I have an xbox 360 and windows 7. Here is my question. Do I need to purchase a wireless gaming receiver in order to use my wireless 360 controller with my laptop or do I only need these drivers? Thanks for your help:). Download this: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller in Windows 7 with PC Gaming Receiver 64 bit 32 bit. This is what worked for me in Windows 7 when the drivers for my Xbox 360 controller kept failing to install. For the sake of other people finding this thread via search engines, I'll list all steps: 1. Download Xbox 360 Accessories here 2. Install that, then plug in your controller and wait for it to epically fail. Open Device Manager.
Following these instructions from Microsoft my aftermarket Xbox 360 controller is not working on Windows 7. Any suggestions?
Run5k1 Answer
You can often use the available drivers after telling Windows which drivers to use:
Wireless Xbox Controller Driver For Windows7 64 Windows 10
- Download and install the driver software for your windows version
- Plug in the Xbox 360 Controller
- Open the Device Manager ( + R, then type
devmgmt.msc) - Find the icon for the controller, likely under other devices
- Double-click the controller icon and select the driver tab
- Select the 'Update Driver' button
- Select 'Browse my computer'
- Select 'Let me pick from a list'
- Select 'Microsoft Common Controller For Windows Class' on Windows 7, or 'Xbox 360 Peripherals' on Windows 8+, and press next
- Select the appropriate driver and press next
- Select 'Yes' you really do want to use this driver
Xbox Controller Driver Windows 10
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