Windows 10: Windows 10 working with mouse and joystick together

Hey I use a computer with Windows 10 with 4 monitors. On three screens I run a camera monitoring software which I operate using a joystick connected via USB. My problem is that when I want to work on the fourth screen the focus drops from the camera software and the joystick stops working. Is there a way to keep focus for the joystick while the mouse works on the fourth screen? Thanks,

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Use joystick as a mouse

Hello!

I have connected my laptop to my large TV through HDMI and I use it for watching movies and also play some casual games, mostly MAME and other emulators or old non-demanding games. I have an old-fashioned arcade-style analog joystick (looks like an Amiga joystick with 4 buttons) that plugs to the standard gameport and I connect it with a gameport-to-USB adapter from Logilink to my laptop. It works great in MAME and other old games. One inconvenience is that I have to use a wireless mouse to launch any application or game. I remember back in Windows XP you could go to Accessibility and configure a joystick as mouse. That means moving the cursor with the joystick and use button 1 to left click and button 2 to right click. I could not find any similar setting in Windows 10. Is that possible? Do I need a third-party software for this? If that matters the joystick can only operate in DirectInput mode, it doesn't support Xinput, but I would like to know of a similar solution for Xinput controllers, if there is one. Thank you in advance.

PS: Using joystick as a mouse would impact playing games with a joystick? I certainly don't want that. I run Windows 10 v1909 64-bit, if that matters.

 

GENERIC USB JOYSTICK NOT WORKING IN WINDOWS 10

Hi Steven,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

To assist you better, I would like to know the troubleshooting steps that you have performed.

This issue may arise due to driver conflicts. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to restart the computer, plug in the device and run the
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter and check

if it helps to resolve the issue.

• Type troubleshooting in the search bar.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click on Hardware and Devices.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.
• Check if issue persists.

I also suggest you to check if the joystick is compatible with Windows 10 or with the specific game.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 upgrade problem, no input accepted

I really hate having to come here and ask for help, but I really am stumped. It hurts my geek pride. I have a PC with fairly modern hardware in it. It has a p8p67 pro in it. I have tried upgrading windows 10 on it twice now. Both times I have had the same result.

After windows finishes upgrading it goes to the log in/set up screen. I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse input is accepted.

I will list some, or hopefully all, of the troubleshooting steps I have tried:

• Move keyboard and mouse to different USB ports.
• Try different keyboard or mouse.
• Restart computer, repeatedly.
• Google for related issues.
• Update Bios, because why not.
• Create boot media and revert to windows 7.

The windows 10 system restore boot media works fine with keyboard and mouse. All USB ports work in windows 7. I don't know what is wrong. I suspect that windows 10 is lacking a driver of some sort, but since the computer accepts no input I have no way of checking for which driver let alone installing it.

Please help me figure this out. If I have to revert back to windows 7 again, I am not going to get it upgraded to windows 10. Thank you in advanced.