How To Fix Xbox Kinect Sensor

Ifixit s teardown techs show you how to get inside the microsoft s xbox kinect.

How to fix xbox kinect sensor. This appears to be a common problem online and seems to be related to the kinect itself overheating. Hold down the power button on the console until it powers down. Position the kinect sensor on a flat surface if it isn t already and make sure there are no obstacles preventing the kinect sensor from moving up or down. Ifixit s community repair manual is being written here. If the kinect sensor needs an update the screen will indicate that it s updating which should take approximately 2 minutes.

When the console first starts up from a cold boot the kinect would work fine but shortly afterwards it would simply turn off never to turn back on again until the next full reboot. Plug the kinect back into the console. Unplug the console s power and then unplug the kinect sensor from the console. Reset the kinect s connection. Go to settings kinect.

To resolve this problem turn off the xbox 360 console. Wait up to 2 minutes for the kinect sensor to be recognized. My kinect is not working there is power at the adapter but not at the sensor itself. This is how i fixed my xbox one kinect. My xbox one kinect has been acting strangely for a very long time.

On your controller press the menu button. If you try this you try this at your own risk. Unplug the xbox from the mains then unplug the kinect from the xbox. There are approximately 23 million kinects out in the world. Plug the xbox back in to the mains.

Select profile system settings devices streaming kinect. That being said its pretty straight forward if it worked for me the. I tried another adapter but it still will not power up. Xbox 1 kinect sensor has power at the adapter but not at the sensor. Restart the xbox 360 console and try playing a kinect game to see if the problem is resolved.