Why won't my controller connect to my xbox?

cherice beard · Nov 17, 2022

I went and turned on my Xbox series s controller and it turns on but it doesn't want to connect to my xbox and it's just pairing and won't connect and you can sit there and try to press the buttons and nothing works besides the on and off button unless I'm not troubleshooting it right but it's connecting to my phone perfectly fine

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Francia J.

Hi, I hope you're doing great out there. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you in regard to your concern.

We just need to perform troubleshooting steps.

Kindly perform a powercycle on your console by following the steps below:

POWERCYCLE CONSOLE

1. Turn off your console by holding the Xbox button on the front of the console for approximately 10 seconds. The console will turn off.

2. Unplug your console for 5 minutes.

3. Turn your console back on by pressing the Xbox button on the console or the Xbox button on your controller.

Isaac Molina1

so in troubleshooting and deeper looking, it would appear that my PC does not inherently come with bluetooth, the only thing really connecting my controller has been the wireless adapter, although it still doesn't answer why a wired connection won't suffice. it jsut won't pick up the existence of my controller

iBeaverson

I have 0 controllers connected to my Xbox because I can't connect any. It isn't just my one controller that won't connect, none of my 4 controllers will.

XA JJKILLERs

The light on my xbox will come on but won't come through the TV and the controller will not connect to the xbox does anyone know why this is happening?

Try to use the cable or swap battery

Obsessive Power

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?

Why won't my controller connect to my xbox?