Tip: Update your controller to bring you a better performance. On controllers without Bluetooth, the plastic around the Xbox button is part of the top, where the bumpers are. On Bluetooth-supported controllers, the plastic around the Xbox button is part of the face of the controller. If your controller looks like the one on bottom in the following picture, it has that feature. To connect your Xbox controller to Win11 with Bluetooth, first of all, you need to make sure it supports this feature.
#1 How to Connect Xbox to Windows 11 using Bluetooth? Then, they may wonder how to connect their Xbox controller to the latest OS. Since the newest operating system (OS) – Windows 11 has improved Xbox and brought some new features to it for a better gaming experience, many game players have upgraded their systems to Win11. Also, it offers some possible fixes for controllers not recognizing Win11 or Win11 not detecting controllers.
This is a surprisingly common problem that seems to happen quite often with generic gamepads and controllers.This article produced by MiniTool Software mainly provides three solutions for game users to connect their Xbox controllers to the latest Windows 11 system. While you’re here you might also like to check out our guide for fixing a controller with right analog stick issues on Windows 11 and/or Steam. Now Restart your computer, reconnect your controller. When the update finishes, close the app, then open Settings> Devices, and remove your Xbox Controller from the list of devices.Click it to update your controller, then wait for the process to complete, it may take 5 or so minutes, it isn't the quickest update around. Next, you will see a notice that says an update is available, (if you don't see this your device is already up to date).Once it is installed, launch the app and connect your controller using a USB cable.
Before you start the steps shown below to update your Xbox controller firmware on Windows 11/10.
Although most firmware updates don’t really make noticeable changes, all of them add some kind of stability improvements or battery efficiency updates. I personally check for firmware updates on average about three times a year, when I start to have weird performance issues in games or when I read about a future firmware update being added.
Although these updates aren’t all too common it’s worth checking from time to time to see if one is available. Not a lot of people know this, but Xbox controllers also have firmware that needs to be updated from time to time in order to improve overall performance and compatibility. Microsoft Xbox controllers are basically the gold standard for video game controllers and can be used on just about any device that has Bluetooth connectivity. Related: How to stop the Xbox app automatically starting on Windows 11.