Download and install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is a Xna Composite device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Microsoft. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/Vid_045E&Pid_028E.

1. Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows - install the driver manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver. The archive contains version 6.2.9200.16384 released on 2012-07-25 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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2. How to install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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