The Xbox 360 Controller for Windows can be easily installed on any PC that has an available USB port and is running Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7. Note This information applies only to the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows. Wired Xbox 360 controller on Window 7 not recognized I got a very funny issue with my xbox 360 controller here. I bought it 3 years ago while im still in college, often used it on my laptop (win xp) and it runs well, no problem.
January 9, 2011
Xbox360_32Eng.exe
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Input Devices
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Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories software works with both wired and wireless game controllers. The accessory status indicator shows the battery status (for wireless devices) and the assigned quadrants of the connected controllers. Here's other similar drivers that are different versions or releases for different operating systems:
With this software and a compatible wireless receiver, you can use various Xbox 360 accessories such as wired and wireless game controllers, wired and wireless headsets, and wireless wheels for gaming on your computer. If you followed the setup instructions on the installation CD, you should be ready to use your device. When you connect a controller to your computer, it is assigned a specific quadrant that glows green to indicate the controller's number and position. Each subsequent controller (up to four) connected to your computer is assigned an additional quadrant. To view your controller quadrant and battery status on the screen, press the Xbox Guide button. Important: Always install the software using the Setup program instead of installing the drivers directly.
My issue was that when I was plugging in my XBox One controller in my Windows 7 PC, the error was popping up that the 'USB Device could not be identified.' Good job Microsoft.
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The sad thing about this is that on Windows 7, the drivers for the Xbox One Controllers specifically are supposed to download automatically when the device is plugged in. Obviously, since the Device Manager cannot identify the device in the first place, it doesn't know what drivers it needs to automatically download.
Unfortunately for all of us, the solution to manually download the drivers on the support website (http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-windows/accessories/connect-xbox-one-controller-to-pc) is, at the time of writing, obsolete.
![]() Xbox 360 Controller Driver Windows 10
The webpage instructs you to follow these instructions:
However, users will find that when doing 'Right Click/Install' on the 64bit version of the drivers that the method of installation is no longer supported in the file. It throws the following error:
The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation
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Instantly I wanted to do some dirty edits to the file to add the flags and lines required for it to be supported, however before I did something so absolutely and utterly stupid as to make manual edits to driver software without any knowledge whatsoever on the subject, I decided to take the device manager for a test run.
Here's what I did:
The device drivers should install correctly now, and you'll be able to play your nerdy games with no dirty edits to the file.
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On my Windows 7, my Xbox One controller works both, via USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, however, the controller's icon will show up in the Devices and printers menu only when I connect it via the USB 3.0 port! Hopefully this will also work on your PC.
BobiBobi
Window 7 Wired Xbox 360 Controller Driver Windows 10
I know this question is almost a year old, but there is an easier way to get the drivers. Although Microsoft removed the standalone driver installers from their website, there are still archived versions thanks to the Wayback Machine. It's as simple as using the installer and restarting your PC.
515 alive 2019. 32-bit: Download
64-bit: Download
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