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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View Amazon Prime Day Deals Essential Hardware PC Gaming Show Recommended reading How to use every Xbox controller on PC Controllers 'There are currently three Xbox controller prototypes': New cloud gaming-enabled controller rumour suggests everything really is an Xbox How to use a PS4 controller on PC Controller prices are highway robbery these days, but even I can't deny this exceptional deal on Xbox pads for Amazon Prime Day Controllers Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers After about a bazillion user requests, Windows finally lets you move the audio volume pop-up You will soon be able to open non-Xbox games from the Xbox app, which could be a great way to further avoid the Epic Games Store Controllers If you're on the latest Windows 11 Insider build you might have to uninstall your Xbox controller driver to get it to play nicely 15 July 2025 Ah, the old uninstall trick, I like it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Xbox controllers are still some of the most-used gamepads for PC gaming, and for good reason. They're affordable and the quality is pretty great for the price. So this one will likely apply to more than a fair few of you: Microsoft has shared that some people on the latest Windows 11 Insider build "are experiencing an issue where using their Xbox Controller via Bluetooth is causing their PC to bugcheck." Thankfully, there's a fix. Microsoft explains: "Open Device Manager by searching for it via the search box on your taskbar. Once Device Manager is open, click on 'View' and then 'Devices by Driver'. Find the driver named 'oemXXX.inf (XboxGameControllerDriver.inf)' where the 'XXX' will be a specific number on your PC. Right-click on that driver and click 'Uninstall'." Presumably, this might also be an issue for some third-party gamepads that get picked up as Xbox controllers. So, it might be worth trying this driver uninstall fix even if your non-Xbox controller is causing problems via Bluetooth since the latest update. Related Articles How to use every Xbox controller on PC 'There are currently three Xbox controller prototypes': New cloud gaming-enabled controller rumour suggests everything really is an Xbox How to use a PS4 controller on PC This seems like a problem restricted to the latest Insider build on the dev channel, though—Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5702 (KB5062653)—so if you're just running on the stable Windows 11 update channel, you should be fine. (Image credit: Future) There's a good reason why some of you might be using Insider builds, though, as these get bleeding-edge updates and new features from Microsoft as soon as they're available. An even more bleeding-edge one (on the Canary channel), for instance, is now rolling out taskbar scaling that should allow you to squeeze in loads of taskbar icons. For those 'I do use all 30 of these apps simultaneously all the time' people, I suppose (sure you do, buddy). Returning to the dev build in question here, though, you're getting some new Copilot+ gubbins (yawn), some UX changes, and a bunch of other fixes, including improvements to zip extraction speed, which is nice to see. So, if you fancy any of those changes and you have an Xbox controller, prepare to get menu diving. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. 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