Instructions apply to Windows 10 and up and Xbox 360 consoles and later.
Here’s how to do it.
Turn on your Xbox console and the controller.
Press theconnectbutton on your console.
confirm you have your controller handy.
After pressing the connect button on the Xbox, you should probably do the next step within 20 seconds.
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Press and hold thesyncbutton on your controller.
While the controller is syncing, the Xbox button will flash.
Once it’s solid, the controller has paired with the console, and you could start using it.
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To connect an Xbox controller to your gear, the process will depend on how old the controller is.
Older controllers require a special USBdongle.
you’re able to buy it separately; it may have also come with the controller.
To connect one of these controllers:
Insert the USB dongle into a USB port on your setup.
Turn on your controller by pressing theXboxbutton
Press and release theconnect buttonon the dongle.
Press and hold the connect button on your controller, and release it when the Xbox button stops flashing.
Newer Xbox controllers can connect directly to a PC usingBluetooth.
To do so, take these actions.
Turn on your Xbox One controller by pushing theXboxbutton.
Press theconnect buttonon your controller for three seconds, and then release it.
The connect button is near the USB port on your controller.
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On your PC,double-check Bluetooth is on, and then select theBluetoothicon in the taskbar.
In some versions of Windows, you’ll click theNetwork,Sound, orBatteryicons.
If you don’t see this option, choose theBluetoothmenu and selectManage Bluetooth Devices.
Select your controller, and it will pair with your PC.
you could just connect the controller to the gear using a USB cable.
You also don’t want to risk disconnecting in the middle of gaming, after all.
