Windows 10: Wireless Xbox 360 Controller with latest Windows 10 update

Hello everyone.

Windows 10 updated today and since then, my Xbox 360 Controller hasn't been working.

My current version is
2004 (OS Build 19041.508)

I have an official Xbox 360 controller and the official Play&Charge kit, though admittedly not the official wireless receiver. However, until today's update, it always worked fine. Sometimes I had to manually install drivers that Windows didn't exactly approve of ("This is not a supported driver, are you sure you want to install this" or something along those lines), but now even those don't work anymore.

I've googled a lot and tried several suggested methods of getting this to work, and I think I've restarted my PC more in the past couple of hours than ever since I installed Windows 10. I've tried removing devices, uninstalling devices, manually installing several different drivers, modifying some files to change numbers, basically pretty much anything I could find online, but the problem with googling stuff is that it has a tendency to not be very specific. Now obviously there's a chance that I'm just being a bit dense and don't need very specific instructions, but my question (tl;dr) is:

How do I get an official wireless Xbox 360 controller with the official Play&Charge Kit but without the official wireless receiver (it's probably a Chinese knock-off which has worked for me so far) to work with the latest Windows 10 update?

I'll likely soon get an Xbox One controller anyway but in the meantime I'm very stubborn and would like to figure this out because the alternative is a PS2 controller which just feels wrong after all this time with the 360.
If anyone needs any more information please let me know, I can follow instructions well enough but am unsure what kind of information is needed.
Also please don't tell me to get the official receiver, unless that's some sort of requirement, the knock-off I have has always worked so far and in the past 2 years or so I've always had the controller plugged in via the Play&Charge anyway and that used to work but not anymore.

Thanks in advance,
Solus (Solus wasn't available so my username is , use either, idc)

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Xbox Receiver Cannot Find Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Hi,

Compatibility issue is one of the potential reasons why the Xbox receiver cannot detect your Xbox 360 controller. To help you resolve this concern, we recommend that you perform the troubleshooting steps provided on this link below:

Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows

We also suggest that you visit this
link and follow the steps on how to calibrate your Xbox 360 Controller for Windows.

Kindly update us with results, so that we can assist you further.

 

Xbox Receiver Cannot Find Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Hi.

After Windows 10 latest updates , my xbox receiver cannot find my xbox 360 controller.

How can i fix that ?

Not : I tried the things listed below ;

*Unplugged, change the usb ports,

*Uninstall driver and install again

*Uninstall driver and choose another type of device driver ( Charge and Play kit, Xbox Receiver, Xbox Controller from the device manager)

*Try another xbox 360 wireless controller

 

Xbox 360 controller won't connect

Hi,

You can connect an Xbox 360 controller wirelessly to your computer by using an Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver only. For the instructions on how to connect your controller wirelessly using your Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver, you can follow the steps
provided on this
link.

If the issue persists, we recommend that you connect the controller to the computer using a USB cable to test if there is an issue with the controller itself.

Keep us updated with the results after performing the suggested solutions above.