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Eldin Jul 24, 2019 @ 12:03pm
How to disable Controller Desktop Configuration?
How to disable it so my controller stop acting like mouse and keyboard when I'm not playing games?

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Eldin Jul 24, 2019 @ 2:11pm 
I can't find it anywhere.
Please send me screenshot of that option when you get home.
wuddih Jul 24, 2019 @ 2:44pm 
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steam settings -> controller -> desktop conf... -> select the config disabled
wuddih Jul 24, 2019 @ 3:48pm 
Originally posted by crippknottick:
EDIT: Wrong screen. Here is the correct one.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1814298536
that is just for disabling the bp overlay to get the normal overlay back when a controller is connected. not relevant for OP.
Eldin Jul 24, 2019 @ 9:11pm 
Originally posted by crippknottick:
EDIT: Wrong screen. Here is the correct one.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1814298536
I'm not at home right now, but if I recall correctly, when that option is enabled Steam goes to big picture mode when game is launched.
And I think that option is disabled on my PC (I'll check it out again when I get back home)

My problem is that gamepad acts like mouse and keyboard (left analog is like arrow keys, right analog moves mouse, left and right triggers are left and right mouse clicks, etc.)
When I play Steam game it's normal. But when I'm on desktop or playing any game that's not launched through Steam, my gamepad acts like this.

It goes back to normal when I exit Steam or disable gamepad support in Steam Settings.
But when I do that, I can't use Steam Controller Configuration while playing Steam games.
Last edited by Eldin; Jul 24, 2019 @ 9:11pm
Eldin Jul 25, 2019 @ 9:41am 
Originally posted by crippknottick:
EDIT: Wrong screen. Here is the correct one.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1814298536
I opened my Steam settings and that option was unchecked all the time.
So that's not the option I'm looking for.
Eldin Jul 25, 2019 @ 1:02pm 
Originally posted by crippknottick:
Originally posted by Eldin:
I opened my Steam settings and that option was unchecked all the time.
So that's not the option I'm looking for.


Then you will have to open the Desktop controller config in Big Picture Mode, select the basic "gamepad" profile, apply it. Or you can manually edit/re-map the controls of the desktop config.
I can re-map them to any keyboard or mouse key.
But I don't know how to remove key bind
https://postimg.cc/4YHjCHVQ
wuddih Jul 25, 2019 @ 3:22pm 
Originally posted by wuddih:
steam settings -> controller -> desktop conf... -> select the config disabled
again and dont modify the config.

for special people:
1) https://i.imgur.com/YZMiPXS.png
2) https://i.imgur.com/bx8zZz4.png
3) https://i.imgur.com/KTQazKW.png
4) https://i.imgur.com/3sxZOEE.png
Last edited by wuddih; Dec 28, 2023 @ 3:06pm
Originally posted by wuddih:
Originally posted by wuddih:
steam settings -> controller -> desktop conf... -> select the config disabled
again and dont modify the config.

for special people:
1) https://i.imgur.com/YZMiPXS.png
2) https://i.imgur.com/bx8zZz4.png
3) https://i.imgur.com/KTQazKW.png
4) https://i.imgur.com/3sxZOEE.png

This helped! However, for a Steam controller we need one more step.
Recommended will only show Steam controller settings, and there's no disabled setting.
Click "show other controller types" at the bottom, and use the options for Xbox One - Disabled.
Xacris Nov 12, 2020 @ 11:15am 
So, I was having issues with having the "Disabled" action set for my desktop config, as some non-steam games wouldn't detect me as having a controller due to steam disabling all my inputs... so I just set the desktop configuration to be a normal gamepad mapping
Last edited by Xacris; Nov 12, 2020 @ 11:15am
Ragnar Drake Jan 4, 2021 @ 2:12pm 
Originally posted by wuddih:
Originally posted by wuddih:
steam settings -> controller -> desktop conf... -> select the config disabled
again and dont modify the config.

for special people:
1) https://i.imgur.com/YZMiPXS.png
2) https://i.imgur.com/bx8zZz4.png
3) https://i.imgur.com/KTQazKW.png
4) https://i.imgur.com/3sxZOEE.png

Thanks, this helped me fix the problem that the gamepad keyboard kept popping up while playing a non-Steam game.

In case it helps others, here's a text version:

Steam top left menu > Settings > Controller > DESKTOP CONFIGURATION

Select "Browse Configs" at the bottom

From the "Recommended" controller configurations, select the "Disabled" configuration choice, then "Apply configuration". The resulting bindings screen should show empty binding slots.

Originally posted by Xacris:
So, I was having issues with having the "Disabled" action set for my desktop config, as some non-steam games wouldn't detect me as having a controller due to steam disabling all my inputs... so I just set the desktop configuration to be a normal gamepad mapping

I didn't have this issue, at least Hades is still working normally with disabled desktop configuration. But good to know in case it affects some games specifically.

