Download and install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is a Xna Composite hardware device. This driver was developed by Microsoft. USB/VID_045E&PID_02A0 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 3.0 released on 2010-10-20.
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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 accept 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 easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Microsoft applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 1444907 bytes (1.38 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.7 stars by 1271 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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