This guide will cover how to connect wireless controllers to your Xbox One Console.

  1. Turn on your Xbox One.
  2. Turn on your controller by pressing and holding the Xbox button. The Xbox button will flash. When the button stays lit, the controller is connected.
  3. Press and release the Pair button on the Console.
  4. Xbox One X console. The Pair button is on the front lower right, next to the USB port.Xbox One S console. The Pair button is on the front lower right, next to the Infrared receiver and blaster.Original Xbox One. The Pair button is on the left side of the console and near the front, just around the corner from the disc tray.
  1. Within 20 seconds, press and hold the controller’s Pair button (circular button on top of the controller) until the controller's Xbox button flashes a few times. That means it's searching for a console. The Xbox button will stay lit once it's connected.
Repeat this for every additional controller you may have. You can connect up to eight wireless controllers to a console.