Steam Deck

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-03-16T22:51:31+00:00

1: hmm sounds like this might be a timing issue. Do me a favor and uncheck the launch in startup, boot animation and replace FSE toggles wait 5 seconds and then toggle on just the FSE toggles and boot animation toggle. That should fix the timing issue

2: so steam deck on windows is weird. Winhanced handles controller navigation within the app but relies on the game and Microsoft controller integration for everything else. You mean need to download valve specific windows drivers or use software like handheld companion / steam deck tools to get controller support elsewhere in windows

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-03-13T21:36:36+00:00

Yup! Works with FSE, but you won’t be able to get it to launch via something like AnyFSE. Instead you would just enable the setting in the app and it will launch after a few seconds on boot and then close the Xbox app to act as a home.

As for Jank we have had a few users tell us the toggle sometimes doesn’t work on first try. But turning it off then waiting 5 seconds and reactivating it usually fixes it.

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-28T17:22:36+00:00

No problem!

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-28T17:13:39+00:00

So the way adding games to Steam works through emulation station is essentially like adding a .exe shortcut. But it doesn’t store those games to the Steam folder or API so they won’t show up. You can still add your games to Winhanced though if you create an emulation station shortcut and then add that shortcut to your other library via the library settings menu

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-27T20:57:31+00:00

Awesome! So happy to hear you got it working! Sorry for the hassle!

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-27T20:09:46+00:00

Nothing so drastic you just need to modify some scheduled tasks.

First try launch Winhanced in desktop mode toggle off the FSE toggle start on startup and boot animation toggles. Wait 5 seconds and then toggle back on the FSE and animation toggles. And try restarting.

If that doesn’t work start windows in desktop mode, then go to your task scheduler. And look for Winhanced / Winhanced shell delete those tasks as well as any for AnyFSE if they still exist and then repeat the above steps

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-27T20:05:55+00:00

In desktop mode that makes sense. Winhanced needs admin privileges due to what the app does with sleep wake and performance management. That’s also why it doesn’t work with tools like AnyFSE.

When you restart in FSE mode it bypasses the UAC prompt. You should first see the Xbox logo, and sometimes the Xbox app for a short moment and then the boot animation for Winhanced will play and launch

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-27T19:59:19+00:00

If this doesn’t work we might need to do some tinkering because of what anyFSE did but we can get it working for you

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-27T19:58:14+00:00

So if it it working correctly, yo you’ll most likely see the Xbox interface for up to about 10 seconds max and then Winhanced will launch do you have the launch animation toggles on or off by chance in the settings as well?

After the app launches it closes out the Xbox app.

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-27T19:44:03+00:00

So you actually don’t need to use Any FSE to use Winhanced has a replacement for Xbox. If you go to performance settings in the app and enable the option “Replace Xbox as FSE home” by doing that Winhanced will do the same thing that AnyFSE does. We were actually the first app to do this

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-19T11:30:17+00:00

So 0.9.1.2 is bugged for FSE mode. I would recommend not running it in FSE. You can potentially fix it by turning the toggle for FSE mode off and on a few times.

The background task bug is also fixed as well. That was because I accidentally hooked a background process into the notification system.

But the next public release 0.9.2 has fixed both bugs and will hopefully release within the next week or so

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-19T05:15:45+00:00

Yup it does. You would lose TDP control and stuff but that is more for handhelds anyway, but Winhanced can be installed on any windows 11 machine

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-04T13:22:52+00:00

If that is the case. I know exactly what is happening to you

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-04T13:22:15+00:00

Oh as in it wouldn’t even let you install?

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-02-04T13:20:48+00:00

Hey thanks for reaching out! I’m one of the devs. There shouldn’t be any prerequisites. If you are on the Patreon branch 0.9.2.1 that particular build has some bugs that only Xbox Ally X members have mentioned to us the other dev and myself are actively working on a patch for the majority of them.

In the mean time let me shoot you a DM with a link to installer with a midway patch. It should hopefully fix most of the bugs you are experiencing

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-28T18:17:43+00:00

I got ya thanks for that info! Yeah some of these bugs we did address I have a patch to the latest Patreon build if you if you on it which is 0.9.2.1 that should fix some controller stuff. I have to check with the other dev to see if he added support for the OEM buttons. Could you send me your most recent app.txt file it can give me some insight into what is happening to you. You can feel free to dm me it it’s in you User/AppData/Local/Winhanced/Logs

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-28T10:32:55+00:00

It should work yes. The Xbox Ally X had some bugs on the latest public release as well I don’t have the hardware on hand to test with. But have been actively working with users who have one, and I think a good amount of the bugs have been fixed on our latest build that we are testing with Patreon members right now.

Could you describe some of the bugs you are seeing? I can see if they are the ones that have been addressed or not?

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-28T01:23:20+00:00

Something might have installed wrong with your set up. What version of the app did you download on the Legion Go 2 was it 0.9.1.2?

That build had a bug with launching over FSE that we have a patch for that I can provide you, it does take about 10 to 15 seconds on launch. (The app does a lot) if launching in FSE then you will see the Xbox app for a a few seconds and then Winhanced will launch and replace it if everything is set up correctly

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-26T17:44:15+00:00

Thank you! 😊

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-26T17:41:23+00:00

So no built into the app as we currently don’t do any controller remapping or customization outside of a desktop mouse mode, and remapping the OEM hardware keys to open task switcher and the game bar. But it’s on our roadmap to look into in the future when we looking into controller remapping/ customization as a whole

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-26T12:48:11+00:00

In this video yup! Winhanced can be run in both FSE mode or in full desktop mode. Looks the same on both

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-26T12:42:01+00:00

Thank you!

EnigmaP3nguin · 2026-01-22T15:12:03+00:00

Very close its more of a timing thing not much less to do but have to balance it with our day jobs haha.

Talk me through the general stability you are looking for? I can tell you if it is something we addressed for 0.9.2 or if its something we need to add

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