How to Connect PS4 Controller to PC w/ DS4 Windows - 2024 Tutorial

Step by Step guide on how to quickly setup and use DS4 Windows in order to use your PS4 Controller on Windows PC. Just Download the required drivers, including .Net Framework and Vigembus, install them, and then extract and run DS4 Windows. Updated for 2024.
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[@jamdonut4444]

Just worked for me mate, thank you so much

[@justinlanh7326]

The best tutorial I’ve found, most others don’t tell you to install the supporting software.

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Im not always the first video folks watch. But I always aim to be the last by providing as much info as I can.

[@micoarevalo5072]

BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH. Disabling input works for me.

[@ProdByTAGMedia]

Thank you for your detailed tutorial. This helped me out tremendously.

[@SabinoM1998]

It has worked for me, thank you very much for the tutorial

[@2Am.nights]

Hey can you help me please

[@Meocross]

This was an amazing no nonsense tutorial, gratz.

[@AM-so9oq]

Thanks so much bro, I can now play BF1 on PC thanks to you!

[@GetOkamiDev]

nice tutorial, worked perfectly

[@alextorrence]

exactly what i was looking for.

[@t.spiteful1641]

Perfect. Thank you.

[@kurd7585]

thanks man your the best really helped unlike the 100 other TH-camrs that just did noting

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Glad to hear it. I try and do my best to include as much info that might help everyone. Though theres some things I dont have solutions for.

[@kurd7585]

@@ChupacabraTutorials if you're talking about the Xbox controller bottom
Thats not a problem at all
People need to appreciate what they get

[@csr8377]

muchisimas graciaaas!! funciona perfecto

[@eshanlakshitha4405]

thank you so much it worked

[@baraa5911]

thanks man that helped a lot

[@2Am.nights]

Hey can you help me?

[@paulydi]

think u so much
this is the only video

[@fettuccinitortellini5830]

ig getting the controller connected has never been the problem for me. its that the sensitivity and controls are laggy and dont work sometimes. and my sensitivity even wehen cranked to max is still at a snails pace. in r6s i can only ads while im prone too its so strange i just dontg understant why

[@Konegami]

Thank you sir

[@warpxrty1448]

Does anyone know why I can’t use any assigned macros even when my controller is connected and link to my custom profile I made in ds4?

[@lielosleo8813]

i saw that the vigem driver had a problem not updating in 2023, i just dowloaded ds4 windows and did the vigem installation from the ds4 installation and got the 1.22.0 version. i think it's fine ?

[@MrEricMcCullough]

So I downloaded this only to change the colors on my PS5 controller. While the controller is hooked up to my laptop the colors change as they should but when I plug it up to charge it it’s the same old orange. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to upload the setting into the controller? I’m clicking apply and save each time. Please help.

[@alejandropazmino7299]

funciona con un mando genérico de ps4 o tiene que ser original ??

[@denniskillah5237]

Good stuff brother

[@mui_i08]

is there a way to turn this of for games the ps4 controller does work cos even when i press stop and close it it stil says im using xbox for games the ps4 controller works thanks

[@sebastiandk9575]

whats the difference between the x86 and x64 versions?

[@imglitz1644]

I’m having a issue were controller keeps on disconnecting can you help me ?

[@Hzyp]

thanks so much

[@user-oh3iu3zq3t]

My controllers light lights up when I connect it and Its in device manager but not in ds4windows or inputmapper when I connected it

[@PM-bq6ln]

TYSM

[@user-vb6xy6de6x]

If that doesn't work, remove "Ghost Devices" from Windows 10/11

[@saltlakemusicvideos3267]

im connected but i still cant move my controller on my pc screen still ugh

[@ggloitergg]

Excellent work ill definitely be using this for allot of things.
My main focus for luckily finding someone like yourself who explained this perfectly was an app I could use to force invert my R3 controls where i press up togo down and down togo up(I know im crazy) but im having difficulty finding the settings to optimize these settings. Overall, this was ana amazing video! Thank you your help. Im also a Nord VPN user as well and love the protection.

[@ggloitergg]

Nevermind I figured it out I just clicked the specific movement I wanted emulated and converted it to the "xbox controller" this is an amazing app!

[@carlosipsermateos3748]

hey man, Ds4 still doesn´t detect my controller, what can I do? I tried everything u said

[@veve130]

Works

[@KingIulian]

IT work thx

[@mastkk3645]

he explain it in a way that even a 3 yo would understand, just what I need

[@graphicscardexpert5439]

Do i play games with ds4 controler,on pirated version of games ?

