Solved! Lenovo Explorer - Controller pairing issue

[toshibitsu]

I am trying to use Lenovo Explorer headset with my laptop. It's an MSI GT83VR Titan SLI-055. specs:

Windows 10 Home (latest build)
18.4" 1080p screen
i7-6820HK Processor
16GB DDR4 memory
nVidia GTX 1070 x's 2 (SLi)

Mixed Reality Portal is installed and Steam VR is installed w/ the Mixed Reality Portal add-on.

The initial setup of the headset seemed to go through fine. It was working(with the controllers) in the Mixed Reality Portal just fine. Afterwards, I setup Steam for it and it the headset was working in Steam just fine also... but the controllers were not working.

I tried re-booting the system and plugged the headset into a different USB 3.0 port. I tried going through the Mixed Reality Portal setup again, but this time the controllers aren't pairing at all. Does anyone here know the proper way to pair the controllers?

 

[situation]

Check the basics, like the controller batteries.

 

[toshibitsu]

Ah yes... this thread.

So very odd. I ended up connecting the headset to a desktop and it worked just fine. Afterwards, I tried again on the MSI and it was able to pair just fine.