I tried to use the xbox one controller on my windows 8.1 PC and a windows 7 laptop. Both give me the exact same issue. I even went to the Microsoft store and found out that my controller works on a Windows 10 PC. I think Microsoft removed the driver online because Windows 10 comes with the driver pre-installed on the OS. Beginning today, new PC drivers for the Xbox One controller will be available for download, offering PC gamers a better way to play using the Xbox One controller. We’re planning to release the drivers as part of a Windows update in the near.
typically in my experience windows update just won't perform the update. whether it's the auto update when you plug the controller in or the auto update via device manager like the xbox support site recommends. the .cab file won't seem to work says that the .inf file isnt the properly formatted to be installed (which is ridiculous because that's it's one job), and that a**hat major nelson removed the links to the installer on his blog stating that the auto update should take care of all your problems. add in the fact that the actual microsoft site pages now bring up 'this page doesn't exist' meaning you really have no official support from microsoft at all.
what i had to do was search and find a website that still had those links. the website i went thru was
Xbox One controller gets official Windows PC drivers | Polygon
it has several links in the article one of which goes to where major nelson's blog had them previously, but at the end of the 2nd paragraph there is a 64-bit and a 32-bit hyperlink. just click the one you need and it will open a blank page and download a windows installer (specifically the ones the used to be on major nelson's blog) with all this trouble getting a simple update it really does feel like microsoft is trying to force us to 'upgrade' to windows 10
hope this helps anyone having problems that stumbles across this page like i did.
what i had to do was search and find a website that still had those links. the website i went thru was
Xbox One controller gets official Windows PC drivers | Polygon
it has several links in the article one of which goes to where major nelson's blog had them previously, but at the end of the 2nd paragraph there is a 64-bit and a 32-bit hyperlink. just click the one you need and it will open a blank page and download a windows installer (specifically the ones the used to be on major nelson's blog) with all this trouble getting a simple update it really does feel like microsoft is trying to force us to 'upgrade' to windows 10
hope this helps anyone having problems that stumbles across this page like i did.
My issue was that when I was plugging in my XBox One controller in my Windows 7 PC, the error was popping up that the 'USB Device could not be identified.' Good job Microsoft.
The sad thing about this is that on Windows 7, the drivers for the Xbox One Controllers specifically are supposed to download automatically when the device is plugged in. Obviously, since the Device Manager cannot identify the device in the first place, it doesn't know what drivers it needs to automatically download.
Unfortunately for all of us, the solution to manually download the drivers on the support website (http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-windows/accessories/connect-xbox-one-controller-to-pc) is, at the time of writing, obsolete.
The webpage instructs you to follow these instructions:
- Navigate to the Xbox One Controller results page on the MicrosoftUpdate Catalog
- Download the correct version of the driver for your operating system(64bit vs 32bit)
- Extract the contents of the .cab into a file directory.
- Right click on the xb1usb.inf file, click install, and click yes.
However, users will find that when doing 'Right Click/Install' on the 64bit version of the drivers that the method of installation is no longer supported in the file. It throws the following error:
The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation
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Instantly I wanted to do some dirty edits to the file to add the flags and lines required for it to be supported, however before I did something so absolutely and utterly stupid as to make manual edits to driver software without any knowledge whatsoever on the subject, I decided to take the device manager for a test run.
Here's what I did:
- Load up Device Manager
- Find the unidentified device on the list (will have a yellow errortriangle)
- Click, 'update driver'
- Click, 'browse my computer for driver software'
- Click, 'let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'
- Then Click, 'Have Disk', and instead of selecting a disk drive,click browse
- Find the IMF file that you downloaded from the Update Catalog,select it, and click Open.
The device drivers should install correctly now, and you'll be able to play your nerdy games with no dirty edits to the file.
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Xbox One Controller Driver 64 Bit
On my Windows 7, my Xbox One controller works both, via USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, however, the controller's icon will show up in the Devices and printers menu only when I connect it via the USB 3.0 port! Hopefully this will also work on your PC.
Xbox One Controller Driver For Windows 7 Pc
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I know this question is almost a year old, but there is an easier way to get the drivers. Although Microsoft removed the standalone driver installers from their website, there are still archived versions thanks to the Wayback Machine. It's as simple as using the installer and restarting your PC.
32-bit: Download
64-bit: Download
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