Xbox One Controller Driver Error Windows 10

After months of promises, Microsoft finally released Windows drivers for its Xbox One controller, allowing it to pull double duty as wired controller for PC gaming.

Unlike the Xbox 360 wireless controller, which required a separate dongle for PC use, all you need to use the Xbox One controller on PC is a standard Micro-USB cable. The wired connection provides the power, so you don’t even need batteries. Unfortunately, you can’t use the Xbox One controller wirelessly on a PC at this time.

Driver Installation

To set up the controller, head to Major Nelson’s blog and download the drivers for either a 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) machine. (If you’re unsure which file to grab, open Control Panel, type About in the search bar and click System. Then, look under 'System Type.')

Open the file you just downloaded. Amusingly enough, Windows will show an 'unknown publisher' warning, even though the drivers are coming from Microsoft. Click Run in the box that pops up. You don’t have to plug in the controller to install the drivers.

A setup wizard should appear. Read and accept the license agreement, wait for the installation to finish, then click Finish.

Now, plug in your Xbox One controller. It may vibrate briefly, and you should see a 'driver software installed successfully' message on the System Tray.

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At this point, you should be ready to play. Games that support Microsoft’s Xbox 360 controller should automatically recognize the Xbox One controller without any additional setup (with some exceptions described below).

Potential issues

The biggest problem is that several of the games I tested would not recognize the controller, including Dark Souls II, Transistor and Eldritch. The controller did recognize several other games, including Dishonored, Super Meat Boy and Trials Evolution. Uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers did not help, so hopefully this is just a temporary issue that Microsoft and game developers can resolve through updates.

Also, the first time I installed the driver, Windows 7 showed a 'Runtime Error' after plugging in the controller, followed by an 'XboxStat.exe has stopped working' error. The controller still worked, but the message was a nuisance. These messages went away after reinstalling the driver.

Finally, keep in mind that plugging the controller into a PC will break its wireless connection to the Xbox One. You’ll have to plug the controller back into the console via USB to pair them again.

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Introduction

Xbox One Drivers

If you purchased an original Xbox Wireless Receiver for Windows and are wondering how to use it in Windows 10, this guide will show you how to install the driver manually if it is not picked up automatically.

While these issues are less common in Windows 10 then 7/8.x, it is still known to happen.

Guide notes

In most cases, Windows 10 will not have these problems. When it does, manual intervention is required. This improved support comes from native Xbox compatibility being a major feature for Windows 10.
Windows 7/8.x users: Refer to the Windows 7/8.x guide. These steps are intended for Windows 10.
I do not know how to trigger the initial installation window manually. This is not shown since this laptop was used for testing after I uninstalled the driver before making the guide.

If you are using the Model 1790 (Slim) Xbox One wireless receiver, you must use the following driver: Xbox - Net - 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - 1.0.46.1.
Plug your Xbox Wireless Receiver into your PC. If the installation works, no work is needed. If it fails, proceed to Step 2.

Open Device Manager. The best way to do this on Windows 10 is to right click the Start Menu and select Device Manager.
Locate the Other Devices section. Without a driver installed, the receiver will be found here.
Double click XBOX ACC and verify your error code is Code 28. Click Update Driver and you will see a window with two options.
Before manually installing the driver, try selecting Search automatically for updated driver software. Install the driver manually if this fails.

Note: If this link does not work, search Xbox Wireless. Go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website to download the driver. Select the following driver: Microsoft driver update for Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows (18.31.1.34) and download it. Unzip the .cab folder with 7Zip.
Select Browse my computer for driver software.
Locate the folder where the driver is downloaded, and select Copy address as text. Paste this location into the box under Search for drivers in this lcoation:.
Click Next and install the driver.

To verify the driver was installed correctly, check if the receiver shows up under Network Adapters. If the driver was installed correctly, this is where the receiver will be found.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Reinstall Xbox One Controller Driver

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