I decided to take the time to update the driver and produce version 1.08. Even if the driver works on XP, I can guaranty the driver won't work on 64-bit Windows. The first thing I noticed is the source is rather old - it hasn't been updated since 2005. I was convinced my soldering was fine, something must be wrong with the driver itself.Īs it happens, the author provides the source code for the driver, and at work I recently had to write a device driver, so I have all the tools necessary to compile the driver. XP accepted the driver, but after installation it said there was a problem with the device.

Unfortunately, the driver wouldn't load for me.

So I downloaded the driver and tried it out. According to the author this driver works on Windows XP, which is my OS of choice. This is the original XBox controller driver, currently at version 1.07. If you search on the Internet you'll quickly find XBCD by redcl0ud. When you connect the controller to a computer, Windows recognizes the USB device but without a driver the controller is useless. In this post I'll talk about the Windows driver. If you have trouble, refer to our guide on setting up Bluetooth in Windows 10.In my last post I showed how I modded an original XBox controller for use on a PC. Select it and complete the steps to pair them. Then press and hold the Pair button on top of the controller (the small button next to LB) for a few seconds, and the Xbox button will start flashing rapidly.įrom here, your Xbox controller should show up in the Bluetooth pairing menu on your PC. Next, press the Xbox button on your controller to turn it on. Enable the Bluetooth slider (if it isn't turned on already), then choose Add Bluetooth or other device. To use Bluetooth, head to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices in Windows 10. Read more: Does Your Computer Have Bluetooth Built In? The bottom model, where none of the plastic surrounds the Xbox button, supports Bluetooth. You'll need to use the Xbox Wireless Adapter (explained below) if you want to connect your Xbox controller to your PC without Bluetooth.

If your Xbox One controller has the plastic casing around the Xbox button, as shown in the top illustration, then it is not Bluetooth-compatible.

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