Something about the controller's connection when opening the Xbox at first time

It doesn't, you have to bind the controller first to the console before you can do it.

Hi Kathy

I have done everything you suggested and my controller still will not open the Xbox game bar. It will open with Windows + G but not my controller. When I first connect my controller it will open the game bar but after that it does nothing.

Thanks

Carl

Hi, thanks for the effort, but as seeing as how this is clearly a software issue I don't see how an audio puck would work.

This has something to do with the bluetooth connection I believe.

Sound on the controller works when connected to the computer with usb and streaming from the xbox. It won't work however when connected over BT to the pc and streaming from the xbox, nor with the controller connected via USB to the xbox.

The hardware of the controller is fine as I'm able to use it on my PC, and then there is the fact that this is not the first time this happens. I think Microsoft should be obligated to replace these until they fix this obvious software related error, I've
seen dozens of threads already with people complaining about this since 2018 and all it does is make me think buying a ps5 instead of a series x. Bummer.

That doesnt make any sense. Why would you design a bluetooth protocol on your own OS that didnt auto connect?

It should auto connect. My controller does.

The only time my Xbox One controller won't auto connect is when I've connected it to my gaming PC via USB to charge the battery. After this I have to re-sync the controller. But I only have to do this for the duration of the battery charge. My controller
auto syncs first time from Windows boot up.

The issue is that the controller has two wireless protocols. It does not use Bluetooth with the wireless gaming receiver, or when connected to an Xbox console.

If your controller won't auto connect then there must be something wrong with your Bluetooth hardware on your PC. Have you tried a Bluetooth dongle to test this out?

Well for one that's for the Xbox One, I'm talking about an Xbox 360 controller. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the driver countless times, it just won't connect. Something I've noticed is that when I press the sync button on the controller and then on
the receiver, the controllers lights quickly stop flashing, indicating that it is in some way communicating with the receiver, but just won't connect. I've also tested both the controller and the receiver on a different computer and they are both perfectly
functional meaning the blame definitely lies with Windows.