GUIDE: Whoever has issues getting the driver for new Xbox One Wireless Controller Adapter for Windows 10

[Poly]

This guide is for people that can't get Win10 to automatically find the correct driver for their Wireless Adapter. Also, this guide uses certified and 100% trusted Microsoft sources so there is zero chance you'll get a virus or something else when using the download link from someone using shareonline or uploaded or whatever.

If you already followed this tutorial earlier and got the old driver installed. Just follow steps 1 to 5. Skip steps 6 and 7. Continue with step number 8.

1. Go to: catalog.update.microsoft.com (it has to be opened with Microsoft Internet Explorer)
2. Search for "Xbox Wireless" which should give you 13 results
3. a) For x64 bit systems: Download driver "Microsoft-Other hardware-Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows", Driver (Networking), Version number 20.24.34.491, file size 213 KB
b) For x86 systems: Download driver "Microsoft-Other hardware-Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows", Driver (Networking), Version number 19.53.40.791, file size 189 KB
4. Open that shopping cart thing in the top right
5. Download the driver to any folder and go there and unpack it using winzip/winrar
6. Plug in the wireless receiver and open the device manager
7. It should show the troublesome receiver as an unknown device called "XBOX ACC"
8. Right click the device, select update driver, select choose manually
9. Navigate to the folder where you unpacked the downloaded thingy
10. Install -> PROFIT
11. Controller and Wireless dongle should pair and work just fine! Audio and Vibrations included!

DISCLAIMER:
It seems like with the upcoming Windows 10 build in early November EVERY version of Win10 should be able to detect the correct driver on its own and no longer install it as an unknown device.

If I helped someone and that nice person feels sort of generous I'd be happy about a Steam gift :P

[Thurmod]

This is an old but very helpful post! Thank you very much for the provided information!

[Microsoft Windows 95]

FYI - If you ever used DDR (Display Driver Uninstall) make sure you open it up, and turn automatic driver install back on. This was my problem.

[Whe3ze]

Thanks for this! I thought my new stick was a dud. I couldn't get the download site to work on Windows 10 so found the driver elsewhere.

[Caezarro Rey Abishur]

you save my day,.. everything works well,..
the ms customer support knows nothing about this, i spend 2 days working with them, and end up the idiot one ask for remote access to help me, and remotely go to device manager, and uninstalling my network adapter,.. ms should've give him promotion for this idiocy lol. ^^

[Zero_Lives]

Is working on Windows 7?. is working rumble and conection wireless?

[Camacho]

For me, with Windows 7 64bit it's impossible to make the controller with the wireless adapter to work fine in F1 2015. The game says that the controller it's not compatible, but with the USB cable it works fine... It's very strange...

[ArnoStalgik]

Hi,

I followed this tutorial (a few times to be sure) but I still have a problem. The xbox one pad acts as if someone is pressing a button on the arrow-pad. It simply make certain games unplayable (Oddword new n tasty : the hero loops saying hello, in FIFA 16 : it makes menus unusable, etc.)
I am on Windows 10 (latest patches) and my xbox one controller works fine when I use it with a USB cable. Of course, I tried to calibrate it but nothing changes... I tried all my USB plugs for the wireless USB key. And of course, I tried earlier drivers on the Microsoft page.

Does anyone have any idea ?

As I bought it with the Plug & Charge kit, it costed me near 45 euros... I could have buy another pad with that money... :'(

[soymE]

Thank you so much for this. I had previously returned one adapter that I got for christmas, tried something very similar to this, but through edge and no luck. I tried your method and now, I have a working wireless adapter and controller. Thank you kind sir.

[Iron Lamb]

Thanks very much. Using Windows 7 x64. Have updated controllers via Windows 10 temporary install. They link to the adapter every time, but show up as regular USB HID controllers and don't work in steam or games.

I've downloaded the xinput driver from the Catalog website but Windows won't let me install it as it says I already have the best driver, and / or the xinput driver is not the right sort. I don't have the option to delete the usb controller driver; only to uninstall it. Also am not sure I ought to be removing a default usb controller anyway?

Off topic...I'm a bit annoyed with Microsoft. First they announce the wireless adapter will be coming, so I buy some X1 controllers, to use with cable temporarily. Then they say the wireless adapter won't work with Windows 7, only 10. So I buy some x360 controllers and 360 adapter. Then I buy some stupidly glossy transforming d-pad 360 controllers because the standard 360 controller d-pad still sucks. Then Microsoft announces new controller with headphone support. Then they announce Windows 7 wireless adapter support after all, albeit without an easy option for updating older x1 controllers. I have wasted a lot of time and money on this (for me). I would have expected the things to at least work without too much nonsense.

[LithiumFox]

I was having issues with this as well. Oddly, going to manually ask for a Windows Update resolved the issue. It seems the "automatic driver" detection doesn't work, but it does work through Windows Update. Ah well. :D

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[Tomhet]

I love you so much <3 shout-out to you !!

[Iron Lamb]

@ Lithium fox, thanks very much! Windows update eventually showed a 1.8Mb update for xinput driver, which, when the controller was turned on, installed fine. They now work fine. Thanks again.

[Billy Nogami]

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[P4ulyB]

THANKS BUDDY! ur a legend!!!