youngblaze7 Aug 29, 2017 @ 1:42am
I cant get steam to recognize my ps4 controller any more?
My controller was working fine the other day no issues im running windows 10 and all i did was plug the ps4 into the computer and steam recognized it, recently i bought doom and shadow warrior and downloaded Ds4 to work the games, worked perfect, now when i plug my Ps4 into the computer, it chimes and my pc recognizes its plugged up but steam nor Ds4 will recognize it, even when i go into big more on steam the box is ticked for ps4 support but it says no controllers recognized,

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Omega Aug 29, 2017 @ 1:44am 
You don't need to use crap software like DS4. You can play your games with your PS4 controller by launching the games via the Steam big picture mode.
Bad 💀 Motha Aug 29, 2017 @ 1:53am 
Restart Steam after making any Controller Options changes
youngblaze7 Aug 29, 2017 @ 2:02am 
Still nothing, steam wont recongize the controller at all but when i plugg it up to the pc it shows, this is confusing
WarmedxMints Aug 29, 2017 @ 2:13am 
Check it is actually working in joy.cpl. Playstation controllers are ♥♥♥♥♥ and don't like to sync with anything really, even over usb. You may need to reset it.
Bad 💀 Motha Aug 29, 2017 @ 2:14am 
Make sure no other Controller software is running; IDK those always gave me issues with how Steam sees them properly and such.

Then go into Steam > BPM > Controllers and un-tick every single box
Then full exit BPM and then Steam Client and relaunch it.
Then repeat but tick just the PS4 Controller box; if this alone doesn't do it, try the Generic box as well. Exit out BPM and relaunch Steam Client again.

Not sure that you must do it in these steps; but again I'm just trying to suggest that as a more helpful means, since that should do it 100%

Did you check the DS4 Controller in Windows > Controllers (Winkey+R, type JOY.CPL, click OK) and check that Axis', Triggers, Buttons, all working in that?
youngblaze7 Aug 29, 2017 @ 2:43am 
whats wierd is that it works via Steam Link to my Samsung Tv , but its a slight work around, i think it has something to do with this steam link feature
Wookie Monster May 30, 2018 @ 3:01am 
Had this same problem. Only way to fix it was to go into device manager and delete the Wireless Controller driver. Make sure to tick the option to delete the driver software. Then unplug and replug it back in. For me, it was because I installed some software to try and change the light color. It installed some other driver that is not compatible with Steam.
Kachiri_Beleza Jun 21, 2018 @ 1:31pm 
All of these suggestion and such are not working for me. I feel it's time to give up. Far too much of my time is wasted on useless info from websites, YouTube videos and even steam forum.
Looks like there is no way for me to have my PS4 controller work for steam.
Darkatom Sep 14, 2018 @ 12:34pm 
Originally posted by youngblaze7:
My controller was working fine the other day no issues im running windows 10 and all i did was plug the ps4 into the computer and steam recognized it, recently i bought doom and shadow warrior and downloaded Ds4 to work the games, worked perfect, now when i plug my Ps4 into the computer, it chimes and my pc recognizes its plugged up but steam nor Ds4 will recognize it, even when i go into big more on steam the box is ticked for ps4 support but it says no controllers recognized,


well my xbox one controller connected to the pc fine but steam not recognize it at all
youngblaze7 Oct 14, 2018 @ 12:21pm 
if your windows did a Update it tends to delete or unplug a driver in your device manager
Sassy Snek Nov 18, 2018 @ 7:40pm 
I realise this is a bit late, but for anyone else having this issue, I just managed to solve it.

So if like me, your controller connects to your computer but not to Steam (you've already paired it via Bluetooth), try clicking the Windows notification that comes up when you turn on the controller and connect ("Add a device, tap to setup your wireless controller"). I clicked on that and it asked if I wanted to pair this controller to the windows device. Click pair and it should work.

Just bear in mind the controller turns off quite quickly so you have to do it all quite fast. After it pairs, start the controller again and it should stay on and show up in Steam.

I've no idea why you have to 'pair' the controller again after you've already set up the Bluetooth connection but it worked. Hopefully it does for someone else too.

This might work for other controllers but I'm not sure.
Last edited by Sassy Snek; Nov 18, 2018 @ 7:41pm
Bad 💀 Motha Nov 18, 2018 @ 10:34pm 
With folks having this issue, are you at all jumping between using the controller on Console & PC? If so, this is usually the issue, as the Console may have reset something about the controller, which may make the device ID# show up as different on the PC later down the road, so the Install/Update + Pairing may need to be done again. This can also happen after a major OS update, or anything to do with Kernel Updates in the OS, as this usually might wipe clean the device ID#s from old or un-used (such as non-active controller) devices.
burger1113 Jan 21, 2019 @ 4:16am 
don't touch the steam basic controller settings guys... it doesn't make any difference.
Just go to your device manager -> Wireless controller and try disabling the USB INPUT DEVICE and enable it again.
If that doesn't work, just delete the wireless controller and reconnect your ds4 to reinstall it.
It obviously isn't a permanent fix, but I don't know if there is one...
I should have just bought an xbox controller... despite the higher latency and the lack of touch pad and what not...
Just waiting is most likely the best way it can take from 5 seconds to 5 minutes, but no matter what I do it doesn't really help.
Maevended Mar 23, 2019 @ 7:55pm 
Originally posted by burger1113:
don't touch the steam basic controller settings guys... it doesn't make any difference.
Just go to your device manager -> Wireless controller and try disabling the USB INPUT DEVICE and enable it again.
If that doesn't work, just delete the wireless controller and reconnect your ds4 to reinstall it.
It obviously isn't a permanent fix, but I don't know if there is one...
I should have just bought an xbox controller... despite the higher latency and the lack of touch pad and what not...

Honestly, ds4 is a much better controller i just wish it was more friendly with pc. I've been having the same problem lately
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Date Posted: Aug 29, 2017 @ 1:42am
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