hotas x works in windows not in elite!

playing elite yesterday fine on the hotas x , go to play today now its not even working or showing in the bindings . all shows up fine on windows 10.
 
Did you unplug the HOTAS before turning off the game, yesterday? Elite doesn't like that. Or if, for example due to a faulty USB the joystick gets momentarily unplugged, Elite reverts to the default bindings.

If you have a backup of the .binds file, you can try using it.

Before that, try the simplest - restart your computer, plug the HOTAS, check if it's working and THEN start the game.
 
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Did you unplug the HOTAS before turning off the game, yesterday? Elite doesn't like that. Or if, for example due to a faulty USB the joystick gets momentarily unplugged, Elite reverts to the default bindings.

If you have a backup of the .binds file, you can try using it.
its fine in control panel windows 10 but not even there in elite. ive played fine since beta till now.

elite
 
its fine in control panel windows 10 but not even there in elite. ive played fine since beta till now.

elite

It doesn't show in the drop-down menu at the top of Controls settings?
Have you tried binding buttons and axes individually without choosing a profile?
 

Robert Maynard

Volunteer Moderator
Check for the existence of a "StartPreset.start" file in your bindings directory - I had issues a wee while ago with my T.16000M nor working after trying out a potential additional controller simultaneously - then check its contents - if it contains something like "mouse and keyboard" - delete it, it will be recreated on the next run.
 
I've just had exactly the same problem with my Hotas X. Works fine in Windows but not in any Steam game. It doesn't even show up in the presets menu in control options. It looks like Steam has done something. I allowed Steam to create my desktop icon. It was working just fine this morning but this evening it doesn't.

I've found that if I run the EDLaunch.exe directly from the Steamapps\common\EliteDangerous folder the joystick reappears in the menu and can be used.

Unfortunately, because Elite has been started and not detected the Hotas it has overwritten all my bindings so I'm going to have to set them all up again.
 
I've just had exactly the same problem with my Hotas X. Works fine in Windows but not in any Steam game. It doesn't even show up in the presets menu in control options. It looks like Steam has done something. I allowed Steam to create my desktop icon. It was working just fine this morning but this evening it doesn't.

I've found that if I run the EDLaunch.exe directly from the Steamapps\common\EliteDangerous folder the joystick reappears in the menu and can be used.

Unfortunately, because Elite has been started and not detected the Hotas it has overwritten all my bindings so I'm going to have to set them all up again.
thanks I'll try this later
 
Ive had my moments of doubts once...

When moving the hotas around the table, I accidentally touched that switch behind joystick and switched it to PS instead of PC. Lost some time to figure out why Elite do not recognize it.
I used duck-tape to secure it.
 
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It turns out that it's not just affecting the Hotas. There are reports on the Steam forums of it affecting other devices as well. It's something that's in the latest Steam beta so if you haven't opted in to the beta you won't be affected. If you are just opt out of the beta and let Steam restart and download the normal release all will be well.
 
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