Xbox one controller won’t respond to Xbox after I open home menu.

Plug the controller into the Xbox, press and hold the XBox button on the controller and give it a good 10 minutes alone, it could be that it needs to do an update.

Just to clarify he / she is press the Xbox home button to join or the View and menu button.

support.xbox.com/.../xbox-one-wireless-controller

If they are pressing the Home button to join then it'll bring you to the xbox one home. Please make sure that they press the View and menu button simultaneously to open the Xbox guide menu / Accept invitations.

I've had a few different error codes. One problem is that when I hit the home button on my controller the menu opens, but is blank, if not blank it doesn't respond to any button commands. I'll select an icon, hit A, but nothing will happen.

I've had a similar problem. I have the Xbox X and the Elite controller. A couple of times, tonight is one, I turn on the console and it only responds to pressing the Home button and a couple of navigation commands. Hold down the home button to bring up the
power off console, controller, or report a problem menu, when one is highlighted it just blinks when pressing the A button. Only have had the X for a couple of weeks. Hasn't happened yet while I am doing something on the console. only after it is powered up.

Thank you for responding! I won’t be home for a couple of days so I will see if it works then.