Solved How to Turn-Off 360 Wireless Controller on PC?

boogieboy · Nov 22, 2011

Anyway to turn-off the damn controller on PC? got the Wireless Receiver from my Cousin and installed it and it's running fine but can't find a way to turn-off the controller except taking out the batteries... :huh:

mickey megabyte · Nov 22, 2011

yes, it's a really crap design.

i believe it turns off automatically after a few minutes of idleness.

if it's a GFWL game, then you can turn it off from the control panel.

boogieboy · Nov 22, 2011

Aaaarrrghhhh not good Microsoft what are you doing with PC gamers? :busted::sa:

aaah yeah it turned it self off after few mins... well that ain't so bad :sarc: at least it's better than taking out the batteries manually buh!

Oh but what about the Wireless Receiver? it'll not turn it self off?

mickey megabyte · Nov 22, 2011

i dunno about the receiver, it's powered by usb. i suppose it's always awake, waiting for the controller to talk to it.

boogieboy · Nov 22, 2011

Yeah

also it's not something that gets heat up or something

MrNeeds · Nov 23, 2011

i tend to just pop the button when i want to turn it off, pressing the battery release button will pull the batteries away from the contact and it's a lot quicker than pressing the home button anyway(as reference to switching it off on console).

ccr64k · Jan 9, 2012

Application to turn-off Xbox 360 Wireless Controller on PC

I have just finish the pre-pre-pre-Alpha version of tiny application, which should turn off the first Xbox 360 Wireless Controller connected to PC.

Since I have not that device (I gave it as a present and then found that design bug), I would like to ask to check whether it functions. Simply pressing the button with XBOX logo should turn off the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller No. 1 connected to PC.

The application should be stable, but I cannot check the turn-off.

Please let me know your result and if you find it helpfull also comments what should be added or modified.

Thank you in advance.

mickey megabyte · Jan 9, 2012

hi ccr64k, and welcome to sevenforums - nice first post!

i've just tested your program, and it works as expected. :party:

btw, if the horrendous games for windows live is running, then an alternative method of switching off the controller is to press and hold the so-called 'guide' button (the big one in the centre with the X), then a pop-up should appear confirming you want to switch the controller off.

ccr64k · Jan 9, 2012

To mickey megabyte

Thank you for confirming answer. Next step is to prove that you can switch off any of four XBOX 360 Wireless Controllers. Do you or anybody you know more than one Controller?

Next version will enable to switch off up to 4 XBOX 360 Wireless Controllers connected to PC.

Furthermore, do you have a screen of that popup from that game? Switching off directly from Controller using Guide button would be much more comfortable. I am a programmer not a player, so your feedback is valuable for me.

mickey megabyte · Jan 9, 2012

i could probably borrow a friend's controller to test with, but not sure when.

here's the popup from gfwl:

ccr64k · Jan 9, 2012

Application to turn-off Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers on PC

Here is the pre-pre-Alpha version of tiny application (file version 0.0.0.1), which should turn off the Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers connected to PC. There can be up to four controllers, so there are four buttons numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Simply pressing the respective button with XBOX logo or a key '1', '2', '3' or '4' on normal or numeric keyboard should turn off the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with corresponding number connected to PC. Instead of mouse, you can use 'Tab' and 'Shift'+'Tab' key to cycle among buttons forth and back. 'Spacebar' selects the highlighted button.

The application is stable and it functions for the first controller.

Please check whether it is possible to turn off second, third and fourth controller.

Please let me know your result and if you find it helpfull also comments what should be added or modified.

Thank you in advance.

ccr64k · Jan 13, 2012

To mickey megabyte

How one can navigate in that Turn off controller box in gfwl with the controller?

mickey megabyte · Jan 14, 2012

you navigate by using either the left joystick or the d-pad. (the right joystick doesn't do anything in that particular dialogue.) then you press the 'A' button to 'accept' or 'B' to 'abort'.

you can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard, followed by 'enter', or just use the mouse.

sorry, i've not managed to borrow another controller to test your new program.

psdev · Jun 13, 2012

hi ccr64k

thanks for uploading that xboxoff utility. I have 4 wireless xbox controllers connected to my pc via one ms windows xbox receiver and it used to work perfectly.

however now, what used to be controller 1 now lights up the green sync quadrant 3. and what was 2 now lights up 4. Controllers that used to be 3 & 4 now dont light up at all but joy.cpl Properties in win 7 x64 seem to show windows recognizes them and they work in that config panel.

i was hoping you could help as your utility seems to work and turns off the lights on the ones with lights.

I'm trying to get all 4 recognized and lit properly again, but reboots and taking batteries out and using your app has no effect in reordering them, as what used to be 1 now only can connect as #3.

Any ideas on resetting their id numbers and getting the sync lights to work properly again?

Thanks very much for any help, and i'll be happy to test any utility you make

djpety · Jun 16, 2012

XboxExt

Hi!

If you don't mind, I would like to share my application, called Xbox 360 Controller Manager .

The first version was made, when I bought my controller, and after 2 days, I started to find out, how to detect GUIDE button, and how to turn off the controller.

You can download my application from Xbox 360 Controller Manager

You just need to run it, and press the GUIDE button about 2 secs.

I hope, you think it useful

--
Pety

boogieboy · Jun 19, 2012

thanks for the app djpety i will definitely check it once my rig will be completed

much appreciated

senna99 · Jul 30, 2012

Thanks for XboxExt.exe

kksridh · Aug 16, 2012

ccr64k - Thanks for initiative.

djpety - Thanks for the App.

flamedragon2525 · Nov 9, 2012

fix/makes the program better

ccr64k have you thought to add a button to the notification bar to turn off the controller????

tlarseth · Nov 15, 2012

MrNeeds said:
i tend to just pop the button when i want to turn it off, pressing the battery release button will pull the batteries away from the contact and it's a lot quicker than pressing the home button anyway(as reference to switching it off on console).

That is what I do when watching Netflix or Hulu on my Xbox...lol.

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