Top methods to connect the Xbox controller to pc, enjoy using a USB gaming controller on pc and learn about controller control customization.
If you are using Xbox One Controller a lot and want the same experience on your Windows PC then in this guide you will learn how to connect Xbox One USB controller to a Windows PC and play games on it. A lot of games support Xbox controller so you don’t have to worry about compatibility, all you need is proper setup and later you can customize the controllers key as per your requirement and enjoy gaming.
There are three ways to connect the Xbox controller to a Windows PC, the first is with the help of USB cable, second is through Bluetooth and the third method is by using the Xbox Wireless method. Below all three steps are mentioned in detail that will help you out to connect the Xbox controller to PC or Laptop.
You can connect two controllers at a single time through Bluetooth, on USB you can connect upto four depending on the game support and on Xbox Wireless Bluetooth Adapter supports upto 8 Wireless Controllers, 4 Chat Headsets or 2 Stereo Headsets.
This method is simplest of all, just requires a Micro-USB cable, a standard one you can find easily in the market. Xbox One controller has a Micro-USB port, use a Micro-USB to standard USB cable and connect it to your PC or Laptop USB slot. On Windows 10 PC the drivers for the controller will be installed automatically. On Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you can go with the same process but if this does not work then run Windows Update. If nothing works then you have to manually update Xbox One controller USB driver through Device Manager. Follow the below steps.
Bluetooth the second most convenient way to connect Xbox Controller on a Windows PC or Laptop. Laptop by default comes with Bluetooth but in PC you will need a Bluetooth Dongle. Once you have a working Bluetooth device in your system you can then follow the below steps to connect Xbox One Controller to PC or Laptop.
For this, you have to pay some money and buy Xbox Wireless Adapter, a USB dongle that fits directly on the PC / Laptop. The adapter is available on Amazon.
To connect Xbox Wireless Adapter you will need the drivers, ample of time Windows will add the drivers automatically but it fails to try using Windows Update.
That’s it with these three methods you connect the Xbox USB controller to your PC or Laptop and play games with Xbox console experience.