Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "Troubleshooting guide/Input problems"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
m (Undo revision 1288024 by AemonyBot (talk))
Tag: Undo
m (General maintenance with AutoWikiBrowser in Bot mode)
Line 16: Line 16:
 
==Mouse problems==
 
==Mouse problems==
 
===Windows 8.1 and later===
 
===Windows 8.1 and later===
−
* Mouse input is incorrectly scaled: set the application compatibility to Disable display scaling on high DPI settings.<ref>[https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2907016 Mouse input in some games is incorrectly scaled on high-DPI devices]</ref>
+
* Mouse input is incorrectly scaled: set the application compatibility to Disable display scaling on high DPI settings.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2907016|title=Mouse input in some games is incorrectly scaled on high-DPI devices|date=May 2023}}</ref>
−
* Mouse pointer stutters or freezes: Use the [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908279 fixit tool] or make a compatibility package with NoDTToDITMouseBatch.<ref>[https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908279 Mouse pointer stutters or freezes when you play certain games in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2]</ref>
+
* Mouse pointer stutters or freezes: Use the [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908279 fixit tool] or make a compatibility package with NoDTToDITMouseBatch.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2908279|title=Mouse pointer stutters or freezes when you play certain games in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
* Problems using keyboard and touchpad simultaneously: see [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2907018 Button clicks for internal touchpads and pointing sticks are not responsive while or shortly after the keyboard is used].
 
* Problems using keyboard and touchpad simultaneously: see [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2907018 Button clicks for internal touchpads and pointing sticks are not responsive while or shortly after the keyboard is used].
  
 
==Remapping problems==
 
==Remapping problems==
 
===Can't change bindings or bindings lost on game restart===
 
===Can't change bindings or bindings lost on game restart===
−
{{ii}} Many older Windows games (released around 2006 or earlier) require the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/58-microsoft-directinput-mapper/ Microsoft DirectInput Mapper] which is not included with Vista due to <code>IDirectInput8::ConfigureDevices</code> being deprecated.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/microsoft.directx_sdk.idirectinput8.idirectinput8.configuredevices.aspx#remarks IDirectInput8::ConfigureDevices Method - Windows Dev Center - Desktop]</ref> Download it manually to fix the error.
+
{{ii}} Many older Windows games (released around 2006 or earlier) require the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/58-microsoft-directinput-mapper/ Microsoft DirectInput Mapper] which is not included with Vista due to <code>IDirectInput8::ConfigureDevices</code> being deprecated.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/microsoft.directx_sdk.idirectinput8.idirectinput8.configuredevices.aspx#remarks|title=IDirectInput8::ConfigureDevices Method - Windows Dev Center - Desktop|date=May 2023}}</ref> Download it manually to fix the error.
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 21:41, 13 May 2023

This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components. You can help to expand this page by adding an image or additional information.

Controller problems

Controller not detected

For Windows, many games only support XInput controllers (see XInput wrappers for workarounds).
For Windows, some non-controller devices show up as controllers, e.g. certain Razer products. Open the Device Manager, expand Human Interface Devices, and disable the "HID-compliant game controller" entry for that device.[1]

Constant movement or spinning

For games using DOSBox, edit the DOSBox configuration file and change timed=true to timed=false (if it is already set to this, try timed=true instead).
If you wish to disable certain games from using devices, without unplugging them or otherwise removing them, utilise the devreorder utility to blacklist them from each game.

Button prompts are wrong

Button prompts may require additional steps even if the game supports prompts for that controller type. Some games only show generic numbers or keyboard keys when using a controller. Refer to the individual game pages for game-specific solutions.

Mouse problems

Windows 8.1 and later

Remapping problems

Can't change bindings or bindings lost on game restart

Many older Windows games (released around 2006 or earlier) require the Microsoft DirectInput Mapper which is not included with Vista due to IDirectInput8::ConfigureDevices being deprecated.[4] Download it manually to fix the error.


References