Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows how to download and install the driver

Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is a Xna Composite device. This Windows driver was developed by Microsoft. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is USB/VID_0E6F&PID_F501.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver. The archive contains version 3.0 released on 2010-10-20 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Microsoft applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 1444907 bytes (1.38 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 36818 votes.
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. Using DriverMax to install Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows driver

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

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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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