Most of today's peripheral devices are plug and play, which means they find the drivers automatically when they are attached to a USB port. However, some joysticks or gamepads require you to install the drivers manually. Furthermore, additional software may be needed to configure the button options. Most manufacturers allow you to download the latest drivers for game controllers.
A previous version of this article detailed the use of MotioninJoy to use your Sony PS3 controller as a joystick on your Windows PC. Unfortunately, MotioninJoy was a proprietary piece of software that turned into malware over the years. If your controller isn't quite working properly within Windows 10, you have the option to calibrate your controller within Windows 10 to make sure the moveme. In order to make this work you have to do every thing the same way that I did. Hope this helped if it did PLlllzzzz Like, Comment and Subscribe. To configure and calibrate you joystick, type 'control panel' in the search box next to the Windows icon in the bottom left of your screen. Click on the 'Control Panel' app, then go to 'View devices and printers', then 'Game controller' then 'Properties'. If you have more. If your controller isn't quite working properly within Windows 10, you have the option to calibrate your controller within Windows 10 to make sure the moveme.
- See our listing of input device manufacturers
Setup joystick or gamepad and installing software
- Connect the joystick or gamepad to an available USB port on the computer.
- Insert the CD that was included with the joystick or gamepad into the computer's CD or DVD drive. If the CD does not automatically start the install program, open My Computer, double-click the CD or DVD drive, and then double-click the Setup.exe or Install.exe file. If you downloaded the drivers, run the downloaded setup file.
- Follow the wizard to install your joystick or gamepad and its associated software.
Testing the joystick or gamepad
Configure Generic Joystick Windows 10 64-bit
After the joystick or gamepad has been installed in Windows, open the software to customize the buttons. Then, you can test it through the Set up USB game controllers utility in Windows. To open the Set up USB game controllers utility in Windows, follow the steps below.
- Press the Windows key, type 'game controller' and then click the Set up USB game controllers option.
- Click the name of the joystick or gamepad you want to test and click the Properties button or link.
You may need to perform additional configuration steps to set up your joystick or gamepad to work with games on your computer. Check the settings in game and look for a menu option for configuring the game controller.
Configure Generic Joystick Windows 10 Pro
Additional information
How To Configure Generic Usb Joystick Windows 10
- See the gamepad and joystick definitions for further information and related links.