[@danielgodfrey6301]

works

[@nanimonai6703]

when i launch the app it just ask me where to save the profiles and which controller i want to use then nothing happened, please help

[@mohamadalifatahi7259]

Thats happen to me too and i dont know what to do

[@seemr969]

It works but I can’t walk could u help me please

[@ChipintozaJr]

Is there a soluttion for following :
When I connect dualshock 4 via usb I can use ps4 button layout in games, however when I connect it via Bluetooth games do not recognize ps 4 layout and I have to switch back to Xbox 360 layout from ds4

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Theres not really a good fix for that. Mainly because the PS button layouts in games barely works to begin with.

[@helex_x3271]

Yeah I tried to uninstall and reinstall and still it freezes for like 2 seconds and then it reconnects happens every 5 to 10m changed my wire and version of it idk what to do 😢 gg

[@arafaataha9780]

the controls are all messed up. on plutonoum bo1 and other games the touch pad is the shoot button and none of the other buttons work.

[@angpham941]

Using my PS controller on PC feels like Im a lesser race of human that has to beg my oppressor to even let me live in my own house

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Its certainly not ideal. Cus Sony hasnt released drivers for it themselves yet.

[@Th3HyperOne]

for some reason my one doesnt appear

[@ghaaliedras596]

The dotnet link is not working for me

[@ELIASUCCESS]

still waiting for the ps3 set up

[@danielgodfrey6301]

yooo ur the best

[@mohas1927]

i have problem
every time i hit program folder then select my device then hit close nothing happens

[@allanmaina7671]

Same

[@0Keera0]

Same

[@iKeih]

same

[@BnAlsq]

same, did you solve it? and if you have how did you do that

[@Waleed_237]

Have you been able to solve it?

[@helex_x3271]

Hey nice vid I’ve been having ds4 but it keeps on freezing for like a second and then works back again U know a fix 😅

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

Weird. Try running it as admin. You might also look at this guide to improve latency, your controller suddenly lagging might be the issue. th-cam.com/video/PywRLAP-cEY/w-d-xo.html

[@MidTier2024]

@@ChupacabraTutorials Have you tried using steam input to map the controller? DS4 is great but steam seems to work better at least for me

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

@@MidTier2024 I have guides for both

[@kylejahnke9095]

Thanks dude this tutorial actually works unlike all the other dogshit tutorials on youtube for this. Thank you so much my man!

[@sleepin-ollie]

i have a problem its not detecting any of my controllers

[@user-vb6xy6de6x]

delete ghost device in windows

[@SPECTTRE13]

Works great, but when I set lightbar color to black (off) then hit another car or get shot in GTA 4, the lightbar turns back on again 😂. How can I fix this 😢?

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

considering the software wont be getting any new updates anymore. Electrical tape across the lightbar is about all you can do.

[@SPECTTRE13]

@@ChupacabraTutorials oh no. Why are the updates stopping?

[@astrolightingyt4531]

ds4 seems to be breaking Bluetooth i guess i would look for alternatives since there no more updates and ds4 windows is a buggy mess

[@eknoor-618]

Can we close the two of the thing or no

[@allanmaina7671]

So I installed everything then it was working really well after a few weeks i uninstalled it by mistake and installed it now i try open the DS4 application and it doesn't show my controller anymore

[@eknoor-618]

Can we close the tap or no

[@Ryochan7]

There is no point in continuing to use DS4Windows. Might as well either use Steam Input or just buy an XBox controller.

[@playertwoeightfourninezero4236]

Didn’t know anything about steam input. Very good info.

[@user-zv5is6ip2j]

yes and no most games will reconfigure your ps4 controller for optimal gameplay but then there’s those handful of games that don’t and just won’t recognize it at all and that’s where the 3rd party options come in steam EVEN wth steam input the controller won’t be recognized

[@user-zv5is6ip2j]

again for SOME games.

[@bora-hk1zd]

Steam input doesn't show correct button prompts for ps5 controller tho

[@user-zv5is6ip2j]

@@bora-hk1zd yes it does you just press “X” to skip an input you don’t have .

[@l_oading..]

PlayStation controllers work natively without the need of any application in current windows 10/11 🤷‍♂️

[@jamesknightjohnson2807]

How

[@bora-hk1zd]

Yes but no ps button prompts in most games

[@rupiter]

.

[@maazbaig7724]

how do i make it bluetooth, my pc supports bluetooth but when i unplug my controller from ds4 it doesn't connect via bluetooth

[@ChupacabraTutorials]

This guide explains it th-cam.com/video/c3vw34qAeMU/w-d-xo.html