PS4 Controller Not working via Bluetooth

[ChocoFeru]

I recommend you to use Steam's gamepad drivers. Don't use other external programs like DS4windows and such, it's quite buggy and doesn't work on all games, and also it has a lot of problems and it may stop working suddenly.

Open Steam, go big picture, config and then gamepad config. There you have full support for DS4 controllers. You can even remap some buttons, change the color of the light etc...

It just works and you don't need to run specific buggy programs.

[Mesarthim]

I recommend you to use Steam's gamepad drivers. Don't use other external programs like DS4windows and such, it's quite buggy and doesn't work on all games, and also it has a lot of problems and it may stop working suddenly.

I've never had these problems. Not to say I've had zero problems, namely exclusive mode. Sometimes I have to pull my usb dongle out and reinsert before activating it but I feel like that's more a Windows 10 update problem that borked it. Was fine before the last major update.

Also I use the updated forked DS4Windows, not the old original.

[ChocoFeru]

Do you need to run in big picture mode for this to work or just to set up the controllers.

Just setup once, then you don't have to do anything ever, just make sure Steam is open and that's it.
You can make different profiles and stuff as well!

I've never had these problems. Not to say I've had zero problems, namely exclusive mode. Sometimes I have to pull my usb dongle out and reinsert before activating it but I feel like that's more a Windows 10 update problem that borked it. Was fine before the last major update.

Also I use the updated forked DS4Windows, not the old original.

The problem comes when you want to play other games :/ it doesn't work on some games. With Steam it will work on any game since it has better drivers (it will work on non-steam games as well)

[LaylaTsarra]

I recommend you to use Steam's gamepad drivers. Don't use other external programs like DS4windows and such, it's quite buggy and doesn't work on all games, and also it has a lot of problems and it may stop working suddenly.

Open Steam, go big picture, config and then gamepad config. There you have full support for DS4 controllers. You can even remap some buttons, change the color of the light etc...

It just works and you don't need to run specific buggy programs.

Do you need to run in big picture mode for this to work or just to set up the controllers.