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For the Xbox 360, the wireless controllers communicate wirelessly even while plugged in. There's a dongle you can purchase to make it work, though I believe it's discontinued. I wouldn't expect one for the Xbox One controller.


You can still buy it as part of a controller bundle for now: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Wireless-Controller-Win...

Not sure if Amazon is just working through the remainder of their stock though if it is discontinued (they're listed as a seller on the right since some third part one is like a dime cheaper). I never was able to find the Microsoft dongle alone without the controller though so perhaps they did discontinue it.

Not a bad price for both the dongle and a controller though and always nice to have another one for when friends stop by for some Sonic Racing.


Buy the Chinese knock-off for $10.

https://encrypted.google.com/shopping/product/99842391963509...

Download the discontinued device's MS software.

x64

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/0/f/00f2a67b-e10b-4...

x32

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/0/f/00f2a67b-e10b-4...

Extract .exe with 7-zip

Go through the Device Manager>>>Update Driver on unknown device>>>Browse...>>>Let Me Pick>>>Have Disk>>>Drill down to Xbox360_64Eng\xbox360\setup64\files\driver\win7\x64

You may need to add the chinese device's hardware ID to the inf file...it's a buggy install but works flawlessly once Windows accepts the driver, just don't remember what the final trick was. JFGI.

Edit: clarified 'buggy install' & remove color commentary




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