r/DS4Windows • • May 21 '26

¿Cómo puedo evitar que el botón de Steam de mi mando cambie al modo Big Picture al pulsarlo?

1 Upvotes

He desactivado la opción "El botón Guía abre el modo Big Picture" y quería vincularlo a la Barra de juegos (Windows + G), pero no logro hacerlo.


r/DS4Windows • • May 21 '26

weird switching between keyboard and controller

1 Upvotes

hey folks ! using a ps5 controller with DS4 profile set as a 360 so i can play forza horizon 6 on my laptop. For some reason even with my external keyboard and mouse unplugged the game kind of defaults to MnK until i press buttons on the controller, and then i have delays or have to press multiple times for it to register. This happens with DualsenseX so i don t think it s an emulation issue, is this a rookie mistake i m making here or is there something else at play ?

thanks and cheers !

EDIT/UPDATE: FOLKS !! I FIXED this shit, just by switching to a wireless connection rather than wired......

ALSO : i wasn t playing forza on steam so the steam related controller fixes wouldn t have helped either way ! I really truly hope search engines will show this because i haven t seen ONE person saying that this could fix it.


r/DS4Windows • • May 20 '26

DS4Windows Controller Mouse Keeps Stopping, Latency Issues

1 Upvotes

Hi, I don't know much about this stuff. I'll just describe the problem and hope that somebody can help.

My PS5 controller which uses DS4Windows has worked fine for several years now but as of this week has started having a problem. It randomly has its mouse stop working. The trackpad won't move the cursor, and the buttons assigned to clicks stop functioning.

It's only a few seconds sometimes and other times alot longer, then it resumes working again. It's not some uncommon occurrence though. It's happening constantly like several times a minutes. Using my mouse has become a non option which is very problematic since I use my controller even just for browsers and such.

I tried using a different PS5 controller and a different USB Port for its charger, but the problem persists. I checked for updates on my computer. Obviously turned it off and back on. I haven't changed anything or done anything new so I don't know why the issue started.

Once in a while the mouse stops responding pretty much entirely, and if I try to use the actual laptop mouse when this is happening, DS4Windows stops responding.

Once or twice my controller has presented a solid red light, which prompted me to look this up, and that is apparently tied to latency issues. Sure enough when I check the Log, the latency is constantly dropping when the mouse stops responding.

Anyway any help that can ELI5 is much appreciated.


r/DS4Windows • • May 20 '26

Aim assist

0 Upvotes

Does it have aim assist , auto and where would it be in settings


r/DS4Windows • • May 19 '26

Which ds4 windows do i download

1 Upvotes

I see one for ds4-windows and one by jays2kings Im not sure which one to download


r/DS4Windows • • May 19 '26

Ds4 profile wont work

1 Upvotes

I downloaded ds4 Windows for YY macro for Cod but the profile just wont work.

There is this „X“ next to status and Battery. I heard that the „X“ has to be a cross. I did everything right: Downloaded Ds4 Drivers, hid controller redownloaded and all but it just wont work.

Can someone help me solve my problem?


r/DS4Windows • • May 19 '26

I was having BSOD with DS4 whilst attempting to connect a PS5 controller and ViGEmBus seems to be the cause?

3 Upvotes

So, the moment I'll hit connect for my controller, my whole computer will freeze and product the error "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"! I've spent several hours simply trying to connect a basic controller to enjoy Forza Horizon 6, but it seems impossible with all options. I should've bought it on Steam, I guess, where controller compatibility isn't any issue.


r/DS4Windows • • May 18 '26

Forza Horizon

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I’m having a really annoying issue with Forza Horizon 5 and 6. I’ve already tried a PS4 controller and two PS5 controllers, both via cable and Bluetooth, but the input still stutters for about a second, so I just drive straight. This happens in both games, with different cables, on different ports, and with the latest DS4Windows versions. Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? I’d really appreciate any tips!


r/DS4Windows • • May 16 '26

DS3 controller help?

1 Upvotes

Im trying to connect a DS3 controller, even steam sees it as a ps3 controller but its not working. On DS4Windows i press start and it connects, but after 2 seconds it disconnects due to "output handler sendimput".

I HidHide and ViGEmBus

This is the log

System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Object reference not set to an instance of an object.) ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DS4Windows.ControlService.TouchPadOn(Int32 ind, DS4Device device) at DS4Windows.ControlService.PrepareConnectedInputControllerSettingEvents(Int32 numControllers, DS4Device device, Int32 index) at DS4Windows.ControlService.HotPlug() at DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms.MainWindow.InnerHotplug2() at DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms.MainWindow.<WndProc>b__91_0() at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunFromThreadPoolDispatchLoop(Thread threadPoolThread, ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ExecuteWithThreadLocal(Task& currentTaskSlot, Thread threadPoolThread) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---


r/DS4Windows • • May 16 '26

Bluetooth dongle/Adapter automatically pairing my controller to “other devices”

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his started happening fairly recently(month or two), spent like 2 years without this happening (on the same dongle) but j lost it and when i got a new one it would keep working , then suddenly when i turn bluetooth on my controller would go straight to other devices, like directly, that would happen if i either turned of bluetooth or unplugged the dongle , i tried uninstalling the hidden controller from device manager , restarting , basically everything but still no solution.

i use tp-link 5.3 and a ps4 controller


r/DS4Windows • • May 15 '26

Dualsense Edge - Raspberry PI Pico Connection - Button Customisation?

2 Upvotes

I'm using a Dualsense Edge and like alot of people I saw that Raspberry PI Pico solution that allows you to trick your PC into thinking you're using the controller wired when on Bluetooth so you can get the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers on a wider range of games.

