Xbox Controller on my PC: Stuck on player 2!

[InterHobo]

I recently hooked up an older USB Xbox 360 controller to my laptop for Warframe and some other FPS games I have. The first time I did this, it ran great - responsive control with no issues.

That was a couple days ago. I plugged in my USB controller again tonight and the damn thing keeps defaulting to player 2, so of course my PC doesn't acknowledge my commands. I have no idea how to fix this. I've googled for solutions and searched the Steam forums. I am running windows 7, and messing around with the Advanced menu options brought up by selecting "game controllers" from the Control Panel does nothing except occasionally switch the controller from player 2 to 3. Unplugging and re-plugging resets it to Player 2.

Any advice or solutions?

Thanks!

[Cutter]

Try this:

1. Open up Control Panel and then go to Devices and Printers.

2. Right click on one of your game controllers and click Game Controller Settings. Note where in the list it is. If it is not at the top proceed to the next step.

3. Right click and remove all your other controllers (not the 360/gamepad) and let them reinstall automatically.

4. Once complete right click and check the list again and see if the 360 controller/gamepad is at the top. If so, give the game another try and see if it detects your controller.

[IsAnyoneHungry]

What if my controller isn't being called a game controller? It's just set as some sort of device.

[76561198212233536]

i found out a way to solve that issus this guy on youtube saved me :D it was the usb part that saves on ur drive an how ur computer with install another controller so thats y u stuck on player 2 :D go to this link site it help me so much now i can play again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVdjIwu5Eoo

[76561198212233536]

if u need help ik how to fix that issus with the controller

[My name is porf]

Ok, I have solved this issue, well atleast for me. I have tried everything a hundred times and I finally figured out the solution. If reinstalling drivers etc doesnt work here is what you do.

step 1 Restart your pc (with the controller connected to the pc) <- important
step 2 Immediatly start searching for a connection with the controller so the 4 lights start blinking
step 3 when the pc starts back up it should reconnect as player 1.

I have noticed that if the controller is not the first one to connect to the computer the wireless receiver will take its place. (upon restarting of the computer after intial connections, etc)

Hope that helped. Took me forever to figure this out.

[Bugattistuta]

Messaggio originale di The Rowboat:

Ok, I have solved this issue, well atleast for me. I have tried everything a hundred times and I finally figured out the solution. If reinstalling drivers etc doesnt work here is what you do.

step 1 Restart your pc (with the controller connected to the pc) <- important
step 2 Immediatly start searching for a connection with the controller so the 4 lights start blinking
step 3 when the pc starts back up it should reconnect as player 1.

I have noticed that if the controller is not the first one to connect to the computer the wireless receiver will take its place. (upon restarting of the computer after intial connections, etc)

Hope that helped. Took me forever to figure this out.

You are THE MAN. Had 3 pads all connecting to player 3 no matter what I did. Now it is sorted!

[My name is porf]

Messaggio originale di D E C E P T I O N:

Messaggio originale di The Rowboat:

Ok, I have solved this issue, well atleast for me. I have tried everything a hundred times and I finally figured out the solution. If reinstalling drivers etc doesnt work here is what you do.

step 1 Restart your pc (with the controller connected to the pc) <- important
step 2 Immediatly start searching for a connection with the controller so the 4 lights start blinking
step 3 when the pc starts back up it should reconnect as player 1.

I have noticed that if the controller is not the first one to connect to the computer the wireless receiver will take its place. (upon restarting of the computer after intial connections, etc)

Hope that helped. Took me forever to figure this out.

You are THE MAN. Had 3 pads all connecting to player 3 no matter what I did. Now it is sorted!

I am glad I could help someone... So much pain and suffering trying to resolve this issue...

[Ninjibpsy]

Messaggio originale di The Rowboat:

Ok, I have solved this issue, well atleast for me. I have tried everything a hundred times and I finally figured out the solution. If reinstalling drivers etc doesnt work here is what you do.

step 1 Restart your pc (with the controller connected to the pc) <- important
step 2 Immediatly start searching for a connection with the controller so the 4 lights start blinking
step 3 when the pc starts back up it should reconnect as player 1.

I have noticed that if the controller is not the first one to connect to the computer the wireless receiver will take its place. (upon restarting of the computer after intial connections, etc)

Hope that helped. Took me forever to figure this out.

Thank you for this! I have had issues with a couple games not working with my Logitech wireless controller but my wouldn't respond with my wired 360 controller because it was stuck on player 2 or 3. Tried shutting down and turning on but that didn't work, restarting is the key, with the controller plugged in. There should be a system option for controllers to change player settings like the Wii does. Thanks again!

[Zankoku]

Messaggio originale di The Rowboat:

Ok, I have solved this issue, well atleast for me. I have tried everything a hundred times and I finally figured out the solution. If reinstalling drivers etc doesnt work here is what you do.

step 1 Restart your pc (with the controller connected to the pc) <- important
step 2 Immediatly start searching for a connection with the controller so the 4 lights start blinking
step 3 when the pc starts back up it should reconnect as player 1.

I have noticed that if the controller is not the first one to connect to the computer the wireless receiver will take its place. (upon restarting of the computer after intial connections, etc)

Hope that helped. Took me forever to figure this out.

man I can't tell .... YOU are a true hero!!!!! :) thanks a lot, saved my day :)

[Mari/Rin]

Necroing this thread because I have the same problem; plug Street Fighter IV FSTE into a USB slot and sometimes (usually after I've unplugged a different controller), it's stuck as P2 no matter what I do even though though there's no other controllers plugged in at the moment. Unplugging and re-plugging the controller, as well as looking through Windows's Game Controllers settings, are about as effective as shouting at my computer.

Any way to fix this that does NOT involve a restart? I honestly feel that restarting my entire machine just to fix a controller order problem is overkill.

I only have one controller plugged in at a time in an effort to avoid this, but the Player 2 Light of Death happens anyway from time to time.

Running Windows 10 Home Edition.

[Crypto Carlos]

Is this a wireless 360 controller using a wireless adapter? If so, I had that issue a few days ago and simply re-syncing the controller by hitting the sync button on the receiver and the controller solved it.

[Mari/Rin]

In my case, no. It's a wired controller plugged into a USB port.

[Sarumoon]

Man this is tough to fix, i have 1 controller plugged in an xbox 360 wireless, and it says its controller 5 (in game) and i need to assign it as controller 1, this maybe shouldnt be this hard? None of these fixes work for me. Maybe there is some new info?

[Sarumoon]

Also when i type in connect xbox wirless controller win 10, i cant get to any of the MS web pages that say how to connect it, it just says page not found? This is tough..

[Felic]

Messaggio originale di DjinnTuddy:

Ok, I have solved this issue, well atleast for me. I have tried everything a hundred times and I finally figured out the solution. If reinstalling drivers etc doesnt work here is what you do.

step 1 Restart your pc (with the controller connected to the pc) <- important
step 2 Immediatly start searching for a connection with the controller so the 4 lights start blinking
step 3 when the pc starts back up it should reconnect as player 1.

I have noticed that if the controller is not the first one to connect to the computer the wireless receiver will take its place. (upon restarting of the computer after intial connections, etc)

Hope that helped. Took me forever to figure this out.

If you just pull out your controller, log off, log back on and replug your controller, it also works