Got an Xbox 360? I've had i for a pretty long time and I love information technology! Like all game consoles, there are occasional updates to add together new features such as social networking tools similar Facebook, Twitter, etc. or the ability to play different types of files.

In order to get these firmware updates for your Xbox, you commonly would download them from Xbox Live. Xbox Live has two types of offerings, complimentary and Gilt Membership.

The free version gets y'all free game demos, game add-ons, games on demand, arcade games, avatars, and voice/text conversation. The Gold Membership gives yous Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, streaming Netflix, video chat, and Xbox Live parties.

In either version, you get firmware updates for your hardware to increase performance or update certain software features. With Xbox Live, when you sign in using your Gamertag, you are automatically notified of any new updates.

However, what if you do not use Xbox Live? How do you update your Xbox 360 without an Internet connection or a very slow Cyberspace connexion?

There are ii means to exercise this: either re-create the update to a USB flash bulldoze or download the update to your computer and so update your Xbox 360 console.

Method 1 – Download Update to Flash Bulldoze

First, connect up a USB flash bulldoze to your computer and make certain it has plenty gratuitous space on it. Also, make sure it'due south formatted every bit FAT32 and not NTFS.

Adjacent download the latest update for the Xbox from here. Just coil downwards to the Copy to a USB flash bulldoze department and click on the Download the Update file link.

https://back up.xbox.com/en-United states/xbox-360/console/organization-updates-info#42c50946c0004f369026ca95e2579c01

It'south a little over 100 MB. Brand sure to non change the name of the downloaded ZIP file. One time downloaded, go alee and extract out the nada annal to the root of your USB flash drive.

Now all you lot have to practice is take the USB stick over to your Xbox panel, plug it in and so turn on the console. Information technology will automatically outset the update program. At the prompt, select Aye, update now.

When you meet the Xbox Dashboard, that means the update has been completed! Pretty easy eh!

Method ii – Copy Update to Disc

The second way is to simply download the update from the support.xbox.com link above so fire the update onto a disc. Then just popular the disc into your Xbox panel and the update will start automatically.

This method is useful if yous have no admission to the Cyberspace. You tin then burn a disc and give it to a friend or burn a disc at the function and employ the update at habitation, etc.

Those are basically the only two means to update an Xbox that is not connected to the Net! If you take any problems, post a comment here and I will effort to help.