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Introduction |
If you purchased an Xbox Wireless Receiver for Windows and are wondering how to use it on Windows 7 or 8.x, this guide will show you how to install the drivers. Since Microsoft is aggressively pushing Windows 10 (despite many users not wanting it or waiting), problems like have begun to show up with the process, likely as a way to push reluctant Windows 7* or 8.x** users to upgrade. This guide will show you how to manually install the driver and get it working on these older systems.[br] | ***''IMPORTANT: While my screenshots show Windows 7, it is no longer supported by Microsoft as of 1/14/2020. The Since the steps are still largely the same, so I chose to keep using the existing photos.''*** | | | === ***''IMPORTANT WINDOWS EOL NOTICES:''*** === | * ***''Windows 7: AS OF 1/14/2020, WINDOWS 7 IS END OF LIFE., and I amwill no longer supportingsupport Windows 7 users. However, this procedure still works and can be referenced without concernused.''*** | * ***''Windows 8.1 (2023): Windows 8.1 will be end of life on 1/10/2023. As of 12/14/2021, I am no longer supporting Windows 8.1 users, but updating theam fixing critical guide to fix critical issues that come up. I will continue to do this untilOn 1/1/2023, at which point the guide this gude will be considered "Obsolete" and will no longernot be updatedfixed or fixedsupported.''*** | ***''NOTEIMPORTANT: While the remainingcurrent support status for this guide is already somewhat limited (mainly due to 7 being EOL and 8.x having a small remaining user baseso few users left), I am still going to leavewill be leaving this guide published "AS-IS", even after it is obsolete on 1/1/2023no longer updated. However, if there is a critical bug is found I cannot reasonably fix (and it causes serious problems with the system), I may have to pull this guide.''*** | | | === Guide notes === | | * In most cases, the receiver picks up the driver automatically, but may need encouragement. ***''Follow the manual steps in the event it does not automatically install.''*** | * ***''Windows 10 users: This guide is not applicablespecific to your sustemWindows 7 and 8.x, not 10. Refer to the [guide|103157|Windows 10 specific guide].''*** |
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