Hi NLC,
I've done some more digging and here's a couple solutions that folks have said work with Windows 8 x64:
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I've done some more digging and here's a couple solutions that folks have said work with Windows 8 x64:
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- Microsoft Windows 8 Xbox 360 Controller Driver Download
- Microsoft Windows 8 Xbox 360 Controller Driver Mac
Jul 10, 2017 - The wired Xbox 360 controller is USB, so using it for PC gaming is. On Windows 8 and above, you can simply plug the adapter right into your PC. Select the Driver tab in the Unknown device Properties box and then click. For software downloads for any Microsoft mouse, keyboard, webcam, headset or other Microsoft products, please visit Microsoft Accessories today. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads.
1.Uninstall any drivers you've tried to install already - go to device manager and uninstall the driver for the 'unknown device' (which is just uninstalling the device really, seeing there is no driver) and also uninstall any driver software through control panel. LEAVE THE DEVICE PLUGGED IN.
2.Restart PC.
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3.Download and install the latest driver from the Microsoft Site.
4.Restart PC.
5.Go to device manager - you'll notice it still shows up as an unknown device. Right click on it and go Update Driver.
![Microsoft Windows 8 Xbox 360 Controller Driver Microsoft Windows 8 Xbox 360 Controller Driver](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126425904/516694311.jpeg)
6.Click 'Browse my computer for software'.
7.Click 'Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer'.
8.The list will take a while to load. Select Microsoft, then on the right, select Xbox Wireless Receiver for Windows (there might be multiple versions, go with what looks like the most recent one - mine was 2.1.0.1349) and click next. It will warn you about possible incompatibility, install it anyway.
9.It will ask you to restart. Do it.
Microsoft Windows 8 Xbox 360 Controller Driver Download
10.Once restarted, go to device manager and you should notice a new slot - 'Microsoft Common Controller for Windows Class', and under it, 'Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows'. Yay!
11.Now try pairing your controller with the receiver. Click the button on the receiver, then hold the big xbox button on the controller until it turns on and press the very small 'connect' button on the forward side of the controller (the side with the triggers), while the receiver light is still flashing. Your controller light should spin for a fraction of a second and then Sync up and the first quadrant should stay lit. Yay![/quote]
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some people have had success by unplugging their USB devices and restarting and plugging in just the receiver first, then it syncs, then try their other USB devices again[/quote]
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- Right click on Computer, click properties, click Device Manager
- Go down to where it shows the USB Connections and right click on the Unknown Device
- Select Properties, and in the little window that pops up, select the Driver Tab and click Update Driver
- Select Browse my computer for driver software, then Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
- After you click Next, a list of different peripherals will pop up -- scroll ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM and you should see an entry that says Xbox 360 Peripherals. Select that and click Next.
- The last driver in the list is Xbox 360 wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 6.2.9200.16384 [7/25/2012]
- Select it and click Next, then click yes when the driver warning box pops up. The driver should install, and you should get a box that says Windows has successfully updated your driver software.
- Close the window and turn on your wireless controller.
- Press the sync button on the receiver, then on the controller. It should sync right up, and if you press the Home button (Big silver button with funky green X embedded in it) A small popup should come up on your screen showing you the quadrant your controller is connected to, your battery status, and Click for Help.
Microsoft Windows 8 Xbox 360 Controller Driver Mac
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What Full means with the 'driver is part of the operating system' is that the drivers should come built in to the OS and you should not have to download them. If there are issues with the drivers that came automatically with your OS though, deleting and reinstalling from the link I provided earlier may help.
Please keep us posted on how things go.
What Full means with the 'driver is part of the operating system' is that the drivers should come built in to the OS and you should not have to download them. If there are issues with the drivers that came automatically with your OS though, deleting and reinstalling from the link I provided earlier may help.
Please keep us posted on how things go.