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As part of its whole One Terabyte Xbox One announcement today, Microsoft threw some side news out for wire-haters: You can finally buy the $25 wireless Xbox One controller adapter for PC “starting this fall.”
Or at least you can if you upgrade your computer to Windows 10. Yes, Microsoft is holding back wireless Xbox One controller capabilities as a Windows 10 exclusive. As if that’s the thing that’s going to make you smack your forehead and go “Maybe it really is time to upgrade from Windows 7.”
I’ve understood (though not necessarily agreed with) other Windows 10 exclusives—I can see the logic, for instance, in holding back DirectX 12. That’s a huge upgrade incentive for we legions of Windows 7 gamers. But a driver for a USB dongle? One that adds functionality that people expected from this controller at launch?
Low blow, Microsoft. Objectively, it’s not a huge deal. Windows 10 looks to be shaping up nicely, and since it’s a free upgrade I’m probably going to move up sooner rather than later. Plus I have my trusty wired Xbox 360 controller as a fallback.
But subjectively, this sort of announcement makes Microsoft look desperate. It’s like I can feel the whoosh of the stick swinging toward my back, even though the carrot was more than enough to suffice. I was already going to upgrade. There’s no reason to keep hitting me.
It’s this whole “We’ll tell you what’s good for you” mindset that gives Microsoft a bad reputation in the PC gaming community to begin with, because it’s a console-focused attitude. It’s why every time Microsoft reiterates how much it “cares” about PC gaming, I roll my eyes.
Reinstall the driver pack for xbox one plug the controller in and report back:clunk. Those Windows 7/8.x drivers DO work in Windows 10 though but the side-effect is that you lose the Xbox/Guide button functionality for accessing the Game bar in games (used for taking screenshots and DVR footage). This installs the new, unfinished Xbox.
Reinstall Xbox One Controller Driver Windows 10
- Jul 09, 2018 Xbox One Controller Issue in Windows 10: Hello, I have been using a Xbox One Controller connected by an USB cable. My controler is of the ones that are Bluetooth compatible and have a port for headphones. Not recognizing xboxone controller and not installing drivers, windows not recognizing xbox one controller. NAYAN96_6 Reinstalling.
- Dec 16, 2017 Whenever I plug in my xbox one / xbox 360 controller, I will get the ding that windows has recognized an attached device then the controller shuts off. In the device manager it claims the driver is not installed on my xbox one controller (code 1) and when I go to install the driver (I navigate and find the driver on my computer) I get this issue.
- For best performance, update your controller. See How to update your Xbox One Controller on Windows 10. Turn on your Xbox Wireless Controller by pressing the Xbox button. Press the controller Connect button for three seconds and release.
- Windows 10: Xbox One controller drivers are not installed and refuse to be installed So I tried to plug in my Xbox One Spectra controller to play a game. Nothing, no response.
Caring about PC gaming means supporting an open platform. It means enabling users across a broad spectrum of hardware and software to utilize your technology. If they can run it, they should be able to run it.
My computer doesn’t “magically” gain any new broadcast capabilities when I upgrade it to Windows 10. This is purely a driver issue, and Microsoft decided not to build drivers for people on Windows 7 and Windows 8. That’s ridiculous. It’s the exact opposite of an open community.
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And you know what? I doubt it will stand. PC gamers are at their best when it comes to fixing perceived slights. I can almost (almost) guarantee that some enterprising individual will flip Microsoft the bird and build Windows 7 driver support for the wireless adapter, and I hope that’s the case. Because those people—the nameless coders who see a problem some corporation created and fix it for the hell of it—really care about PC gaming and the well-being of this community.