This is [Tom]’s effort of upcycling his original Xbox controller to work indistinguishably from a stock Xbox 360 controller ... was found within this other driver that gave [Tom] the clues ...

For a wired connection, plug it in; for wireless ... enabled Xbox One pads, as well as tips on identifying which controller ...

Among other reasons could be if there’s a glitch with the controller components or the driver ... and for a wireless connection, pair the Xbox controller with the PC using Bluetooth.