Windows 10: Dualsense Controller is connecting to Windows, however it thinks it is an audio device, and...

When I go into system settings, I see the controller listed as an audio device. The same happens in device manager.

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DualSense Wireless Controller

Hi,

While connecting my PS5 controller to my pc (windows 10) it connects and sthe device shown as ' wireless controller' but the device shown as ' dualsense wireless controller' on my phone. And when connecting to pc, some feature of the controller such as vibration does not work. I wonder if there is a way to fix it.

I have tried to restart the controller, trouble shooting the bluetooth, cable connecting and it all not working.

Does windows 10 not support the dualsense wireless controller, do i need to get windows 11 to use the full function dualsense controller

Thank you

 

DualSense Wireless Controller

Problem solved

Steps I did to solve:

1. Use a cable to connect the controller to your device.

2. Go to Controller website to download the latest hardware for DualSense™ Wireless Controller and DualSense Edge™ Wireless Controller. And follow the step of it to update hardware.

3. Go to Sound Control Panel and find the speaker of the controller (heard that PS5 controller use sound to control vibration), right-click controller's speaker and press configure speaker. Make it Quadraphonic and go next, tick all two box and go next, press Finish.

Then I open my game again and it works perfectly.

 

Dualsense controller not working over Bluetooth

Few things to keep in mind about the Dualsense controller:



I use it with several devices over Bluetooth. Dualsense can automatically reconnect only to the last used Bluetooth device. If it was recently paired with device A and then paired with device B, on Power-on it will automatically connect only to device B. Device A still can connect, BUT device A should do this from its end as the controller has no menu and list of devices to choose from.

Although Sony says this: A controller can be paired with only one device at a time. Each time you change devices you must pair the controller with the new device.



So the issue



Windows 11........



In Windows, there is no button to connect to a recently paired input device‍♂️



What that means: that means, I need to remove Dualsense from paired devices every time I want to connect it to a PC.







Earlier its been removing device fine. But but out of the sudden it now failing to remove it.





I tried removing it from within the Control panel, Devices and printers - it does nothing after clicking Remove.



I also deleted Dualsense from Device Manager - but it is still in the list of paired devices.



I cannot pair it a second time - Windows Filters out devices that are already paired.



It's a dead end. I cannot add it because it's already added and I cannot connect to it because there is no button to connect. I don't know how it was possible for Microsoft to make the system in such a way.



Please don't suggest me to revert Windows Updates or checking if the PC is powered on or if Bluetooth enabled and If the button on Dualsense was pressed. The only reason I'm creating this post is to get Microsoft's attention to these bugs.



However, if you know a working way to bring the controller back to work with Windows 11, let me know. (and yes I know I can use it over a USB cable, but that is not a WA I need)