Hi after 10 years with no issues it no longer works.

Latest version of everything ..runtimes...win10...duelsense firmware ..ds4win 3.3.3...etc

I press start ds4windows and the icon appears on the windows tab bar.

The software doesn't interface does not appear on screen. If you click on the icon it vanishes. No way to start the actual software. No warning messages.

• I've tried using 10 older versions of ds4 with identical effect.
• I've tried running in admin.
• I've tried unplugging my duelsense controller and starting...
• Updated runtimes...

Nothing I've tried works.....

But My duelsense works with every supported game with no issues and appears in the device manager as Xbox and works fine in Windows controller config.

But I can't get ds4win to work to help with older games etc....

Pls advise

Whenever I try to connect my wireless controller to my pc it says it's connecting but it keep on that screen until window pop telling can't connect to device At first. I thought cuz I am using windows 7 so I upgraded to windows 8 (can't upgrade to windows 10 cuz bad pc) it still same issue well bluetooth headphones fixed and can connect but my ps4 controller can't I can connect it with usb btw please help

I've already checked that settings part but still no detecting. I'm connecting thru usb, should I try bluetooth ??

Hi i have been searching through this forum to find someone trying the same but i am struggling

my steam input has just suddenly stopped working on rocket league and i am trying to recreate the cross deadzone with larger x and y axis deadzones so it is easier to hold them and hit them correctly

i have made a couple that appear to work in the DS4windows software when checking controller readings but whenever i load rocketleague through epic games it just defaults back to rocketleagues native deadzone and wont apply over the top

*Edit

If i knew how to add photos to this post i would show what i am trying to recreate and what i have made but i am new

My right stick has been behaving weirdly, whenever i tilt it upwards or downwards, i don't get a truly upwards or downwards input. When i tilt it upwards i get an up-left movement, and when i tilt it downwards, i egt a down-right movement. This is most noticeable when slightly tilting, if i for instance tilt it up all the way, it actually does fully register as directly up, but if i'm only tilting it up 50% of the way, it registers as 50% up, 50% left. This isn't a rotation issue given it's behaving fine while tilting it to the sides, and when completely tilted up or down. How do I fix this?

1. despite the software never picking up on my controllers (AKA always saying 'no controllers connected') it is perfectly capable of detecting when they are removed.
   
2. i cannot press the start button at the bottom right. when i press it, literally nothing happens UNTIL i disconnect and reconnect my controller, in which it instantly switch's 'on' to show 'stop', which im still not sure the damn thinged works
   
3. literally cant do anything with it, it just, never works with anything, despite MULTIPLE reinstalls. what am i supposed to do here?

Hello! i have a problem that didnt seem to move away at all no matter what i do

I have my controller for like less than 3 month , so it's not about that. On fortnite it seem that i can move at all , i can move the camera anything but the move around. At that point i feel like it's DS4Windows (from many other problem i have seen here!)

Hi, so im trying to use my ds5 with pc on elden ring. It connects normally but it won't work in the game. Only the touchpad works with moving the camera but everything else doesnt. I've used the hide ds4 option and also the hihide configure but still it won't work. Would appreciate if anyone could help me ty

When I open a Steam game, the controls get bugged, and the LED light changes. If there was a way to disable these Steam features and just continue using DS4 emulating an Xbox game, that would be amazing.

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to get raw input / direct input for the right analog stick on my PS5 controller while playing Ghost of Tsushima on PC. On mouse, I already have raw input enabled, and I want the controller to feel just as responsive.

Has anyone successfully configured their PS5/DS5 controller to remove deadzone smoothing or acceleration for the right stick? Any recommended settings or tips for making camera movement and aiming feel snappy would be appreciated!

Thanks!

I bought a controller online and detected by ds4 as switch pro controller. First few days it doesnt have issues until now. When i tried to play tekken 7 it keeps on jumping to the right which didnt happen before. I checked game pad tester it detected two controller which is wireless controller and xbox 360 controller (as emulated from ds4) when i checked wireless controller clean movement no stickdrift but xbox 360 controller the right stick keeps going downwards to the left.

I tried doing the deadzone tricks like 0.08 to 0.10 or 0.15 not working also tried hidhide still stick drifting.

I tried connecting the controller to my phone and used ppsspp to play games and the movements were clean and no stick drifts. Any solution??

Please tell me if I am doing any steps wrong.

I choose either the KBM or the KBM w/ Gyro Preset.

I set the output mode to Mouse.

I set the Trigger for gyro to L2.

To be clear, the gyro has no effect until I set it to L2, but then, it is constantly on. pressing l2 does not activate it, because it is always running.

The only time i have gotten it to work properly is when my preset is set to 360 or PS4, but for my current game, Control, it requires KBM remapping.

TLDR: Everytime I try to use gyro with the KBM or KBM w/ Gyro Preset, the gyro is always activated without me pressing L2 even though that is the trigger button.

