Keep AA batteries for controllers please

That would depend on the batteries. If they are standard AA batteries, recharagable or not, then they cannot be charged in the controller. Rechargable AA batteries need to be charged with an AA battery charger. The only battery that can be charged in the controller is the Xbox play and charge battery.

Insert a new set of AA batteries into the wireless controller and then try to turn it on. For more information about using AA batteries in a wireless controller, see Using AA batteries in your Xbox One wireless controller. If you have an Xbox One Play and
Charge Kit, try using the rechargeable battery pack.

If this solution does not work please try the following solutions
support.xbox.com/.../wireless-controller-wont-power-on

A micro USB cable will not charge rechargeable AA batteries. It should charge the battery pack from the P&C kit.



Keep in mind it cannot safely charge rechargeable AA batteries. There's more than one chemical mix used to create AA rechargeable batteries. That's why the P&C kit packs use a different set of terminals inside the controller.

What type of batteries are you trying to charge? If it's rechargeable AA, then they cannot be charged in the controller. The only batteries that can be charged that way are the play and charge batteries. To charge AA batteries, you will need a separate
AA battery charger.

Are you using the "play and charge" rechargeable batteries for the controller, or standard AA's? If you are using the rechargeable pack, try using standard AA batteries. There have been reports of controller resets with some rechargeable battery packs.

I'm using standard AA batteries.