How to check the battery level of your Xbox One controller on Windows 10

Check your Xbox One Controller battery level on Windows 10

Ever since my prepaid Xbox Live Gold subscription turned into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, I have been taking full advantage of the new service. Gaming on Windows 10 and Xbox One has been a blast and there are more than enough games to keep me busy. But with all that gaming, one issue I run into a lot is that I don’t often know how much time I have left to play using my Xbox One controller.

When I connect my Xbox One controller to my Surface Book 2, I still can’t see the battery level via the Devices page in Settings. I can see the battery level of my mouse, but why not my controller? It is frustrating that Microsoft left out such a small, but very important detail. The Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10 does show you how much battery is left on your Xbox One controller, but only gives you a general level of low, medium, or full.

Instead, I have to rely on a separate Windows 10 app to see my Xbox One controller’s battery life. it’s called Xbox Accessories. In order to use the app, you need to connect your Xbox One…