Windows driver for Steam deck control without Steam client

[shak59]

I need a nice Windows driver for the Steam Deck, so it works with games simply like an xbox controller, just load the game and play.

Must be Windows driver ONLY, I don't want to install steam client on the Windows, pure windows driver pls.

[Al Dc]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Karyuudo:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย veesonic:

I've been using this tool by mKenfenheuer and its been working great! Most of the time I have to disable lizard controls (default mouse behavior on windows) but it works like a charm. 😁

https://github.com/mKenfenheuer/steam-deck-windows-usermode-driver

Thank you for posting this.

This is not working for me.

[fadedSouljah]

The SWICD driver created by mKenfenheuer does a fantastic job at this. The driver simply uses the ViGEm Bus Driver as a backend which emulates xbox360 and SonyDs4 controllers.

Just install and all buttons are already mapped for you as if it were an xbox360 controller. Just disable the decks lizard brain mode (which emulates mouse & Keyboard) if you are experiencing double input in your game.

Link
https://github.com/mKenfenheuer/steam-deck-windows-usermode-driver/wiki/Installation

If VALVE won't do it, we shall do it ourselves.

Wish you the best!

[shak59]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย fadedSouljah:

Just disable the decks lizard brain mode (which emulates mouse & Keyboard) if you are experiencing double input in your game.

How do you do this?!

[Prezidentas]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย shak59:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย fadedSouljah:

Just disable the decks lizard brain mode (which emulates mouse & Keyboard) if you are experiencing double input in your game.

How do you do this?!

you can't, it's in the firmware of the controller.

[fadedSouljah]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Vairuotojas-Kontrolierius:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย shak59:

How do you do this?!

you can't, it's in the firmware of the controller.

You can disable Lizard mode
Check here how to: https://imgur.com/jMQuWUr

[fadedSouljah]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย shak59:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย fadedSouljah:

Just disable the decks lizard brain mode (which emulates mouse & Keyboard) if you are experiencing double input in your game.

How do you do this?!

This is how:
https://imgur.com/jMQuWUr

Let me know if it works for you.

[Prezidentas]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย fadedSouljah:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Vairuotojas-Kontrolierius:

you can't, it's in the firmware of the controller.

You can disable Lizard mode
Check here how to: https://imgur.com/jMQuWUr

you are not disabling the lizard mode, you are just sending different configurations just like steam does. the lizard mode itself is a feature of the firmware that starts working when no software is managing the controller. try turning your usermode driver off, the lizard mode will always return, as it's not disabled in any way.

[fadedSouljah]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Vairuotojas-Kontrolierius:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย fadedSouljah:

You can disable Lizard mode
Check here how to: https://imgur.com/jMQuWUr

you are not disabling the lizard mode, you are just sending different configurations just like steam does. the lizard mode itself is a feature of the firmware that starts working when no software is managing the controller. try turning your usermode driver off, the lizard mode will always return, as it's not disabled in any way.

That is the way it is written in the program. "Disable Lizard Mode". Semantics aside, I don't think the issue is removing such a mode outright. If we did then how would we use the mouse emulation. We need Steam Input. We just don't want to run steam in order to have access to the deck's controls. It is the reason this entire thread exists.

You could also run hidhide to cloak the steam controller driver effectively hiding it from the system. Anything to bring freedom of use.

[pixillious]

when I installed the swicd driver, it made terraria buggy. It seems to register 2 controllers. Is there a way to disable it when I lead terraria?

[Stressed]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย pixillious:

when I installed the swicd driver, it made terraria buggy. It seems to register 2 controllers. Is there a way to disable it when I lead terraria?

You need hid hide

[michelminhquan]

Hi, I found a new hack to make the steamdeck controller playable without any additional software, follow this instruction https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/zppsla/steamdeck_controller_works_without_additional/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[polocatfan]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย V𝐢𝐧𝐢gas Ba𝗸𝗸:

"I would like to not install the Steam client on my Windows" Why? What is exact problem with it?

Controllers is not just drivers, there is also binding system. If you don't have background service running, you don't have access to gyro binding to mouse emulation for example.

Also xbox services are preinstalled in windows, you just don't see them and you can't remove them because microsoft.

because I'm not going to be playing steam games on the windows install??????

[zocker_160]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย polocatfan:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย V𝐢𝐧𝐢gas Ba𝗸𝗸:

"I would like to not install the Steam client on my Windows" Why? What is exact problem with it?

Controllers is not just drivers, there is also binding system. If you don't have background service running, you don't have access to gyro binding to mouse emulation for example.

Also xbox services are preinstalled in windows, you just don't see them and you can't remove them because microsoft.

because I'm not going to be playing steam games on the windows install??????

And why exactly should Valve be interested in supporting that use case? lol

It is pretty obvious that there will never be an official way to use the SteamDeck built in controller without Steam client.