First type "Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows' and download the driver in question (if you are on Windows 8 take the windows 7 in 32bit and 64bit depending on your system) Then click on the icon in the menu bar of Windows, right click on "Computer" -> run -> Device Manager, you should see one with a sign "Caution!" yellow and called Unknown Device -> right click -> Update -> look for the update on the computer -> "let me choose from the list of drivers on my computer" -> Microsoft -> Microsoft common controller for windows class -> Xbox 360 controller .... August 13, 2009, click, install and you're done! Tested on Windows 8.1 everything works impeccable