Driver for Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows - downloading and installing it

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/MS_COMP_XUSB10.

1. How to manually install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

1. Download the setup file for Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.2.8250.0 dated 2012-02-17.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 40569 bytes (39.62 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.5 stars by 27801 users.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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