Posted by on Jan 3 2013 (updated on May 4 2014) in • • • + = PC gaming fun If you have an Xbox 360, you probably have extra that you can pair with your Windows 8 system, for some fun. Read more about Apple Mac Mini and Lenovo Yoga 13, which do a great job running vintage games. In a compact, efficient way. Eprompter Downloads Cnet. The problem with getting these 2.4GHz controllers working with your PC is that the separate Microsoft-branded Wireless Gaming Receivers for Xbox 360 are getting rather hard to find.

So how about a generic version? Yeah, it requires a unique driver installation, but the driver is baked right into Microsoft Windows 8. [works fine with native driver built into Windows 8.1 as well, see 'May 04 2014 Update' added below this article] This 'dongle' device itself costs well under $20 shipped, I tested Amazon's 'Seller1ON1' and 'Able Provider' reseller versions, variety of sellers on, or from.

The install process is pretty straight-forward, but you'll need to follow each step carefully: 1) Connect the USB 2.0 cable from the Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver to the Windows 8 PC make sure to always use that same USB port in the future, and don't use the CD that may have been included with the receiver 2) On the Windows 8 system, press Win+X, then choose Device Manager then follow along with the following sequence of screenshots: 3) Press Win+W, type Devices, select 'Devices and Printers' and hit Enter. 4) Turn off and unplug your Xbox 360 Console from power to be sure the controller doesn't power up the console in the next step 5) Tap the power button on the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller 6) Simultaneously press and hold the pairing buttons Press and hold the (only) button on the the Wireless Gaming Receiver, then also on the top of the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, holding both for about 3 seconds, you should hear the usual Windows 'New device found' recognition tone. Comments sharing your successes, or failures, are always appreciated, right below this article.

Excellent with Windows 7 64bit Pc. Downloaded the drives for the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller and it was quick efficient and easy to get the correct driver software.

Related articles: • • • • • for those using Windows 7, I had good luck with the method explained in this article: • You can buy a new black controller with the Microsoft-branded USB adapter straight from Microsoft for $59.95, using the Microsoft Store link found here: With Windows 8.1 now released, good news, all the above information still applies. There's just one screenshot that varies slightly, seen here. Multiple controller support on one wireless receiver opens up interesting possiblities, such as configuring Emulator for 2 player GameCube games. Enjoy! And here's a video of the same procedure working on 8.1. Disclaimer Emphasis is on home test labs, not production environments. No free technical support is implied or promised, and all best-effort advice volunteered by the author or commenters are on a use-at-your-own risk basis.

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Full Tutorial on how to connect an Xbox 360 wired or wireless controller to your computer. Connect the controller to windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista & XP.

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