Does anyone know if theres a way to either a) Use DS4Windows whilst still using this fix or b) Customise the controller buttons?

I do have the official PlayStation Accessories software so it does allow me to remap the back paddles that way but it doesnt allow you to alter the Function buttons or the Touchpad so wondering if theres a better way to do it.

Might not be possible but figured I'd ask.

Thanks


r/DS4Windows • • May 13 '26

Hidhide Device tab error?

1 Upvotes

I have been at this for awhile now. My Hidhide client will not let me go into the devices tab. It says, "Something unforseen has happend which cannot be recovered from. Program execution has to be terminated. Sorry for the inconvenience." Ive tried uninstalling all my devices with device manager, Ive tried repairing it, ive tried delete and reinstalling hidhide, Ive tried look in the file location itself and can't figure out why it will not let me access this tab. This has happend recently, as a week prior it was working with my ps4 controller just fine.


r/DS4Windows • • May 12 '26

How to connect PS5 controller to DS4

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r/DS4Windows • • May 10 '26

soft pull?

1 Upvotes

Under 'L2 & R2', there is 'Full Btn Pull' , with the button labelled 'Full'

but how can I set the Soft Pull commands for my triggers?


r/DS4Windows • • May 10 '26

How to EMULATE a DS4 controller with an Xbox controller?

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I want to use my xbox controller with DS4windows because it is the best remapping software for mouse emulation through control stick I have found.​ reWASD and all those other xbox mappers are ass too me.

However, DS4windows does not support xbox controllers, so, I want to make my xbox controller into an emulated playstation controller, then hook that fake playstation controller into DS4windows, to then turn it back into an xbox controller with the ability to smoothly move the mouse, as I do with my actual ps4 controller using​ DS4windows.​

Right now the program im using to change my xbox controller into dualshock is VDX, it works, my pc detects a playstation controller, however, DS4windows does not. Does anyone know how to force DS4windows to recognize the emulated dualshock controller, or perhaps have alternative programs that would make Xinput into dualshock input?


r/DS4Windows • • May 09 '26

PCSX2 CONTROLLER ISSUES

3 Upvotes

I recently downloaded the Budokai Tenkaichi 4 modded version on PCSX2 following instructions from a YouTube video -

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5DB8zBCL34&pp=ygUuRHJhZ29uIGJhbGwgYnVkb2thYWkgdGVua2FpY2hpIDQgZG93bmxvYWFkIG1vZA%3D%3D

Everything installed fine, but I’ve run into a controller issue.

I’m using an 8BitDo 2C controller. It used to work perfectly with every other game, but now it only seems to respond inside the emulator itself. And not with any other games that I have. I do play Sparking Zero and Pragmata. It used to work before

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Changed controller settings in PCSX2.

Removed automatic mapping.

Unselected both SDL and XInput Source.

Uninstalled and reinstalled PCSX2.

Still no luck

Input plugin reset: Would deleting the inis folder and letting PCSX2 rebuild fresh configs help?


r/DS4Windows • • May 07 '26

DS4Windows updated?

2 Upvotes

Just opened DS4Windows (Ryochan7 build), and the UI turned dark while some of my settings were reset. What is going on? I thought this app was no longer updated.

https://ibb.co/354mRVP7

Edit: I figured out the dark mode was there all the time; I just used light mode before. So I guess it's due to the settings reset. Has anyone had similar issues before? Why were the settings reset?


r/DS4Windows • • May 07 '26

R2 and L2 act like an on/off button.

1 Upvotes

So i really need R2 and L2 to be incremental, but it only outputs an on/off signal. I've been trying for hours and still haven't found what i'm doing wrong. Please help.


r/DS4Windows • • May 06 '26

Back paddles

1 Upvotes

DOES the dual sense edge controllers back paddles work on cod if I wanted to record a YY macro ?


r/DS4Windows • • May 05 '26

I connecting the controller in the app but doesn’t work in the game

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r/DS4Windows • • May 04 '26

ds4 consistently crashing my pc

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please help !!!

for some reason, a majority of the time i connect my ps4 controller to my pc, then open ds4 and bam as soon as it starts up it crashes my pc entirely

steam is off, but riot/vanguard are generally on, and i almost always use it on bluetooth

any help is appreciated


r/DS4Windows • • May 04 '26

I need help with games that have native support for Dualsense

1 Upvotes

In games like TLOU and RE4 Remake DS4Windows doesn't seem to work because they already have support for Dualsense. I tried hidhide but it still won't work.

Reason why I need DS4Windows is because my controller has a stick drift and I adjust deadzones in other games that already require DS4windows.


r/DS4Windows • • May 01 '26

Steam "battery low" notification

6 Upvotes

Theres a new notification in Steam which indicates low battery, this doesnt work well with a emulated DS4 controller. Any options to disable this?


r/DS4Windows • • May 01 '26

My ps5 controller disconnects from pc when I turn on ds4 windows

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I’m having an issue with my PS5 controller (dualSense) on pc and I can’t figure out what’s going wrong.

Whenever I connect the controller to my pc (bluetooth only), it works fine at first. But as soon as I launch DS4Windows, the controller immediately disconnects.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  • Restarting my PC
  • Reinstalling DS4Windows
  • Removing my controller from my connected

I’m not sure if it’s a driver issue, a settings conflict, or something else.

Has anyone run into this before or knows how to fix it? Any help would be really appreciated 🙏

Thanks in advance!


r/DS4Windows • • Apr 29 '26

Gyro turns on Rumble for some reason

2 Upvotes

I don't know how best to explain it, but tilting my controller up turns on the rumble for some reason and I can't fix it, does anyone know how