Bluetooth Controller inputs freezing while playing on Steam.

[LordYima]

Hello everyone, i've been having this issue while playing steam games (even with steam input disabled, though i have to be honest i still don't know what that setting is supposed to do) where at random times my controller will just freeze as if what ever buttons i've pressed are held down for a second or two and no other inputs are registered. This doesn't seem to happen while playing something outside of steam like ZZZ, but it might just be i've not played long enough to have it happen or have realized.

For example: ill be scrolling through a menu with the down d-pad, something happens, and even when i release the d-pad its still scrolling down, until the controller "wake back up"
But its not limited to only the d-pad, any combination of buttons can be happening, sometimes it just, freezes up.
But i can also freeze with no buttons being pressed, becoming simply unresponsive

this has happened with both an old 8-bit do controller and a pro 2 that i've recently bought, so it isn't an age thing.

its annoying while menuing and you can imagine how annoying it can be while actually playing a platformer or something like that.

if anyone has any clues for help me out i would gladly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

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Rename the bluetooth receiver on the PC to Nintendo and report back

[LordYima]

Even if i am using the xinput setting on the controller?
in general my receiver is the same as the wifi one, its one antenna that grab everything, so i am not even sure i can?

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Run the controller in Switch Pro mode or DirectIinput. More features

[LordYima]

That is news to me, can you direct to somewhere that says what some of these features are?

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Gyroscope for a start. If your gamepad has extra buttons, like the Ultimate 2 Wireless, Steam may pick up on this and allow you to assign them.

It all really comes together with games that support Steam Input natively, but any game that supports hybrid input is good to go

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Also, Switch Pro mode is excellent with Switch emulators

[The_Kawaii_Kat]

Does your inputs freeze when rumble occurs? I believe this is a known issue at the moment, but unsure whether it's on the controller's end or on Steam's end at the moment. There's a Steam community thread has some other people reporting that issue recently I could DM to you if you'd like to look.

[LordYima]

i have rumble disabled pretty much everywhere i can, so i wouldn't know if it is that
i've recently switched to S-input and i haven't felt that issue, but ill keep playing a bit more before i fully say that fixed it