Xbox Wireless Adapter won't sync with controller on Windows 11

Hi Francis,

Thanks for reaching out to the forums! We are sorry to hear about your issue and would like to help out. I am linking you to the Xbox Support page concerning the Wireless Adapter Troubleshoot the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows | Xbox Support and would like to ask that you attempt all troubleshooting steps listed on the page. If none of the steps work for you please come back and here and let me know so that we may further the troubleshooting process.

I think the Windows wireless adapter would require the controller to be synced with the adapter before it will work, which means the sync data to the console would be changed to the computer, until you resync the console with the controller.

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Have an Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10? Find out how to set it up on any Windows 10/11 device. If you have an Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows, we can also show you how to set it up on any Windows 10/11, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 tablet, laptop, or desktop PC.

Here’s a compatibility chart for the adapter you may have:

Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10

Windows 10/11 only

Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows

Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-ne...

Hello!

The controller won't bind to the adapter

If the binding instructions are not working, try the following solutions:

• Ensure you're within range (6 meters or less) of the adapter and it's in line of sight to the controller.
• If you have an Xbox controller, try rebinding your controller to the console by pressing the Connect button on the console, and then the Connect button on the controller. The LEDs will flash and become solid when the binding is successful. If your controller
  does bind, you have isolated the issue to the Wireless Adapter for Windows. If your controller does not bind to your console, see Set
  up the Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows.
• Unplug your adapter, reboot your device, and then plug it back in (to another port if possible), and try again.

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you can check this:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-windows/accessories/troubleshoot-xbox-wireless-adapter-for-windows

By "latest version of the adapter", you mean
this adapter, then this will not work with Xbox 360 controllers. This one is only designed for Xbox One controllers.

Microsoft doesn't seem to sell the 360 wireless receiver anymore, but you can
get it here from Amazon.

For the 360 wireless receiver, yes, that is all you need to hook up your 360 controller to the PC. Press the sync button on both the adapter and controller, it should connect without a problem and be instantly recognized by your Windows 7 system.