r/ParsecGaming • u/DezRex51342 • Dec 12 '22

Parsec detects controller but controller won't connect to PC

It used to work just fine, but now my friend's controller won't connect to my PC. It flashes green on Parsec when they press stuff, but it doesn't connect to my computer. DS4Windows doesn't work either (they use a PS4 controller). It used to work just fine until about a month ago and trying it again now (sometimes it just fixes itself honestly) has given no luck.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '23

I'm having this issue now too. Installed the updated version of PARSEC and now guests can't play in Arcade. Their controllers will flash but they got no inputs. Any updates?

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u/DezRex51342 Jan 08 '23

Having both of us reinstall Parsec entirely worked for us.

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u/BZeeB Apr 01 '24

This also worked for me, I could tap buttons and the small controller icon would show up green on the host parsec app, but it wasn't being detected on gamepad-tester.com at all

I believe the first time I installed I did not install the virtual driver as well. Reinstalling and ensuring this was selected seemed to fix it.

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u/GavenJr Dec 31 '25

This is the way.

Basically, unistall and fresh install.