Xbox One controller idle shutoff

Now I haven’t tested it, yet, but I understand that the controller won’t time out when watching a movie or Netflix with a headset plugged in. This would mean it’s gotta be situational, right? As previously stated, the game has to register the controller as active or it throws an error, so a wireless headset doesn’t help me, because the controller will still time out.

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Sadly has no way to configure this in the controller that prevents it from turning off itself or extending the time it can stay on. A workaround is to buy a wireless headset and use it with the console, then you won't need the controller.

just wondering if your using Kinect? if you do, any movement that the kinect picks up will reset the timer for auto shutdown when idle.

Also any Controller thats connected to the console via the play and charge kit wont enable the auto idle shutoff even if its turned on.

Not sure if your using an external Hard drive for storage but i think that also affects the auto shutdown when its pluged in?

That is not what is happening. When I push the power button at the top of my controller it still starts my Xbox one. I can then sync it with my PC when the controller is turned on, but I then have to shutoff my Xbox. I'm looking for a way for it to not
start the Xbox when powering on the controller

Hey Cesar,

Thank you for reaching out. We understand your console seems to shutoff when a game is launched but will remain powered on when idle. If you haven't already done so, try our

Power Supply solution for some quick troubleshooting you can use to determine if the PSU is at fault. Let us know how it goes!