Now I just need a nice generic tool to disable flight stick / wheel input for games that continue to read input from those even though I'm trying to use a gamepad...
Your Fav Baka Feb 5, 2021 @ 12:37pm 
Alright, so this was annoying me as well because my mouse would automatically move everytime I used the joystick.

Anyway here's my steps of how I fixed it:

1. settings > controller > general controller settings
2. untick every box
3. Select back then okay on settings

This resolved my issue.
PhyreMatrix Sep 1, 2021 @ 7:44am 
Originally posted by wuddih:
Originally posted by wuddih:
steam settings -> controller -> desktop conf... -> select the config disabled
again and dont modify the config.

for special people:
1) https://i.imgur.com/YZMiPXS.png
2) https://i.imgur.com/bx8zZz4.png
3) https://i.imgur.com/KTQazKW.png
4) https://i.imgur.com/3sxZOEE.png
Many thanks man. I was confused how to disable this annoying feature.
Rykmentti Apr 1, 2022 @ 2:30pm 
Sorry for necro, but I've been looking for this answer everywhere and google and other search engines always point to this post, which means that most people will probably see this as well, so might as well post the solution that I found when I was looking into it.

So the original solution is to disable the xbox configuration support in settings > controller > general controller settings, but some of the games (or controllers for that matter) on steam won't work without that workaround and since you probably want to disable the steam controller on desktop side while also being able to play games without the hassle of enabling and disabling configuration every single time you want to play non-steam game and steam game on windows.

There is a better solution. Now then this solution involves, going to the settings > controller > desktop configuration > browse configs and selecting disabled. (it's on the recommended tab, if it's not there already)

This doesn't work for me. No idea why, but nothing happens. So the final solution to this whole mess, is to manually unbind every single binding on the desktop configuration side, this will fix everything. You will never see inputs on your controller on windows side ever again after this and your steam games will still work fine, even with the xbox configuration support enabled on the general controller settings.

So you have the desktop configuration window open, with the controller image and the inputs reading right mouse, alt etc. We're going to unbind everything.

Click on input, such as trigger and then another window pops up, now then you shouldn't have anything on the soft pull and every input should be on the full pull, click on the full pull and keyboard layout should appear, under the keyboard layout there should be another button called "remove", click that and voila! You've unbound a key! Click back and do same thing for soft pull, if you have something in there and then click back again. You should be in desktop configuration again, with the controller image.

Repeat this for every input, until there's no bindings on your desktop configuration and there! You've unbound everything and now you can play non-steam games, emulators etc. without that annoying blue keyboard layout popping up or steam controller software registering keyboard presses when you use your controller and wondering what the heck is wrong and why is this happening?!

With this you can be in steam (for friends and updates) while still being able to play your non-steam games.

If this much hassle is too much for you, you can also just shut down steam client, fixes everything.
Last edited by Rykmentti; Apr 1, 2022 @ 2:32pm
Blackburn Sep 3, 2022 @ 7:08am 
Originally posted by wuddih:
Originally posted by wuddih:
steam settings -> controller -> desktop conf... -> select the config disabled
again and dont modify the config.

for special people:
1) https://i.imgur.com/YZMiPXS.png
2) https://i.imgur.com/bx8zZz4.png
3) https://i.imgur.com/KTQazKW.png
4) https://i.imgur.com/3sxZOEE.png
to bad that I don't hace "Disabled config" i have only one option there " Desktop Configuration"
Duranu Lithdel Sep 6, 2022 @ 11:15am 
Originally posted by Blackburn:
Originally posted by wuddih:
again and dont modify the config.

for special people:
1) https://i.imgur.com/YZMiPXS.png
2) https://i.imgur.com/bx8zZz4.png
3) https://i.imgur.com/KTQazKW.png
4) https://i.imgur.com/3sxZOEE.png
to bad that I don't hace "Disabled config" i have only one option there " Desktop Configuration"
I dont have it either under Browse Configs so you have to remove the binds manually

When you open Desktop Configuration and it is showing you what all the buttons on the controller do, click The Blue box for the Right Analog stick and change the "Style of Input" dropbox to "None" to remove the bind to the mouse cursor

Do this for each of the additional 3 Blue boxes for controls at the bottom of the window

For things like the Triggers being right click and left click, you have to click those options then click "Full Pull Action" where it either says Right Mouse or Left mouse depending on which one you clicked and then press remove at the bottom of the screen when it is asking you for a new keybind.

For the remaining standard buttons on the controller like tab, alt, etc, clicking each one will bring you straight to the keybind screen to remove it because they do not have an Axis like the Analog sticks and Triggers
Last edited by Duranu Lithdel; Sep 7, 2022 @ 9:00am
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