Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver download and installation

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is a Xna Composite hardware device. This driver was developed by Microsoft. USB/VID_1430&PID_028E is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.0 released on 2010-10-20.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Microsoft.
File size of the driver: 1444907 bytes (1.38 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 1193 users.
This driver is 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. 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. Start DriverMax and push 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. Search the list until you find the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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