Afterglow Wired Controller with SmartTrack Technology - Green (Xbox 360)

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We have worked for the past 6 months on building a new review system on how we produce content. Using it, we have subsequently redone most of our articles to provide actual hands-on expertise on the guides we made. Now browse through all the different devices until you find one which has a tag “ Microsoft Common Controller For Windows Class”. Update your Xbox 360 controller software from here. You will see the option of Windows 7 (32 bit) and Windows 7 (64 bit). Don’t worry if you are running Windows 10 or 8. This driver works in all of them. Just select the driver according to the specification of your computer by choosing 32 bit or 64 bit. After that, you can configure them as you please in the Hardware settings or in the in-game settings. Either way, that’s how it usually works on Windows 10.

PDP Afterglow Wired Controller for Xbox 360 - Green

If changing the ports don’t help, there is probably a problem with your installed drivers. They may not be configured correctly or they are outdated. Uninstall all the drivers and software regarding the controller which is already present in your system before following this solution.After you have successfully installed the software, your afterglow controllers will be basically plug and play. Meaning they will be detected whenever you connect them to the PC without you having to do anything. Press Windows + R button to open the Run application. In the dialogue box, type “ devmgmt. msc”. This should launch your computer’s device manager. When the Command Prompt pops up, type “ driverquery” and hit Enter. Your computer will list down all the installed drivers along with their version, date modified, module name and the driver type.

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Here if your controller isn’t detected with your PC, the Xbox 360 afterglow controller would be visible in the Other Devices category.

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After lengthy research, we haven’t been able to find an Xbox 360 controller driver for Windows 10. However, the Windows 7 one should work without issues once run in the compatibility mode. 2. Use third-party software to update you drivers automatically Due to the cross-platform support and the fact that Microsoft is behind both Xbox and Windows, all controllers should work with a simple Plug-and-Play sequence. Now we have to head towards installing third party software that will help you enable your controllers to work with your PC. Head here and you will find a green link which directs to the stable release of the software. Install it. The software’s name will be “ SCP Toolkit Setup”. In this solution, we will try to connect your afterglow controllers with your PC using ScpToolkit. Please note that the controllers won’t lose any of their functionality. The reason we chose this software is that this solution is very effective and efficient.