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

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is a Xna Composite hardware device. This driver was developed by Microsoft. USB/Vid_045E&Pid_028E is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.1.0.1349 released on 2009-08-13.
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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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 1175055 bytes (1.12 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 42620 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. Using DriverMax to install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

The most important 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 take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate 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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