Windows 10: Playstation 3 controllers no longer work

I can't figure out how make my wired controllers work. They used to work fine, but now they ARE detected, and the drivers say they are up to date, yet they do not function anymore. They work fine on my ps3. I have spent hours and hours now searching for a solution to no avail. Please can someone help?

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Can't manage to connect a second Playstation 3 controller


I have 2 Playstation 3 controllers that I would like to use to play games on my laptop. I managed to install the first one following a guide about "ScpServer" to install it as a "Controller XBOX 360 For Windows" and it works perfectly.
When I try to use the second one it doesn't work. The 4 lights keep flashing and I tried reinstalling the driver using just the second controller but it still won't work.

Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks!

 

Is the Playstation 3 Controller driver for Windows 10 non-functioning by design?

Three possible reasons:

• The driver is generic (it was never intended for Playstation controllers) but it was the "best match" the system could find.
  
• The driver is not specific to the device (it was intended for Playstation controllers, just not that particular make/revision) but it was the "best match" the system could find.
  
• The driver was intended specifically for Playstation 3 controllers but requires additional underlying software the driver manufacturer chose not to include (e.g. because of licensing).
  

For what it's worth, the Sony Playstation 3's CellOS and MacOS both make use of parts of a similar code base (they both include elements of BSD derivatives), so it isn't too suprising that the controller works easily with MacOS. On the other hand, Windows has a completely different subsystem for connecting devices.

 

set up my unofficial playstation controller to steam

i downloaded 3 old tomb raider games, 1 2 and 3, the first one seems to be going well with my generic controller which is a unofficial playstation one but with the other 2 games, it doesn't work, is there any suggestions to this?