Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS stick not recognised as game controller in Windows

[williver]

I'm currently running Windows 10 and have a Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS stick.

I can see this listed in Device Manager under Human Interface Devices however I do not see it when I run the Windows USB Game Controller app. and also not see in DCS.  This has worked for me in the past so not sure what has changed.

Has anyone else experienced this?

[Lange_666]

Do you see the throttle?
Or none of them?

[Hempstead]

Yes.... I bumped into the Razer Tatarus keypad problem.

Basically, the software installed by Razer Tatarus has some negative effect on other USB game controller. The symptom is that once you have that software installed, keypad plugged in, you can only see something like 6 or 8 controllers in the game controller. Which USB controller will show up? Depends. Now, if you have things like vJoy, or Razer keyboard installed virtual controllers, they will show up, and bump your REAL controllers off this list.

Whatever controller not listed on this game controller list will not show up in DCS.

Once I got rid of the Razer keypad (Razer keyboard and mouse are ok), I can have as many USB game controllers as I want.

[williver]

Hi @Lange_666 yes I see my other controllers, a throttle and rudder pedals.  thanks @Hempstead for sharing your experience. I guess I'll try removing/uninstalling other controllers or usb devices and see if that helps

[williver]

Problem was with the connections on the cable that runs through the 40cm extension stick I'm using.  still a bit dodgy but working for now.  So providing the base is connected to the USB port then it shows up  in Windows Device Manager even if there is no connection to the stick itself.  So it seems that the HOTAS will only appear under Game Controllers in Windows if the connection between the base and the stick itself is good.