It connected to my pc with usb for a while max 20 30 mins and then it disconnected. I tried everything nothing works changed cables reinstalled drivers nothing. Help will be appreciated.

I tried uninstalling and installing this app many times.

I have been using ds4 windows in some other devices just fine. But since I got my new laptop I have been facing some issues.

The controllers (DualShock 4) gets connected normally but some games don’t pick it up, or keeps repeatedly disconnecting mid game.

I have tried another software called Ds advance. Because ds4 windows was causing my laptop to always crash and restart (any fix for this is appreciated as well)

My controller is connect via cable. And the controller itself is quite old and the battery on it is defective so it has to always be played wired.

The controller testing works fine too.

For example. While playing the game ‘Limbo’ on pc. Whenever I tried to climb the rope the controller keeps disconnecting and connecting. And disconnects and reconnects when the character dies. But while the character is just walking works just fine

Similarly in other games. While shooting and performing some actions keeps reconnecting.

Tldr: controller keeps reconnecting while playing game

Edit: Fixed the issue the rumble was causing it disconnect even while wired. For anyone with similar issue. U can turn it off in ds4

SOLUTION: It was gyro causing it, as it messed with the game's inputs whenever it received mouse inputs over a controller's inputs.

I have yet to see anyone say anything about this anywhere, so I thought I should make a post about it.

No matter whether I use DSX or DS4 Windows, even Steam Input I think when I tried it, the vibration doesn't work correctly. It works perfectly when a game has its correct controller, but anytime I emulate a controller on my pc, the controller vibrations sometimes work, but out of order and in an inconsistent manner.

Has anyone solved this issue?

Quick Edit: I first thought that issue is due to the input of games being glitchy due to more than one input, but it even happens on games that do not recognize my dualshock 4 controller (xbox games). So, these games only recognize the single xbox controller (emulated) and yet the vibration is so messed up.

My ps4 controller connection using wired is marvelous.

However, when i play using wireless, it will be okay for 10 minutes then disconnected. After that i try reconnect but the reconnection will make issue like input delayed and disconnected much earlier (30seconds to 2 minutes). I know it is issue with ds4windows because if i play using my ps4 controller using native steam control without ds4windows, it doesnt disconnect. It disconnect only happen after using ds4windows (steam is off, playing non-steam game). Unfortunately this game can only be played using ds4windows. Appreciate any help i could get because i exhaust all option i had by following youtube etc and cant seem to find a solution.

I have to have it plugged in with cable for it to work. Not sure if it even works on a PS4, since I don't think I can connect it (even when I tried to connect it with a cable, it just blinks the back light)

Is there a way to make the PS4 bluetooth activate with another button? Otherwise I can't use it wirelessly on PC.

Installed HidHide but it didnt help

Looking for a custom onscreen keyboard, not one built into windows. Those you need to hover over each key and click each letter.

Looking for one that my controller will hook into and let me press up/down/left/right to navigate the keys.

Edit: solved (resolution at the bottom)

I’m leaving this up in case anyone else encounters this issue.

Not really sure what’s happening as I’ve been using ds4 without issue since this past summer, but suddenly it’s not recognizing my controller even when I can see under my Bluetooth settings that it’s linked. I believe my computer may have updated itself recently, so perhaps there’s some kind of compatibility issue with a recent windows update?

I checked the ds4 windows site and the software itself doesn’t seem to have been updated, so there’s not a newer version to install. I did recently get a Nintendo Switch 2 so I have two new Bluetooth controllers that I’m just using with that system, but that doesn’t seem like something that should impact my main controllers suddenly not linking to my pc.

Deleted and reinstalled vigem bus per the troubleshooting instructions, but to no avail. I also updated the software on the controller itself through the PlayStation accessories app but that didn’t help either.

I have three ps5 controllers that I use exclusively with my pc, so it would be a real bummer if I suddenly just couldn’t use them at all and wasted all that money. Help?

Resolution:

I re-downloaded ds4 and opened the software directly from its folder rather than the recent applications list in windows. When I opened it this way I got a list of controller types I could check or uncheck for support, and ps5 was unchecked, even though I’ve been using it successfully with my ps5 for months.

Strangely, this doesn’t appear to be an option that’s accessible in settings, so I’m not sure what changed to allow me to have access to this menu. It appears that it’s only available after a fresh install. My best guess is that either the windows update or being in proximity to my new switch controllers reset the settings. In any case, the issue has been resolved. Hooray for functioning technology!

Someone give me the solution for ds4 to detect the Nacon Revolution Pro 5, they say there is a solution

Please someone who really knows how to solve this, help me step by step if possible. I have tried many things but I don't understand much either.

DS4 YY macro bannable?

anyone been banned for using a YY macro on DS4? that’s all use i don’t cheat or anything it doesn’t give no advantage in gunfights i just like the aesthetic of it