Joystick Detected as XInput Controller on Windows

chaynes

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Hi there, I've had my Azeron Cyborg II for a couple months now (I love it, it's the best). The issue that I have is that Windows recognizes the thumbstick as an Xbox controller, and because the Azeron keyboard is hard wired, it's detected before my controller, so there's a startup race condition. Since it's loaded first, when I try to launch Rocket League and play with my controller, the Azeron is Player 1. Even unplugging it and restarting the game isn't enough, it requires a whole PC restart, plus I have to unplug the Azeron, which I'm worried will lead to increased stress on the USB-C female connector. Even with the joystick type set to Keyboard in Azeron, I believe because of how Azeron remaps it from XInput to WASD, it has to expose itself to Windows first as a controller and then remap the input later. Any help would be appreciated, and I can share screenshots of the Steam Controller overlay detecting this is a joystick as part of my debugging.
 

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Hi there, I've had my Azeron Cyborg II for a couple months now (I love it, it's the best). The issue that I have is that Windows recognizes the thumbstick as an Xbox controller, and because the Azeron keyboard is hard wired, it's detected before my controller, so there's a startup race condition. Since it's loaded first, when I try to launch Rocket League and play with my controller, the Azeron is Player 1. Even unplugging it and restarting the game isn't enough, it requires a whole PC restart, plus I have to unplug the Azeron, which I'm worried will lead to increased stress on the USB-C female connector. Even with the joystick type set to Keyboard in Azeron, I believe because of how Azeron remaps it from XInput to WASD, it has to expose itself to Windows first as a controller and then remap the input later. Any help would be appreciated, and I can share screenshots of the Steam Controller overlay detecting this is a joystick as part of my debugging.
You can try disabling the Azeron xbox 360 controller driver, might not need the restart.
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