Xbox controller is recognized by shadow and windows, but not steam

[paper skiff]

I am able to connect my controller through my mac, shadow, and windows, but I am uncertain if windows knows the device is a controller. Regardless, steam is not detecting any controller.

[silk mural]

Hi, do you have enabled on the controller section of Steam the Xbox controller support? Also you’re using Steam on Big Picture Mode?

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Yes I enabled Xbox controller, I am not using big picture mode

[silk mural]

Okay, could you try Big Picture Mode and see if it works?

[paper skiff]

it does not work in big picture mode or when I open up a game

[silk mural]

Strange…
Can you try a page for testing the gamepad and see if it works? You can find them on internet searching gamepad tester

[autumn spruce]

Did you select on Steam, the Xbox controller tick?

https://www.makeuseof.com/steam-not-detecting-controller-windows/

Did you enabled, Steam overlay and Steam controller conf. support?

[paper skiff]

ok, so i am not able to select the checkbox next to the controller in the quick menu section under controllers & usb

[autumn spruce]

You don't need to forward it, in this case. Shadow support already native basic Xbox and PlayStation controllers ( not ps5, or the Xbox Elite, because are special controllers - have more features ).

In this case, you need, to select, Xbox profile, directly on Steam.

[paper skiff]

Well then I was unable to get a website to discover the controller, and using the second strategy in the link above showed me that windows couldn’t see the controller

[silk mural]

Okay, so then the issue is than Windows cannot detect the controller too…
On your local PC(MacOS) works fine?

[paper skiff]

i tried the game controller testing websites on mac and they did not work. shadow is still able to detect the controller on the mac side

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I’m using a usb connection trough a usbc adapter btw

[silk mural]

Okay, so then you have to first make it work on your Mac, then after that you will be able to make it work on Shadow
Doing a quick research on the Internet says than the controller can be only connected on MacOS using Bluetooth and not USB, so try connecting it using Bluetooth

[paper skiff]

well, turns out my xbox controller doesnt have bluetooth, so im switching to a different controller

thanks for all the help!