Controller not working (Windows 7) after binding/pairing complete

Hey there EastCarp,

Sounds like there may be too much radio interference that's causing a disconnect issue with the controller. Have you tried the controller on an Xbox One console and are seeing a similar issue? Have you tried to plug the USB Wireless adapter into another
USB slot on the Windows PC?

Let us know!

Power on your Xbox Wireless Controller by pressing the Xbox button .

Press the controller bind button for three seconds and release.

On your PC, select the Start button, and then select Settings > Devices > Bluetooth.

Turn on Bluetooth so it can discover Bluetooth devices.

Select Xbox Wireless Controller > Pair.

After completing all of those steps, it still asks you for a passcode after clicking Pair?

For pairing problems, as I mentioned above one quick and easy way to get the device paired is to plug in an adapter, then plug in your controller through a wired USB. The driver stack will automatically pair it to the plugged in adapter so that when you
unplug the wired controller, it will bind to the adapter. This is exactly how it is on the Xbox console.

Regarding not syncing after say a reboot, please bear in mind though that the controller can only "remember" one adapter at a time, which means plugging in to a console or binding/pairing to a console or to another PC adapter, will erase the controller's
memory of the adapter it was originally bound to.

Usually if the controller has not been repaired, an unplug/replug of the adapter is enough to reset it.

So, did a few more test and found an interesting pattern:

On a new user on windows:

1 - Pair the controller fresh. Works fine. I can also switch to my user and its working.

2 - Restart the windows with the controller paired. Stops working. Controller shows as paired but its never recognized as explained in last reply.

3 - After step two if i remove the pairing and add again while in the same session of windows it works. It also works if i paired the controller originally in the user 2, got back to my user and restarted the pc.

4 - If i remove the pairing and then restart the pc without any pairing then its stops completly, it is never found again for a new pairing. this is true even in the new user. If i create a third user on windows then this user works until i do the same step.

So that explains why i was able to pair first time in my pc but never again. For some reason if i restart the windows without it paired then i can never find it again on that user, and only creating a whole new user things work

"NOTE: Bind is the pairing button of the control."

In your reply you state control and needs amending It should be CONSOLE.