PS4 wireless controller connect to Win 10

[bobdillon]

Hi Guys

I bought a new PS4 control and a Bluetooth adapter as my PC does not have one. I am running Windows 10 and I installed the the Bluetooth drivers but I cannot get the controller to connect.
If I use wired connection controller works OK.
I do not have a bluetooth on/off button in control panel like pc's that have Bluetooth preinstalled.
I have tried going to services.msc and enabling all 3 Bluetooth options but still nothing
When i lick the Bluetooth option in control panel it says "wireless controller, Bluetooth is turned off"
I don't understand why as I hold the PS button and it flashed like how you connect but nothing. its like something on win is not connecting Bluetooth. When I go to control panel its says wirelss controller but still does not connect

Images here

https://imgur.com/a/25qwMTF
https://imgur.com/a/Mbt2g57
https://imgur.com/a/KFtan4S

Can anyone with more expert knowledge please advise me. Thanks guys

 

[bobdillon]

hi Guys, anybody able to offer any advice pls? thanks

 

[tezzad]

You need inputmapper (free program) to get it to work wirelessley.

https://inputmapper.com/

there are tutorials to make it work.
Also, to pair the ds4, you need to hold in the shar button and the ps button unil the controller starts flashing.

 

[Placebo]

Actually DS4windows combined with HID Guardian is the best way to get a DS4 controller working with Windows 10, the big problem is getting the controller working in exclusive mode which HID Guardian works around. There's a guide here: https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/wiki/DS4Windows-and-HIDGuardian---Install-and-Setup-Guide

 

[Chris Davies]

I have Windows 10 and I've had zero problems - I just installed DS4Windows and connected up the controller via Bluetooth!

Is there a Windows update that wrecks compatibility or something? Or is there a benefit to using HID Guardian I'm missing out on?

 

[Placebo]

Well being connected is one thing, a specific game having exclusive access to the controller and it working properly ingame is another thing. And yes it's Windows updates that keep breaking the exclusive access.

DS4Windows should show you in the log if you have exclusive access:



If you don't, often you'll see things like you're scrolling menus and it skips menu items and button presses and such, very annoying.

 

[Chris Davies]

Well being connected is one thing, a specific game having exclusive access to the controller and it working properly ingame is another thing. And yes it's Windows updates that keep breaking the exclusive access.

Thank you!

The only issue I've had so far (I use the controller as a mouse in some games, the PC is connected to the TV at the minute) is in one game - Two Point Hospital - where the controller is picked up as a mouse and a controller at the same time, so the analog sticks - which I just want to be mouse movement - rotate the camera at the same time. It's incredibly annoying!

But I'm sure that's the game's fault for not having a "disable controller" checkbox (and every other method I've tried to "hide" the controller from the game has resulted in the controller no longer functioning, neither as mouse or controller)...

I ended up buying an air-mouse to get around it, and I'm happy enough now!