Long time to recognize controller

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Bambi 8 Jul, 2018 @ 4:53pm

Anyone experienced steam using a long time to recognize connected controllers? Talking 5-10 minutes.
Also disconnecting/connecting a controller makes other connected controllers freeze.

Suddenly having these issues with DS4, 360 and Steam controller. Annoying on my main computer but make it impossible to use steam streaming to my laptop and samsung tv.

My main computer is windows 10.

Thanks for any help!

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Originally posted by PushStart:

I know this makes me a

necromancer but I just had this exact problem. I want to post my solution and I didn't find any other recent threads about it.

After spending all day troubleshooting and reinstalling Steam a couple of times, I figured it out: Having my Blue Icicle (XLR-USB adapter for a mic) plugged in was causing the issue. Soon as I disconnected the Icicle, Xbox One and Steam controllers were detected instantly. The odd thing is that Windows was detecting the controllers right away, it was just Steam that was having a hard time.

In future if anyone has this problem I suggest starting with disconnecting non-vital USB devices.

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red HIENA redemption 8 Jul, 2018 @ 6:23pm

What kind of controllers?
Always try to remove them in safe mode

Bambi 10 Jul, 2018 @ 3:11am

Thanks for the reply. The problem is the same for all my controllers. Dualshock4, steam controller and the 360 wireless controller. How do I remove them in safe mode? I don't think that will fix this as the problem is mainly when i connect my controller. But if there is a correct way to disconnect I'll start using that :)

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PushStart 21 Aug, 2019 @ 4:22pm

I know this makes me a

v_1 21 Aug, 2019 @ 4:27pm

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Bambi 31 Aug, 2019 @ 3:09pm

Originally posted by Jorvor:
I know this makes me a :yellowwizard: necromancer but I just had this exact problem. I want to post my solution and I didn't find any other recent threads about it.

After spending all day troubleshooting and reinstalling Steam a couple of times, I figured it out: Having my Blue Icicle (XLR-USB adapter for a mic) plugged in was causing the issue. Soon as I disconnected the Icicle, Xbox One and Steam controllers were detected instantly. The odd thing is that Windows was detecting the controllers right away, it was just Steam that was having a hard time.

In future if anyone has this problem I suggest starting with disconnecting non-vital USB devices.

Thanks for the input! I actually had kid of a break from my gaming computer and forgot about this issue. I don't have it anymore and I have changed up my connected USB devices so that may very well be the reason :)

Krometheus 4 Dec, 2021 @ 1:48pm

Originally posted by Jorvor:
I know this makes me a :yellowwizard: necromancer but I just had this exact problem. I want to post my solution and I didn't find any other recent threads about it.

After spending all day troubleshooting and reinstalling Steam a couple of times, I figured it out: Having my Blue Icicle (XLR-USB adapter for a mic) plugged in was causing the issue. Soon as I disconnected the Icicle, Xbox One and Steam controllers were detected instantly. The odd thing is that Windows was detecting the controllers right away, it was just Steam that was having a hard time.

In future if anyone has this problem I suggest starting with disconnecting non-vital USB devices.

I tried your solution and it works but it doesn't work every time. I have to keep dissconnecting every device so theres not one particular device that's causing the issue. Is there a setting in steam or windows to prioritize connecting a controller?

Unc_Jemima 13 hours ago

Still having this issue, I'm on a scuf Xbox controller for PC.

Takes 10 years for steam to recognize the controller.

Nothing else but the wireless dongle is plugged in.