On windows for a walk in the park, the Xbox controller is useful. Without a controller, our game is a lake and slow suffering. So it,s very common to use a well-built console controller on your pc.for example of afterglow Xbox 360 which is very famous.
This is a fix for an XBox 360 Afterglow controller that has a wire short where the wire enters the controller. Tools needed: small phillips screw driver wire strippers or scissors hot glue.
Regular Xbox 360 controllers seem to get picked up by Windows normally and work just fine, the drivers install and there's nothing that I need to configure in Steam or anywhere else, they 'just work'.
I purchased the Afterglow Wired Controller for Xbox 360 to play games on Steam on my laptop. The controller works perfectly with Steam, much better than the white Xbox 360 controller I used previously. I was able to just plug and play with the Afterglow controller. Buy Xbox 360 standard and wireless controllers at GameStop. Shop our huge selection of new. Xbox 360 Licensed Wired Controller for Xbox 360.
However, the 'Afterglow' controller doesn't work for some reason. This is a third-party branded controller but it is a fairly reputable brand. When I plug it in, the 'glow' colour flashes on briefly, but after that nothing happens. It does not appear in the 'Game Controllers' menu:
Nor does any game respond to any input whatsoever.
I can see the device in Devices & Printers, however it shows up as an 'Unspecified Device':
Right-Clicking and selecting 'Troubleshoot' runs the troubleshooter, which attempts to install the drivers for the device, unfortunately this ultimately fails because no such driver exists for 'Afterglow Gamepad for Xbox 360':
What can I do? Is there any way I can get this controller to work like a regular Xbox 360 controller?
Firstly, you might need to install the Xbox 360 Controller software for Windows first. According to a few reports this has solved a few people's issues, however, this was not the case for me.
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. Luckily, we can select it manually.
Hit 'Start', type 'Device Manager' and Enter
Expand the 'Other Devices' dropdown and find your Afterglow controller
Right-Click it and select 'Update Driver Software..'
In the Window that appears, click 'Browse my computer for driver software'
Select 'Let me pick from a list of drivers on this computer'
Find the option 'Microsoft Common Controller for Windows class'
As your Afterglow controller is wired, select the 'Xbox 360 Controller for Windows' option. You want the one with the latest date.
You will receive a warning about the driver potentially being incompatible, because Microsoft can't verify that it will work for your device. You have to select 'Yes' at this point.
Success! The driver was installed.
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.
The controller should now appear in 'Game Controllers' and can be calibrated & used normally:
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