How to change default gaming controller?

klub44

Hi

I'm facing annoying issue. I have plugged in lots of controllers (2xMDF, G13, Warthog, Xbox controller), and they nicely listed on game controller list. But there is slight problem with that, they listed in alphabetical order. Some games uses as default controller first one on the list, so then when I want to play Dark Souls on my Xbox controller I have to unplug or disable all other joysticks in device manager. Does anyone knows how to shift order on that gaming controller list?

Torqay

Try this:

Here's a post Chris H. made some time ago "on how to set up the
sequence of which controller is first, second, etc. It depends on
which device you want to set with first priority. The example is to
set a Mad Catz wheel first in the order, followed by a game port device.

The same would apply for USB devices:
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1) Unplug all devices from system
2) Plug-in the Mad Catz Andretti Wheel
3) Run the game controllers control panel
4) Click the "Advanced" button and set the wheel as the preferred device
5) Unplug the wheel
6) Plug-in the USB Gravis GamePad Pro
7) Run the game controllers control panel
8) Click the "Advanced" button and set the USB GamePad Pro
as the preferred device
9) Unplug the Gravis GamePad Pro
10) Now plug-in the wheel, followed by the USB GamePad Pro.

By setting both devices to preferred, we actually clear their previous ID
settings. By replugging them in the desired order, i.e. wheel then GamePad
Pro, the wheel gets ID1 and the GamePad Pro gets ID2."

Source

This way yoy can set the Xbox controller first, but when you play a game that requires a different controller and doesn't allow you to choose, you're back to square one. Unlike a printer, you can't set a certain game controller as default in Windows.

If that doesn't suit you, get NirSoft's USBDevView. Handy utility to disable/enable USB devices quick and easy.

klub44

Hard to believe but both of them tricks don't work G13 is very stubborn piece of kit.
Thanks for a help.

Torqay

klub44 wrote: »

Hard to believe but both of them tricks don't work G13 is very stubborn piece of kit.
Thanks for a help.

Remove it from the device manager and reinstall it.

Though I'm surprised that USBDevView can't disable it.