After the Windows 10 Anniversary update Xbox One Controllers may start showing up as two XInput devices in Steam, and button presses occur twice.
- After the Windows 10 Anniversary update Xbox One Controllers may start. To fix this you need to patch in the xinputhid.sys file from an earlier Windows 7 driver. Interface Device and find your Xbox Controller (e.g. Xbox Wireless Controller ).
- The newly released Xbox One controller drivers are not installing properly on my PC. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and I'm trying to install the official 64bit driver from here, http.
- Bluetooth won't detect Xbox One Controller. Is not compatible with the Xbox one controller on PC.
Xbox One Controller Not Working, Not In Device Manager. I have downloaded and installed the Xbox One Controller drivers from Xbox themselves (for Windows 7/8.1. Use these methods to fix Xbox One controller not working or not connecting issue. Apply to Windows 10, 7, 8, 8.1. Simple fixes. Xbox One Controller Not Working on PC [Solved]. Method 3: Update the Xbox One Controller Driver. Dec 19, 2018. A Xbox One Controller for my Windows 7 PC and it is not working. It to search online for the update it says 'Windows could not find driver. 5) Unplug the Xbox One Controller. 6) Restart your PC. 7) Plug the controller again. Windows will install the driver automatically. 8) In Device Manager, right-click on the device and click Update Driver Software 9) Click Search automatically for Updated driver software. Then Windows will install a new driver automatically.
To fix this you need to patch in the xinputhid.sys file from an earlier Windows 7 driver.
Note: This fix only works for connecting the controller via USB cable or USB wireless adapter, the new Bluetooth controller when paired still doesn't work.
Download the Windows 7 Driver
Head to the Microsoft Catalog in Internet Explorer (it won't work in any other browser) and download Microsoft - Generic Controller - Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows version 6.3.9600.16384.
Xbox One Controller Driver Windows 7
Make sure you download the right version for your machine (X86 or AMD64). You can check by clicking the package name to view the details.
Add the driver to you basket and checkout. Once you have the file, extract the zip inside the directory. You should see xinputhid.sys and xinputhid.inf in there.
Windows 10 Xbox One Controller Driver Update
Patching Existing Driver
Bring up the Device Manager (Right click on Start), expand Human Interface Device and find your Xbox Controller (e.g. Xbox Wireless Controller).
Click on the device and go to the Driver tab and click Update Driver.
Choose Browse my computer for driver software.
Choose let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
Choose on HID-compliant device from the list and then click Have Disk.
Browse to where you download the drivers earlier and choose xinputhid.inf then hit Ok.
Your controller should work now. Try connecting it via USB, and then reconnecting it by USB wireless adapter.