Under the Controller tab, open General Controller Settings you should see your controller listed under Detected Controllers. Once connected, navigate to Steam's settings menu-under the top left dropdown-to get everything running smoothly. Otherwise, try using a USB 2.0 port instead of a USB 3.0 port.

If you run into any connection issues, closing and reopening Steam should do the trick. Just be sure to pair or plug in your controller before opening Steam or any Steam games, otherwise your controller may not be recognized. Thanks to official Steam support, there's almost no setup involved in getting your PS4 controller working in Steam. Remap from Settings Controller tab/in game.I have heard that that update has caused a lot of games, apps, and programs to not function properly but I am not seeing anything regarding the problem that I am having with the PS3 controller since the update.(opens in new tab) Using a PS4 controller in Steam I tried a reinstall of SCP Toolkit and the drivers that come with it, but it made no difference. After I decided to restart and let my computer install updates, this issue started immediately after those updates. I got the update around midday and I used the controller for several hours without any issues before the update. This issue started literally after restarting to install the most recent update a few weeks ago. This is a major problem-especially if I am playing healer in Final Fantasy XIV. The only way that I can fix this is by unplugging and plugging the PS3 controller back in. When the controller stops working, the 'Player 1' light is still lit indicating that both Windows and SCP Toolkit registers that the controller is plugged into the USB port but the buttons are just unresponsive. Sometimes I need to type something in in order to make an event trigger, and going back to my controller, only to see that it is unresponsive. This is a problem because when I play Final Fantasy XIV, sometimes I need to type something in the chat window during dungeons or boss fights.

Ever since the most recent Windows update, my Playstation 3 controller stops working if no buttons are hit after 20 or 30 seconds or after I use my USB external keyboard on my laptop.

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