ds4 windows not detecting controller suddenly

#Ds4 windows not detecting controller suddenly how to#

When I turn off the tool it goes back to normal but I cant use d-pad for menus. To summarize it, first 2 steps are crucial and your controller should be working without workaround 3rd party solutions as DS4 windows and joytokey. Other direct input button icons swap all over depending on whats pressed. I used the DS4 software, and everything seemed to be working perfectly fine. When I plugged it into a USB port, my system automatically detected it as a controller in the device manager section, as well as devices and printers. Just yesteday, I got a game on my PC that requires a ps4 controller. IE I start moving and 1/4 switch button icons back and forth. PC doesnt detect ps4 controller anymore, via USB. Also buttons swap all over the place when you input anything probably due to game trying to read both direct input and xinput at the same time. Locate the DS4 Controller from there and then right-click the game icon. Next, select ‘ Devices and Printers ‘ to see connected devices on your PC.

Now scroll and choose the ‘ Hardware and Sound ‘ section. Search for ‘ control panel ‘ using the Windows search bar. It starts with xbox icons at startup but switches to direct input button display/prompts as soon as you start using the controller. Close all your DS4 Windows and disconnect your DS4 controller.

#Ds4 windows not detecting controller suddenly how to#

I then tried the running the DS4 tool with SPCdriver installed to find that it operates like a 360 controller and d-pad works for menus but the game goes nuts with the button prompts. Check the Re-pairing a controller to Windows using the correct method section Check the connection the controller over Bluetooth guide for instructions on how to set the controller into pairing mode in case you dont remember EDIT 1: One possibility is that your DS4 controller is on really low battery. Just to be sure I uninstalled SPCdriver but I still can't get d-pad to work for menus. I didn't have the DS4tool running so it should have ran as a normal DS4 direct input device. I am not sure if it was designed this way or because I had the DS4tool1.2.2 that required SPCdriver installed as a virtual bus driver wrapper.