How to Connect an Xbox One Controller to a PC

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Last Updated: April 5, 2024 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to connect an Xbox One controller to your Windows PC. There are a few ways you can connect an Xbox One controller to your PC. You can connect your Xbox One controller using a USB cable, Bluetooth, or the Xbox wireless adapter for Windows.

Method 1

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Using a USB Cable

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Use the charging cable that came with the Xbox controller and connect it to the charging port on the controller.
Use the other end of the charging cable to plug the controller into a USB port on your PC. You can connect up to eight controllers to your PC using USB charging cables.

Method 2

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Using an External Xbox Wireless Adapter

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Use the USB ports on your computer to connect the external Xbox Wireless Adapter.
Press the Xbox button on your controller to power on the controller.
The button is on the front of the adapter.
The bind button is the circular button on the top of the controller. The LED lights will blink while it's connecting. Once the LED lights on the controller and the adapter go solid, the Xbox One controller is connected. You can connect up to eight controllers using the Xbox Wireless adapter, or four with chat headsets, and two with stereo headsets.

Method 3

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Using an Internal Xbox Wireless Adapter

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Press the Xbox button on your controller to power on the controller.
It's the Windows logo icon in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
It's the button that resembles a gear in the Windows Start menu.
It's the button that has an image that resembles a keyboard and an iPod.
It's at the top of the page, next to a plus sign.
It's at the bottom of the Bluetooth setup menu, next to the plus sign.
If your Xbox One controller is powered on, it should be detectable through the Xbox Wireless Adapter.
Your Xbox One controller is connected to Windows. You can connect up to eight controllers using the Xbox Wireless adapter, or four with chat headsets, and two with stereo headsets.

Method 4

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Using Bluetooth

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Press the Xbox button on your controller to power on the controller.
The pairing button is the circular button on the top of the controller. This will make the controller discoverable in Windows.
It's the Windows logo icon in the lower-left corner in the taskbar.
It's the button that resembles a gear in the Windows Start menu.
It's the button that has an image that resembles a keyboard and an iPod.
It's at the top of the page, next to a plus sign.
This option allows you to pair Bluetooth devices.
If you don't see this option, press and hold the "pair" button on the controller for three seconds, again.
Your controller is now paired in via Bluetooth in Windows.

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Can we connect an Xbox controllor with led connect from the computer?

Matthew Ray

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First, you can only connect Xbox One controllers to Windows 10, and in order for this to work you will need to buy a Microsoft Xbox One wireless adapter for Windows 10.

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