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#AFTERGLOW XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER WINDOWS 8 HOW TO#

Now if you go back to Device Manager, you will note that your Afterglow device is now under the 'Common Controller for Windows' heading instead of the 'Other devices' heading.

You will receive a warning about the driver potentially being incompatible, because Microsoft can't verify that it will work for your device.

As your Afterglow controller is wired, select the 'Xbox 360 Controller for Windows' option.

Find the option 'Microsoft Common Controller for Windows class'.

Select 'Let me pick from a list of drivers on this computer'.

In the Window that appears, click 'Browse my computer for driver software'.

#AFTERGLOW XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER WINDOWS 8 HOW TO#

YouTube-video: How to use Afterglow xbox 360 controller on windows. Right-Click it and select 'Update Driver Software.' Xbox Controller Drivers need to be installed while all controller type devices and.Expand the 'Other Devices' dropdown and find your Afterglow controller.

Hit 'Start', type 'Device Manager' and Enter.The problem is that the device is reporting itself as an ' Afterglow Gamepad for Xbox 360', instead of a regular 'Xbox 360 Controller', meaning that Windows isn't automatically picking up the correct driver. I went back to Gamestop returned it and bought the Afterglow 360 wired controller after reading that that one should definitely work and I still cant get it to work.

According to a few reports this has solved a few people's issues, however, this was not the case for me. Anyways, I bought a gamestop branded wired xbox 360 controller and even after installing the drivers and reading a bunch of forums I couldnt figure it out. Firstly, you might need to install the Xbox 360 Controller software for Windows first.