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title: "PS4 / DualShock 4 Controller Not Detected in PC Emulator — DS4Windows Fix"
canonical_url: https://emudesk.com/issues/ps4-controller-ds4windows-not-detected-emulator-pc-fix
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published_at: 2026-08-31T18:22:23.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-01T00:45:02.290Z
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# PS4 / DualShock 4 Controller Not Detected in PC Emulator — DS4Windows Fix

I connected my PS4 DualShock 4 controller to my PC via USB or Bluetooth, but my emulator (PCSX2, Dolphin, Cemu, RetroArch, RPCS3, or shadPS4) either doesn't detect it at all, shows it as "Unknown controller," or the buttons are mapped incorrectly. What's the fix?