#DS4WINDOWS GITHUB INSTALL#

Just install DS4Windows-Ex, turn on 'Hide DS4 Controller' and you're good to go. TL:DR / What does this mean for me, the user? If you have a game that has controller issues, like double inputs, turn on 'Hide DS4 Device' in the settings (*I recommend you just leave it on all the time). Just make sure hidhide is turned on ('Enable Device Hiding' in Hidhide's client exe) if you've never activated it before, then use ds4windows like normal. You no longer need to fiddle with HidHide anymore to get your controllers hidden. This version of DS4Windows-Ex will automatically add itself to hidhide's whitelist and add any new controllers and their Bluetooth paths to the list of blocked devices. And even more of a pain if you use those same controllers on you ps4 as well. It's all pretty complicated, especially if you use Bluetooth AND USB.

#DS4WINDOWS GITHUB HOW TO#

But, HidHide sure can! HidHide has some neat features that are pretty useful, but you have to know how to add your devices, and whitelist programs, etc. We can't really fix that on DS4Windows' end. It's buggy, because some folks over at Microsoft decided that anything they make HAS to hog your controllers.

#DS4WINDOWS GITHUB UPDATE#

At the moment there is no other way to update the DS5 firmware.With the newest version of DS4Windows-Ex comes and exciting new feature: HidHide Integration! Exclusive mode has always been a pain in the rear for the users. You should hook up the DS5 to PS5 console to force the firmware update. The battery value is not exact math in DS4 or DS5 because it uses just few bits to report the battery value, so it is always some kind of coarse approximation (hardware issue, not a software issue). Or the bottom status line could show pretty much anything else what happens to be at the last line in the logfileĪnd DS4Windows app just reports what is read from the controller, so if the gamepad reports 0% battery then that's what DS4Windows app is going to show. Now the latest logfile line just happened to be the connection msg where it also shows the battery level at the time the controller was connected but the logfile line could several hours old 'status' if no more new logfile outputs. The bottom 'status text' is not an active status but just the latest output of the logfile. That looks exactly like the issue and is not tied to PC use or DS4Windows. Feel free to experiment and tell here how it went.Įxternal tool can query the battery level of DS4/DS5 gamepads via DS4Windows command line interface:Īre you sure? It should read something like 100% or anything above 70% since I charged this brand new controller until it stopped charging (and DS4Windows reported 100%)ĭid you update the firmware of your controller? There's a known bug with the white controllers running original firmware where you might charge it to full, unplug it then the next day the battery is dead.

#DS4WINDOWS GITHUB DRIVER#

You can disable usb hub driver via DeviceManager. Or in some cases if the device driver is disabled then WinOS cuts out the power feeding to the usb hub (ie. Each usb host driver has various options to control device settigns.

Or if you hook up an external USB hub to PC then WinOS assigns a specific usb host driver to control the hub. If each PC/motherboard/usb host driver needs a different way to control the usb host power circuit then the tool is outside the scope of DS4Windows app. It may be possible to code an app to control this behavior based on the battery charging status from DS4Windows app, but on the other hand there is no standardized way to do it as far I know. Some PCs have an option to configure usb port behaviour how the power is fed (standby or only when PC is running). I'm sure DS5 pad firmware does the same.ĭS4/DS5 firmware stops charging when the battery is fully charged, but when it starts to re-charge? Probably not right away when the battery level drops few knots. DS4 firmware does what it does and takes care of the charging logic. How to force the firmware in DualSense or DS4 pad to charge its battery if the cable is still connected? At least I don't know how to programmatically force DS4 gamepad not to charge over 60% when the cable is connected.

Ds4windows github