My issue was that when I was plugging in my XBox One controller in my Windows 7 PC, the error was popping up that the 'USB Device could not be identified.' Good job Microsoft.
How To Install Xbox One Controller Driver Windows 7
In the screenshot you attached, I can see an option called 'MadCatz Controller' under 'Other devices', which looks like your Xbox controller. Double-click the option and you should see an option to update the driver. Press it, point it to the folder where you have got the drivers and let Windows install this driver.
The sad thing about this is that on Windows 7, the drivers for the Xbox One Controllers specifically are supposed to download automatically when the device is plugged in. Obviously, since the Device Manager cannot identify the device in the first place, it doesn't know what drivers it needs to automatically download.
Unfortunately for all of us, the solution to manually download the drivers on the support website (http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-windows/accessories/connect-xbox-one-controller-to-pc) is, at the time of writing, obsolete.
How To Troubleshoot Installing Xbox One Controller Drivers On Pc Running Windows 7
The webpage instructs you to follow these instructions:
Find out how to connect your Xbox Wireless Controller to a Windows PC. When you connect an Xbox Wireless Controller to your Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 PC. Windows will automatically download and install the drivers for the controller. Manually download Xbox One controller driver for Win7? At the moment, April 2016. I did a full re-install of windows 7 on my desktop, and I am. Microsoft Xbox One Controller USB Driver is licensed as freeware for PC or laptop with Windows 32 bit and 64 bit operating system without restrictions. It is in drivers hardware category and is available to all software users as a free download.
However, users will find that when doing 'Right Click/Install' on the 64bit version of the drivers that the method of installation is no longer supported in the file. It throws the following error:
The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation
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Instantly I wanted to do some dirty edits to the file to add the flags and lines required for it to be supported, however before I did something so absolutely and utterly stupid as to make manual edits to driver software without any knowledge whatsoever on the subject, I decided to take the device manager for a test run.
Here's what I did:
The device drivers should install correctly now, and you'll be able to play your nerdy games with no dirty edits to the file.
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On my Windows 7, my Xbox One controller works both, via USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, however, the controller's icon will show up in the Devices and printers menu only when I connect it via the USB 3.0 port! Hopefully this will also work on your PC.
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I know this question is almost a year old, but there is an easier way to get the drivers. Although Microsoft removed the standalone driver installers from their website, there are still archived versions thanks to the Wayback Machine. It's as simple as using the installer and restarting your PC.
32-bit: Download
64-bit: Download
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Still unsolved. Unfortunate, because this is a HUGE problem. My brother complains that he 'can't play Rocket League'.
Hopefully someone can fix this problem and let me know. I am running Windows 7 64-bit. Previously the controller worked, but it simply just, stopped working. So just to clarify, the xbox one controller drivers are installed, however it doesn't show up in devices and printers or device manager. It is plugged in via a micro usb, I don't have a wireless adapter. However, if a wireless controller adapter will fix my problem, I would be more than happy than to buy one. Thanks to anybody who takes time to answer me or figure out the problem. Comments are closed.
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