Xbox Controller Elite 2 revert firmware through Windows10 22H2 fail.

I doubt it has anything to do with DEFRAG but you reminded me that my xbox accessories app could be defected, it turned out to be true.

I uninstalled and reinstalled it and tried again. This time it worked.

Thank you for your reply,

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is welcome to the community.

Hello Illymmmm, by your description you did everything correctly and the control should not be giving this error, this type of loop.

I can only imagine that something is not correct in your system, try to follow the procedures below.

DEFRAG

Defragment your Windows 10 PC

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/def...

Using System File Checker in Windows

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/usi...

chkdsk

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server...

1 - Type cmd (Command Prompt) in the search bar of the Start menu and then click Run as administrator.

2 - Enter chkdsk /f/x/r/v

Being in use the system will ask if the user wants to check the chosen drive after reboot. Just type S and restart the computer.

Your advice is what's bricking the Elite 2 in the first place. The firmware that you push through on XBOX is incompatible with Windows. Because it's impossible to revert the firmware on the XBOX and the XBOX accesories app does not recognize it on PC the device is locked to XBOX only. It's a soft brick.

Also having this issue. Purchased a refurbished Series 2 Elite and the accessories app doesn't recognise my controller. I also don't have access to an Xbox to revert the firmware so unsure how to proceed.

I had a standard Xbox one controller that functioned fine on Xbox and when connected to a PC with bluetooth or with a wire. Then I updated it. It stopped functioning when connected to a PC with bluetooth and only worked with games launched from Steam. I reverted the firmware through my Xbox and now its fully functional again.

I just recently got an Elite Series 2 controller. When connecting to my PC with bluetooth it worked fine except for the fact that the "A" button kept bringing up the game bar. It made it unusable through bluetooth. When I used a wired connection it was fine. I was also able to remap it using the PC accessories app. I read online that updating it could fix the "A" button issue. The accessories app on the PC did not give me an update prompt but the accessories app on my Xbox did. After updating on the Xbox I tried reconnecting with to PC with bluetooth and it now had the same issue that my Xbox One controller was having! In addition, when I connected it to my PC with a wire, the accessories app said my controllers firmware wasn't compatible. So once again, I used my Xbox to revert the firmware on my Elite Series 2 Controller and guess what? It fixed all the issues. Full functionality on PC with bluetooth, the "A" button no longer brought up the game bar, and it was compatible with the accessories app again.

Basically, whatever Microsoft has going on right now with their controller updates is breaking them. If you have an Xbox, revert your controllers firmware. If you don't have an Xbox, I'm very sorry. You're just going to have to deal with a wired connection and use your $200 controller without any of its fancy features until Microsoft can get it together. Trust me on this. Before I figured out how to revert the firmware I spent days trying everything I could find on the internet, trying suggestions in this forum, and talked to a bunch of different Microsoft reps until finally one suggested reverting. What's funny is a rep I talked to before the last one said I couldn't revert the firmware. Funny how that works. Save yourself some sanity and just be patient. It sucks but there's nothing you can do. If you don't have an Xbox I would suggest going to GameStop or something and ask nicely to connect to a display model and revert the controller firmware that way.

Here's how to revert your controllers firmware:

https://answers.microsoft.com/threa...messages/a1ce9491-38ab-4bf3-b105-784660bf7394

Update: While reverting the firmware of my xbox one controller fixed all problems, my elite series 2 controller now randomly disconnects causing a huge temprary FPS drop on PC. This is so stupid. I'm not spending another week talking to reps who barely know what they're talking about. I'm leaving it as is until a new update comes out. I'm drained. How this isn't a "known issue" is beyond me.

For the elite series 2:
The firmware I revert to is 4.8.1908.0

The firmware I update to is 5.11.3118.0