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Question

My PC won't recognise my Xbox 360 Controller

Sep 6, 2017 6:07PM PDT

Hi, I have a wireless Xbox 360 controller and a Play and Charge USB cable that I would like to use on my PC, the drivers are installed fine but it's still listed as an unspecified device. Is there a way round this or some software to trick my PC into recognising it as say a PS4 controller or someother controller? Thanks!

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I have the Windows Xbox 360 controller.
Sep 6, 2017 6:45PM PDT
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So no way round?
Sep 7, 2017 12:54AM PDT

That's a wireless controller, so there's no way round the problem? Thanks

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You wrote
Sep 7, 2017 5:26AM PDT

" I have a wireless Xbox 360 controller " so I shared how I got my other Xbox 360 controllers to work with my PC. I also wrote I have yet to see folk show me it working without that dongle that's in that package.