Steam Controller not working
I had an issue a while back with my steam controller.
None of the advice I could find online was working. A large portion of the hardware was detected in random categories as 'HID Compatible' but a significant portion of it was, predictably, detected as Razor hardware.
After hours of tinkering I've figured out a reliable way to resolve the issue.
Unfortunately for razor users it involves deleting the driver.
Unplug the steam controller dongle and turn off the controller (pop out the batts and pop em back in).
"set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1"
Device manager will launch
At the top, under the view menu, hit 'Show hidden devices'
Look for the half opaque ones
Right click and hit 'Uninstall Device'
It will have a checkbox. Make sure to toggle the 'remove/delete driver' option
Uninstall device half opaque in that tab. You wont need to toggle for the rest.
Hit 'settings' (the gear)
Hit the controller options
plug in your controller dongle. turn on your controller.
You SHOULD see 'add steam controller' under the options now. Don't bother clicking it yet. You've got one more step.
Pop them batteries out of your controller again
Pop the batts back in but DO NOT turn it on yet
Click 'add steam controller'
It should prompt you to 'hold x and turn on your controller'. Do that.
Enter the button combination.
The controller is now properly paired and working. To turn the controller off from now on your can do so one of two ways:
Wait til it turns itself off due to non-use. (NOT recommended because it can make your internet browser buggy and skippy)
In big picture under the power menu there is an option that says 'turn off controller'. I recommend this 1000%
Be sure to use other people's controller configs when using this controller. It'll save you a buttload of time.