How To Fix Xbox One Controller Joystick Drift Without Taking It Apart

I ve been trying to fix the drift on my xbox one controller for a while but nothing has seemed to work so far.

How to fix xbox one controller joystick drift without taking it apart. Please follow the provided instructions below to re calibrate your controller. But this is the 20th anniversary edition controller. Power the xbox one console on. When this happens you have 2 options. Eventually every controller starts to drift and most after 2 months of playing.

Wait 5 minutes and then plug in your console. This is a full left input though as i ve gone into a game with this malfunction and it would. I get it occasionally on my left thumbstick and i fix it by prizing off the plastic piece on side of the controller grip exposing the space between the circuit board and the shell and blasting some canned air at the mechanism to clean it. Normally i d just throw the faulty controller away and buy a new one. One simply replace the controller because it won t go away on it s own.

Let it dry for a bit and test it again. If you are having issues with analog drift or other joystick issu. Hold down on the directional pad d pad and plug the larger side of the usb cable into the xbox one console while still holding down. Currently the right joystick is consistently registering a left input while at center. Two try to fix it.

Xbox one controller joystick drift fix. Make sure that your controller has fresh batteries and that your controller is updated. The stick drift is usually caused by plastic dust from the thumbstick wearing against the shell of the controller gumming up the analog mechanism that tracks the position of the thumbstick. I own three xbox one s and have spent many hours fighting with drifting controllers. Turn it off first of course then use the air tube to blow at the bottom of your analog sticks.

Plug the smaller end of the controllers usb b micro cable into the top of the controller. This video is a simple demonstration for how to fix your xbox 1 controller broken joystick. The actual one not the knockoff sony released sometime later that doesn t have the unique touchpad design so naturally i would very much like to fix this controller. I have been a loyal xbox player for over 10 years. Start by getting some electrical contact cleaner and spraying it in the sides of the gimbal then spray it out with an air compressor or canned air whatever.