#Afterglow ps3 controller pairing pc how to#

In this guide, we’ll show you how to set up your Afterglow PS3 controller on your PC and get it working with your favorite games. Check HidHide’s guide for more info on that.If you’re looking for a way to use your Afterglow PS3 controller on your PC, you’ve come to the right place. You can check if you have HidHide installed by opening Windows’ Apps and Features and searching for it, though if it do is installed then it’s probably just not properly configured to grant DS4Windows access to hidden controllers. Its use along DS4Windows is recommended in order to prevent the infamous double input issue. HidHide is an optional (but highly recommended) third-party driver that can hide controllers from the system and only allow chosen processes to detect them. For more information about HidHide and the double input issue, check the Preventing the double controller / double input issue in games guide.

#Afterglow ps3 controller pairing pc install#

Install HidHide as a replacement for the “controller hiding” function that is necessary to prevent the double input issue.

#Afterglow ps3 controller pairing pc drivers#

To verify if HidGuardian is installed and uninstall it if present, check the legacy drivers section of DS4Windows uninstallation guide.

Uninstall it for their controller to be detected again.

Users who still have HidGuardian installed must:

The release of HidGuardian’s successor, HidHide, which works the same but is more user-friendlyĪs such, the latest versions of DS4Windows won’t request HidGuardian for hidden controller’s access and if a controller is hidden by it then it won’t be detected anymore.

Users didn’t know how to properly configure HidGuardian and ended up having issues that were complicated to troubleshoot and fix.

It was used by DS4Windows to prevent the double-input issue, but support for it was removed in v3.0.8 for 2 reasons: HidGuardian is a driver that can prevent Windows from recognizing a connected controller as an actual game controller. The following tools could be the culprit: HidGuardian

Still does not appear on Windows’ Game Controllers list.

Your controller is NOT disabled in the previous sections.

If it was disabled then re-enabling should fix the issue.

If disabled, re-enable it by clicking at Properties then Enable device.

Select the HID-compliant game controller and check its status at the bottom of the Window.

Right-click on it, select Properties then select the Hardware tab.

Open Windows’ Devices and Printers by pressing Win+ R in your keyboard, typing control printers then selecting Ok.

On USB, the easiest way to verify this is by checking if the controller works properly in other USB ports, though another indication for DS4 or DualSense users is that the lightbar will keep flashing yellow, indicating that the controller is only at a charging state (likewise, it will flash yellow only once then turn off if fully charged).

Though this can happen via any connection method, on Bluetooth removing and re-pairing the controller will fix the issue. There is a chance that DS4W has permanently disabled your controller in a previous attempt of gaining Exclusive Access when using the Hide DS4 controllers option.