encounter some problems during the installation? Don’t worry! If the driver is still not updating through Device Manager, then there seems to be some unofficial workaround (although, I'm not going to suggest them since they would obviously not be recommended by Microsoft.įrom searching around the net it seems like quite a few are having this problem, and some seem to be suggesting Microsoft removed all official download sources for this driver, and eventually "broke" the Windows update for the driver. For help with other gamepads or joysticks or for information on configuring a specific game so that you can play it with a controller, refer to the manufacturer’s website. This information applies only to Xbox One Wireless Controllers.For details, seeĬonnect a wireless Xbox One controller to your console. You can do this by using the wireless sync button or a USB cable. To use your Xbox Wireless Controller with your console after using it with a PC, you must re-sync the controller to the console.If the controller doesn't respond, try a different micro-USB cable.You won’t get audio through the controller so there’s no need to connect a headset. With Xbox Wireless or USB connections, you can connect 4 Xbox Wireless Controllers at the same time.
When you connect an Xbox Wireless Controller to your Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 PC with a micro-USB cable, Windows will automatically download and install the drivers for the controller.