How to Connect an Xbox One Controller to a PC

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Last Updated: March 10, 2025 Tested

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• Using a USB Cable
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• Using an External Xbox Wireless Adapter
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• Using an Internal Xbox Wireless Adapter
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• Using Bluetooth
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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.

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Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Using a USB Cable

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   Plug the Xbox One controller into the charging cable. Use the charging cable that came with the Xbox controller and connect it to the charging port on the controller.
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   Plug the charging cable into your PC. 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.
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Method 2

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Using an External Xbox Wireless Adapter

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   Plug the wireless adapter into your computer. Use the USB ports on your computer to connect the external Xbox Wireless Adapter.
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   Power on your Xbox One controller. Press the Xbox button on your controller to power on the controller.
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   Press the button on the Xbox Wireless Adapter. The button is on the front of the adapter.
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   Press the bind button on the Xbox One controller. 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.
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Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

Using an Internal Xbox Wireless Adapter

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   Power on your Xbox One controller. Press the Xbox button on your controller to power on the controller.
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   Click Start

   

   . It's the Windows logo icon in the lower-left corner of the taskbar.
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   Click

   

   . It's the button that resembles a gear in the Windows Start menu.
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   Click Devices. It's the button that has an image that resembles a keyboard and an iPod.
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   Click Add Bluetooth and other device. It's at the top of the page, next to a plus sign.
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   Click Everything Else. It's at the bottom of the Bluetooth setup menu, next to the plus sign.
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   Click Xbox Wireless Controller. If your Xbox One controller is powered on, it should be detectable through the Xbox Wireless Adapter.
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   Click Done. 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.
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Method 4

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Using Bluetooth

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1. 
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   Power on your Xbox One controller. Press the Xbox button on your controller to power on the controller.
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   Press the bind button on the controller for three seconds. The pairing button is the circular button on the top of the controller. This will make the controller discoverable in Windows.
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   Click Start

   

   . It's the Windows logo icon in the lower-left corner in the taskbar.
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   Click

   

   . It's the button that resembles a gear in the Windows Start menu.
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   Click Devices. It's the button that has an image that resembles a keyboard and an iPod.
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   Click ＋ Add Bluetooth and other device. It's at the top of the page, next to a plus sign.
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   Click Bluetooth. This option allows you to pair Bluetooth devices.
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   Click Xbox Wireless Controller. If you don't see this option, press and hold the "pair" button on the controller for three seconds, again.
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   Click Pair. 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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