How to Mod Any Xbox 360 with a USB Drive - Bad Update Beginner Setup for Homebrew, Backups, & More!

Bad Update is a software only Hypervisor exploit for the Xbox 360 which allows you to jump into the land of homebrew, emulators, custom Dashboards, and more using only a USB drive! This released to much excitement in early 2025 but as further improvements have been made to dramatically boost the reliability of it, Bad Update has now proven itself to be a worthy contender in the world of console mods. With how much has improved, I made this video to help anyone starting from scratch who might not know anything about Xbox 360 modding. This will go through the process of updating your console, setting up Bad Update, learning about homebrew, backing up your games, and more! This is quite a long video, but the idea here was to pack in answers to most commonly asked questions. Grab a console, a USB drive, and rip into the world of Xbox 360 modding!

#Xbox360Modding #Xbox360 #BadUpdate

This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.

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Timestamps!

0:00 - Introduction
1:34 - RGH or Bad Update?
2:59 - Prerequisites
4:14 - Updating to 17559
7:50 - USB Drive Setup
8:49 - Downloads
11:59 - Setting Up Bad Update
19:26 - Plugin Setup
20:24 - Additional DashLaunch Settings
20:51 - Cleanup Before Launch
23:53 - Disconnect Your Internet!
25:44 - Launching Bad Update
29:54 - UsbdSecPatch is Here!
31:17 - Reconnecting to the Internet!
32:23 - Launching Homebrew
34:28 - BACKUP YOUR NAND!
37:20 - How to Keep Your NAND Safe!
39:28 - Showing Content in Aurora
44:08 - Backing Up & Playing Xbox 360 Games
53:47 - Downloading Title Updates
55:16 - Backing Up & Playing OG Xbox Games
1:08:53 - Playing XBLA, XBLIG, DLC...
1:10:09 - Can Bad Update Be Persistent or Permanent?
1:11:04 - Can You Move Bad Update to the Hard Drive?
1:12:12 - Outro / Final Thoughts

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Product Affiliate Links:

USB Flash Drive:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9fTYtx
Amazon - https://geni.us/pFA9I
eBay - https://ebay.us/uowUuL

Xbox 360 Console:
Amazon - http://geni.us/6T16Nnd
eBay - https://ebay.us/4aan93

Xbox 360 Hard Drive:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9vJZ89
Amazon - https://geni.us/Xbox360HDD
eBay - https://ebay.us/hm0jO6

Mayflash MAGIC-NS Lite:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ok76LxZ
Amazon - https://geni.us/02AAg
eBay - https://ebay.us/MMDzIB

Mayflash MAGIC-NS 2:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ooht8Dt
Amazon - https://geni.us/bSKaNv
eBay - https://ebay.us/rXDBJW

DualSense Controller:
Amazon - https://geni.us/3IWUPa
eBay - https://ebay.us/t25JXS

Audio & Video Hardware I Use:
US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/mrmario2011
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/mrmario2011

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Downloads!

Dashboard Update 17559:
https://digiex.net/threads/xbox-360-dashboard-system-update-2-0-17559-0-download-with-avatars.16047/

Bad Update:
https://github.com/grimdoomer/Xbox360BadUpdate

XeUnshackle:
https://github.com/Byrom90/XeUnshackle

Rock Band Blitz Demo:
https://digiex.net/threads/rock-band-blitz-xbox-live-arcade-download-delisted-from-xbla.15780/

Aurora:
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_360:Aurora

XEXMenu:
https://digiex.net/threads/xexmenu-1-1-download-xex-menu-iso-live-and-xex-file-manager-for-xbox-360.11096/

Simple 360 NAND Flasher:
https://www.consolemods.org/wiki/File:Simple_360_NAND_Flasher.7z

7-Zip:
https://www.7-zip.org/

Notepad++:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility Files:
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_360:Original_Xbox_Games

XeFu Spoofer:
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_360:Xenon_Fusion_Emulator

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Additional Videos!

Expand Xbox 360 Controller Options with UsbdSecPatch:
https://youtu.be/V6IB1ZLdOtQ

How to Backup & Play Games on Bad Update:
https://youtu.be/DB7EKfEYYP0

How to Install & Play Xbox Live Indie Games:
https://youtu.be/cuefuarMXa4

How to RGH 1.2 a Xbox 360 Phat (Falcon/Jasper):
https://youtu.be/3o0aPeCi18E

How to RGH3 a Xbox 360 Phat (Falcon/Jasper):
https://youtu.be/Gq1Svm-s-DM

How to RGH3 a Xbox 360 Slim (Trinity):
https://youtu.be/D3DDglRBqfY

How to RGH3 a Xbox 360 Slim (Corona):
https://youtu.be/hpOlGeCHwro

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Social Media & More!

Discord: https://Discord.Me/MrMario2011
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MrMario2011
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Song Information
Artist: pyama
Song: plugged in
Soundcloud: literalbagoftrash
Link: https://soundcloud.com/literalbagoftrash

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