setting controller order in windows 10?

[eatthis]

is there a way to do this? it just sticks them wherever it likes in controllers null

[SharpeXB]

This can be a huge problem in older games that only use the joy# from Windows. That order can change every time you restart the PC.
DCS uses a controller ID# so it shouldn’t be an issue here.

Edited February 4 by SharpeXB

[speed-of-heat]

Not sure if this helps you or not, but this enables you to change the Joystick ID #, but that might not be what you are asking?

Joystick and HOTAS port mapping program - JoyID

[eatthis]

4 hours ago, SharpeXB said:

This can be a huge problem in older games that only use the joy# from Windows. That order can change every time you restart the PC.
DCS uses a controller ID# so it shouldn’t be an issue here.

im playing a game from 2003 lol

[SharpeXB]

1 minute ago, eatthis said:

im playing a game from 2003 lol

Yeah I had this same problem using W10 with older games, it’s a real pain. 

[manashttu]

Check out a tool called Devreorder.  It's here at Github:

https://github.com/briankendall/devreorder

I've used it for years for games like IL2 1946 and others to dictate the order the game sees controllers.  It's a little involved, but straightforward to set up for individual games.

[eatthis]

On 2/4/2025 at 9:30 PM, manashttu said:

Check out a tool called Devreorder.  It's here at Github:

https://github.com/briankendall/devreorder

I've used it for years for games like IL2 1946 and others to dictate the order the game sees controllers.  It's a little involved, but straightforward to set up for individual games.

how do i use that?

[manashttu]

The link I provided has a "How to Use" section if you scroll down the page.  It's a little involved, but pretty logical.