Can a wireless Xbox 360 controller work on a HP ENVY with Nvidia GE Force

iIs it possible to use my wireless Xbox controller on my laptop HP ENVY / Windows 8.1 64 bit / Nividia GE Force GT 740M gaming software . Also us it to play Xbox games from the windows store. I don't know which kind of controller to get . I want to be able to use the gaming on my laptop . I haven't been able to play yet. Or buy some of the games . Help me please !

Sure.
Just make certain that it has drivers for the Windows version you plan on using.
Take a read of this article reviewing game controllers
http://lifehacker.com/five-best-pc-gamepads-1311100546
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Take a read of this article reviewing game controllers
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I did try updating the drivers again in the device manager, and I am plugged into a Blue USB port. What else? Is it something to do with my battery pack or something? Help!!
I don't know if this will notify me of a response, so please feel free to email me at smorin1487 @ gmail

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