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#ORIGINAL XBOX CONTROLLER DRIVER WINDOWS 7 DOWNLOAD HOW TO#

What actually fixed it was a NEWER, entirely different (and deceptively named) driver in the Update Catalog. I figured out that you can use the “Have disk…” option in the driver update dialog to force the install, but that still didn’t fix it - Device Manager correctly identified the device as “Xbox Wireless Adapter”, but it showed error code 10 and still failed to work.

#ORIGINAL XBOX CONTROLLER DRIVER WINDOWS 7 DOWNLOAD HOW TO#

I do not know how to trigger the initial installation window manually. As I used this laptop to test my steps prior it will not be visible but may show for you. NOTE: I did not get an initial install prompt, and do not know how to re-trigger it.The process is split into two guides due to driver and process changes unique to 7/8.x systems. If you use Windows 7/8.x, refer to the guide made for these OSes specifically (NOTE: no longer supported or updated by the guide author due to Windows 7/8.x being EOL, this guide remains available 'as-is').I found no other issues when testing in 11 at that time. This is likely due to time and focus on the 'slim' adapter (as well as BT support in 10/11) resulting in less need to use this adapter when Bluetooth has been supported for several generations, somewhat negating the need for it.

Windows 11 can sometimes struggle with the automatic installation process, needing help from Windows Update.This improvement is the result of Microsoft considering Xbox accessory compatibility in Windows 10/11 and not retroactively adding it as was the case in 7/8.x (which was the cause of most of the older driver install problems). If it does not automatically pick up and install the driver, manual installation may be required. In most cases, Windows 10 will “just work'.

Original xbox controller driver windows 7 download