My xbox controller turns on but only when I hold the light

so say no controller is on the dock, and i hold the xbox button on the controller, select turn off console....will that power the console back on, or will the controller turn off? When i am having this problem, the console and the controller both turn off,
and then only the console logo lights back up, not the controller, if that helps clear up my issue, thanks 24hrs2live.

If you have the controller attached via a wire, then pull the wire out, and press and hold the Xbox button until the light turns off. That will turn off your controller. It will always charge when the wire is connected.

There is no lights on the a,b,x,y buttons on the Elite controller. The only light is the Xbox button, when you turn the console on.

Start this off with the console turned OFF, and the controller turned OFF

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Press and hold the Xbox Guide button in the middle of your wireless controller until the green light flashes.

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Turn on your Xbox 360 console. Press and hold the connect button next to the memory card ports on the front of your console.

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Press and hold the connect button on the top of your wireless controller. Use the controller with your console once the green flashing lights on both units cease spinning.

Hi,thank you for taking your time to lend some help, my controller is mainly a wireless one but it does support a wired connection too. I tried connecting it to the Xbox using a wire, but still the controller was yet not lighting up(Logo button). I did plug it to my laptop and to my surprise it turned on for a bit but then the light turned off and there was just vibrations occuring while it was plugged and now the light does not turn anymore when it's plugged to the laptop only vibrations.