Differences between the three Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver drivers

Question

There are three different versions of Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver drivers installed with Win10:

1. Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows [15/02/2007]
2. Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 10.0.17763.1 [14/09/2018]
3. Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1349 [13/08/2009]

I purchased a such receiver long time ago and one of the steps of installing this device is to choose a driver from the list:

As far as I remember, I should select the 2009 version driver. I'm wondering what the differences are between these drivers. Why shouldn't I selected the 2018 version? Aren't all such receivers all similar in terms of communication protocol, form factor, etc.?

Answer 1

I'm wondering what the differences are between these drivers.

There isn't a difference except for the OS the driver was released for. The drivers from 2007 and 2009 are Windows 8.x drivers.

Why shouldn't I select the 2018 version?

That is the only driver you should select.

Aren't all such receivers all similar in terms of communication protocol, form factor, etc.?

This depends if you actually got a genuine Microsoft XBOX 360 wireless receiver. The only reason you should select the Windows 10 driver is for compatability reasons.