Joystick drifting

[warm glen]

I just came back home from the gym and I got on the game and I turn my Xbox on and my controller keep moving by it self but I don’t know how to help it

[cedar cedar]

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[warm glen]

I tired to put some alcohol on my joystick

I tired to push my joystick down and up

I tired to get different batteries

[floral citrus]

Recalibrate your Controller Thumbsticks if this doesnt help you can only increase your Deadzone

Guide -> Profile and System -> Settings -> Devices & Connections -> Controllers & Headsets -> Three Dots ••• -> Recalibration options -> Left stick / right stick