
Input Device: 0 = Unplugged, 1 = KEYBOARD/GAMEPAD Open the file "zinput.cfg" and carefully replace your settings with the following values (applies to Xbox One controller only): Navigate to your ZSNES root directory (where the EXE file is located). If this works, and ZSNES does not freeze while programming the button layout, pour more scotch, then play FF2 or Chrono Trigger until your eyes bleed. Go to "Config" > "Input" > "Set Keys." Attempt to program the Xbox controller according to your preferential button layout.

After the controller is connected, open ZSNES. If this doesn't work, see here: and pour yourself another scotch.Ħ. To celebrate a intuitive step, pour yourself some scotch. Windows 7/8.1/10 will auto-install the drivers for the controller. They should both blink slowly, then eventually go solid.ĥ. Briefly hold the pairing button on the adapter (plugged into computer), and then do the same on the controller. Manually point the installer to the folder you just unzipped files to. Find "Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows" under networking devices. Extract the appropriate ZIP file to a folder on your Desktop.ģ. Go to from Internet Explorer and search "Xbox Wireless." As of 2/10/16, there are two available downloads called "Microsoft - Generic Controller - Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows." Download both ZIP files- the file names will indicate which is 32-bit and which is 64-bit. Installer should autorun and attempt to install "Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows." If this succeeds (verify in Device Manager), proceed to step 4.Ģ.

Plug in xbox wireless adapter directly to host computer. If this is not an option for your installation, follow Cap'nDippy's thread for instructions on getting the XBOX One wireless controller working through Steam Link: ġ. This saved me a ton of hassle, as no USB server (e.g. In my case, in a mid-to-large size 4-bedroom home, my controller works perfectly at a distance of over 20' from the host machine. NOTE: As a (sort of) workaround for most people trying to use the XBOX One wireless adapter with the Steam Link, I'd recommend first plugging the adapter directly into the host computer and testing whether the controller works from whatever distance you're aiming for. It was a shockingly unintuitive process at times, but the result is that I can now play FF2 from my living room! Just wanted to share my experience getting ZSNES and XBONE controller w/ wireless adapter working on Windows 7.
