
#Xbox controller pc Pc#
Although you can use a wired gaming headset with a controller and its associated game system, audio isn't sent through the jack when it's connected to a PC via Bluetooth. However, you can't use the headset jack on the gamepad, just like Sony's DualShock 4 and DualSense controllers. You can now use the Xbox Wireless Gamepad with your PC, and play the vast majority of modern games that support controllers.
#Xbox controller pc Bluetooth#
Click "Xbox Wireless Controller." Wait until the Guide button is solid white, and the Bluetooth menu says the controller is connected.Click "Add Bluetooth or other Device" and select Bluetooth.Right-click the Bluetooth icon in your system tray.Hold the Pairing button for three seconds until the Guide button flashes.Hold the Guide button to turn on the controller.You also need a Bluetooth USB dongle if your PC doesn't have Bluetooth.
#Xbox controller pc windows 10#
If you're connecting the controller to a Windows 10 PC, you need to go through some menus. If you're connecting the controller to a console, you hold the Pairing button on the system itself. You activate the controller by holding down the Guide button, then hold the Pairing button for three seconds until the Guide button flashes.

Pairing the Xbox controller with your PC over Bluetooth is almost the same as pairing it with your Xbox One or Xbox Series. Connect Your Xbox Controller to PC With Bluetooth That's it! It will automatically configure under Windows 10 and work with virtually any game on your PC. Plug one end of your USB-to-micro USB or USB-to-USB-C (depending on the version of controller) cable into the controller.This is very simple, but you do need a physical cable connecting the controller to your PC. Connect Your Xbox Controller to PC With a Wired Connection If it has a small, rectangular Capture button between the Menu and View buttons, and a USB-C port on the top instead of micro USB, it's an Xbox Series controller and also has Bluetooth. If it's the same plastic as the bumper buttons, with a seam between the Guide button and the controller's face, it's a non-Bluetooth gamepad. If it's the same plastic as the face of the controller, without any seams, you have a Bluetooth gamepad. To determine whether you have a Bluetooth or non-Bluetooth Xbox controller, you need to look at the plastic surrounding the Guide button.

The good news is that Bluetooth controllers have been in production for so long that if you picked yours up in the last four years, there's a good chance that it already has Bluetooth. You can use both controllers wirelessly with your PC, but the process is different you must get a wireless dongle for the non-Bluetooth gamepads. Original Xbox One controllers lack wireless connectivity, but the gamepads that shipped with the Xbox One S and later consoles include Xbox wireless communication and Bluetooth.
