Windows 7 install xbox 360 controller install#
Windows 7 install xbox 360 controller drivers#
Windows 7 install xbox 360 controller update#

Windows 7 install xbox 360 controller install#

Yes, yes, I knowвЂ¦.its a painful process, and in 2013 it should be simpler than that, but this is the quickest and most efficient method I have found to install the F710, and trust me, I have spent several hours every six months following a system-wipe trying to install this device.

Step 8 вЂ“ Allow windows to complete the installation of the F710 using the xBox Wired Controller driver, and then test the device using the Logitech Profiler software. Step 7 вЂ“ Navigate Windows to the Windows/xBox 360 Wired Controller driver and install that despite any warnings Win7/8 may throw up.

Windows 7 install xbox 360 controller drivers#

Step 6 вЂ“ Once the new panel opens up, select вЂњBrowse my computer for driver softwareвЂќ, and then вЂњLet me pick from a list of device drivers on my computerвЂќ.

Windows 7 install xbox 360 controller update#

Once the F710 panel opens up again, select the Driver tab, and click the Update Driver button. Go to General, and click the вЂњChange SettingsвЂќ button and approve the UAC (User Account Control) request. Step 5 вЂ“ Once you have the F710вЂ™s device properties tab open, go to the Hardware tab, and again select Properties. (In Windows 8: Do not try to open the Device Manager using the Right-of-screen вЂњSettingsвЂќ or вЂњDevicesвЂќ menu, although this seems logical, it WILL lead you on a wide goose chase to nowhere particularly useful for installing devices) For Windows 7: Go to Control Panel вЂ“ Hardware & Devices вЂ“ Device Manager: then highlight the F710 within the Device Manager and select вЂњPropertiesвЂќ.

Step 4 вЂ“ For Windows 8: Go to your Desktop and right click the hidden вЂњUSB/Safely Remove HardwareвЂќ icon in the task bar and select вЂњOpen Devices & PrintersвЂќ, find the F710 (which Windows will tell you the driver is missing for), and open up вЂњPropertiesвЂќ. although, it can be useful in testing your gamepad following installation to ensure the buttons/sticks/functions are all operating correctly). Step 3 вЂ“ Install the Logitech Gaming Software/Profiler from the Logitech F710 support site linked above (as far as I can tell, this software doesnвЂ™t help install your F710 in any way, shape or form with regards to drivers etcвЂ¦вЂ¦. Mine works much better when used in conjunction with the USB-extender cable that came with the gamepad (just to ensure that the receiver is far enough away from any RF interference that the MacBook is putting out). Step 2 вЂ“ Place the F710вЂ™s receiver in a spare USB port on the computer, preferably one that is NOT in close proximity to any other RF interference (other wireless USB devices receivers, WiFi antennas etc). Step 1 вЂ“ Ensure that fresh batteries are in your Logitech Gamepad F710. (The official support site for the F710 Gamepad is here, but be aware, I find it to be of limited use!)

IвЂ™m posting this is because every time I wipe my PC, I have a nightmare figuring out how toВ re-installВ my beloved Logitech F710.