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Drivers for Xbox 360 controllers for window 10

Anonymous
2019-12-08T06:44:41+00:00

Recently a friend gave me a wired Xbox 360 controller to use on my PC, I have a desktop HP Compaq elite 8300 sff running Windows 10 home pro,,, The problem is the controller isn't  working like it should,,, I don't know how or where to check for the control drivers  or  where to go to set  up the control functions for it,,, As you guessed I don't know very much about computers  and I'm not great at navigating  or accessing the places i want to go as far as programs and such , I tried the virtual asst but didn't get very far with it... I guess I must be stupid,, that's ok i own it if i am,, any help would be greatly appreciated... Sincerely Coy Osbon

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-08T07:23:04+00:00

    Hi CoyOsbon

    Try to follow the instructions below.

    Connect your Xbox 360 controller to your Computer.

    then Go to Device Manager and install the driver manually

    To do that.

    right click the MyComputer icon and click properties then click

    Device Manager.

    The after that Navigate to Other Devices section and expand it,

    then right click the "Unknown device" and choose Update Driver Software.

    Click Browse my computer for driver software, then

    Click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

    You should see a list of device drivers. Select Xbox 360 peripherals and click Next.

    Choose the latest Receiver driver that’s on the list and click Next.

    If you get a warning message, just click OK and wait for the driver to install.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-08T07:04:03+00:00

    XBOX 360 type (what brand), or genuine MS XBOX 360 ? I would have thought the wired MS controller would be plug and play,

    but maybe it needs the same trick as 3rd party XBOX controllers, which are....

    (may not be necessary. You can try the next step below first if you want) ... Download and install  this...

    https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-au/d/xbox-360-controller-for-windows

    Reboot.

    Open Device Manager (R/click on the Start button) and you should find XBOX 360 Peripherals > XBOX 360 Controller for Windows

    at the bottom of the list.

    R/click on XBOX 360 Controller for Windows and select Update driver Select the  Browser My Computer option.

    Then click on the Let me pick... option.

    Select a driver from the list that pops up (or more if you have more than one with the same date) and click install.

    Reboot...

    (Optional... Cross fingers and do a jig) 

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-13T00:38:25+00:00

    Dear BossDweeb...  I semi, followed the instructions as best I could, and got kind of lucky, and ended up kind of where I needed to be to manually download the driver,  and It seems to have done the trick  Thank you for your answer, I appreciate it very much...    Sincerely  Coy Osbon

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-13T00:30:17+00:00

    Dear jhestech A+  Thank you for your answer to my problem Even though I assbackwards my way into it . I really  got kind of lucky ,,,  I followed the last 1/3  lol of your instructions and It seems to have done the trick as far as I can tell.. I do know It's working mostly like it should..  I just did about 5 minutes of testing ,, but it seems ok.. Thank you for your help, I greatly appreciate it. Sincerely  Coy Osbon

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