Xbox 360 Controller not pairing to Wireless Adapter for Windows

Hello, I hope you are well.

Please check these steps below.

What you are seeing with the LEDs is an indication that the Xbox 360 Explorer controller is entering pairing mode, not working mode. In order for the controller to function on your PC, you must first pair it with the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter.

Steps to pair the controller with the wireless adapter:

Connect the wireless adapter: Connect the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter to a USB port on your PC.

Press the pairing button on the adapter: On the wireless adapter, there is a small button (usually near the USB port). Press and hold this button for a few seconds. The LED on the adapter should start blinking.

Turn on the controller: Press the Xbox button in the center of the controller to turn it on.

Hi,

If you’re using the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10:

1. Turn on your PC and sign in.
   
2. Plug the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows into your PC. For more info, see
   Set up the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows.
   
3. Turn on your controller by pressing the
   Xboxbutton. When you turn on the controller, the
   Xbox button will start flashing.
   
4. Press and hold the
   Pair button on the Xbox Wireless Adapter. A small light will flash for several seconds.
   
5. Press and hold the
   Pairbutton on the top of the controller (the raised button). The
   Xbox button on the controller will flash more rapidly – this means your controller is searching for the Xbox Wireless Adapter.
   When connected, the Xbox button on the controller will stay lit.
   

Hello Charkel,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Unfortunately the Xbox wireless adapter is made solely for the Xbox one Controller. You can Find more info on the wireless adapter here : Xbox
Wireless Adapter for Windows

This link here should help you set up a 360 controller on windows :
How to set up an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows

Hope this helps!

Hello ,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Unfortunately the Xbox wireless adapter is made solely for the Xbox one Controller. You can Find more info on the wireless adapter here :

Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows

This link here should help you set up a 360 controller on windows :
How to set up an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows

Hope this helps!

Sorry to hear that. I guess I just have to use both 360 and One Adapter simultaneously if it works.

Thx for the info.

Under device manager, in the network adapter section (because thats where it is) I see "xbox wireless adapter for windows".

I have tried pairing a controller via cable *and* via wireless, nothing happens no matter what I do.

The controller remains unpaired and the light that is supposed to appear on the adapter does not.