Most players would describe Elden Rings as a masterpiece in worldbuilding, gameplay, and difficulty. Its performance doesn’t quite match the experience, though it has issues. For example, how to fix Elden Ring Controller not working? 

Elden Ring debuted for Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, and Windows PC. The latter platform is perhaps the one with the most issues. 

In particular, the controller not working error is something you would face on Steam. It’s easier to fix, though, as it mostly relates to wrong configurations or incompatibility issues. Other errors, such as the dreaded black screen or network errors, are less friendly. 

Elden Ring has no issues, controller-wise, on consoles. On PC, you may find that playing the game with a controller may render the peripheral useless. That happens regardless of which controller you’re using. 

You should know these errors are affecting the game and that other players are experiencing something similar. In other words, there’s probably nothing wrong with your PC. 

We’re facing a newer error, so we don’t fully understand the causes yet. The users also don’t understand the causes yet.

Even so, we’ve compiled a series of possible causes we’ve found online:

We’re going through a series of quick and easy fixes. You can try them one by one until you find a working solution. 

Remember that we’re dealing with Elden Ring for Steam on Windows 10 or 11 PCs. Also, we’re working under the consideration that other games work fine on your PC; it’s Elden Ring, the one with issues. If not, you may want to check additional fixes for using controllers on Steam. 

Because Elden Ring is a new game, perhaps Windows needs to download drivers to make it work without issues. So, we’re updating Windows 10 or 11:

Windows will do it in the background if you select to download an update. Once it finishes, you will need to restart the system to install the new files. 

Similarly, you can update the GPU drivers to solve potential incompatibility issues. 

The first method is through the Device Manager. Here’re the steps:

The second method to update the graphics drivers is through the proprietary software of your graphic card:

The next step is enabling controller support on Steam and selecting the proper settings so your peripheral works. This option is in case you use a controller rather than your keyboard and mouse. 

Here are the steps to follow: 

Some users suggest enabling Generic Gamepad Configuration on top of the type of controller you’re using. We recommend you do that as well. 

Afterward, Steam will download and install the driver and reset it.  

Additionally, you should disable the Steam Input Per-Game Setting. It could be shutting off your controller and forcing you to play with the keyboard.

If you’re playing on a controller, it’s best to disconnect the keyboard and mouse while you play with the controller. If you’re using a keypad with the controller, disconnect the keypad as well. 

We’ve seen keeping both types of peripherals connected is causing issues for Elden Ring. 

Before closing Steam, you should verify Elden Ring with its tools. That will check for corruption and fix damaged files.

Back on Steam, another way to fix Elden Ring controllers not working is by disabling the Steam overlay. 

The next recommendation is to delete the “Vjoy software.” Vjoy is a program that allows you to create a virtual joystick but causes problems with Elden Ring.

You’d be better off playing with a mouse and keyboard or playing via Steam’s native support for Xbox or PS4/PS5 controllers.

So, if you have Vjoy on your PC, uninstall it. 

Similarly, you should disable any third-party software you might be using to customize or configure a controller PS4, PS5, or Xbox controller. That includes DS4Windows, you don’t need it for Steam. 

Lastly, it would help to disconnect other Bluetooth devices while playing Elden Ring.

In fact, you should turn off Bluetooth altogether. If you’re Bluetooth devices, connect them to your PC via USB cables instead.

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