[Help] Wireless Xbox 360 Controller Receiver Not Detected By Windows 10 & No Green Light????

For whatever reason the laptop now has the option for Adding Legacy Hardware, but has the same issue as the desktop with no driver showing.

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

- Press Windows key + R, type in devmgmt.msc and press Enter.

- In the Device Manager window, click on Action tab and select Add legacy hardware.

- Click on Next. Choose Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced).

- Scroll down and select Xbox Peripherals.

- Click on Next. Select the latest driver forXbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows.

- Click on Next. You might receive a warning, click on Yes button to proceed.

- Restart your laptop.

Hope this helps.

Oh yea, you'll need to download and install the drivers from the web. It used to be on the Microsoft Store but it was removed. So you'll have to find it and install it to go ahead.

Update.....Now the Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver will not work on the desktop or the laptop. Perhaps it is broken, but it was working when I disconnected it from the desktop.

On the desktop, I get a Code 45...not connect for the device when I show hidden devices in the Device Manager. When I try to Add Legacy Hardware as suggested, I can drill down to the Xbox Peripherials, but there are no drivers listed only the option to install from disk. The driver that I can see when looking under the Device Manager is "Xbox Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 10.0.19041.1 [12/6/2019]".

On the laptop, there is no option to Add Legacy Hardware under Action for the Device Manager.

Hello AveryPitt1996

Please check if the latest device driver is installed or not. In order to do that, follow the simple guidelines resumed below:



Step 1. From the main home screen, press "Window + R" to open up the "Run" dialog box. Type "devmgmt.msc" in the search field, and hit "Enter". This will instantly open up the "Device Manager" windows on screen. You can also type "devmgmt.msc" in the search box if you are using Windows 8, and the search result will definitely redirect you to the Device Manager Page.

Step 2. Now from the list of several devices, locate the entry for XBOX 360 peripherals.

Step 3. Click on the (+) icon to show the peripheral devices that are attached to the computer for the XBOX 360.

Step 4. Double-click on "Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows" and the properly dialog box of the Wireless Receiver will turn up.

Step 5. Check if the "Device Status" area of the dialog box is showing the following text- This device is working properly.

Step 6. If the mentioned status is not shown on the dialog box, then check if the appropriate software is installed correctly.