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Hi Charlene,

Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that you are facing an issue with the game controller as your SteelSeries 3GC game controller is not working with Windows 8.

I am sorry to inform you that as of now there are no drivers present for Windows 8.

Please answer the following questions for better understanding of the issue:

1)Do you get any error message?

2)Did you try connecting the device on another computer and check if it works?

3)Did you try connecting the device to different USB Port?

There are no drivers available for Windows 8. Your SteelSeries 3GC game controller is only compatible with the following Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

However I would recommend you to download the SteelSeries 3GC game controller drivers from the manufacturer website in Windows 7 Compatibility mode. Below is the link provided to download drivers from the manufacturer website.

Refer to the link: http://steelseries.com/support/downloads

Here are the steps to download the Drivers in the Compatibility mode:

Steps to install in compatibility mode:

a. Download the driver setup file and save it on your local disk.

b. Right click on the setup file of the driver and select “Properties”

c. Select “Compatibility” Tab.

d. Make a check mark next to Run this program in “Compatibility mode” and select Windows 7 from the drop down list.

e. Let the driver to install and then check the functionality.

Hope it helps, if you still have any query related to Windows, feel free to post. I will be glad to help you.

Thanks & Regards!

Steelseries 3gc Controller Driver Update Windows 7

Anshul khanna

Steelseries Controller Driver

Support Engineer