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Unknown XBOX 360 controller for Windows 11 installation
I am posting this here because X-Plane forums did not have any response to this problem. A user there noted when they transitioned to Windows 11 they started experiencing this problem.
Hi, I was using X-Plane 11/12 software the other day and in the logs I recieved this:
Hardware ADDED(28de, 11ff) - Controller (XBOX 360 For Windows) at path \\?\hid#vid_8087&pid_0ac2#6&2a20919&0&0000#{4d1e55b2-f16f-11cf-88cb-001111000030}
0:00:00.000 I/JOY: REGISTER Joystick device: Controller (XBOX 360 For Windows) - VID:10462PID:4607, this is a familiar device.
I do not use an XBOX 360 controller. I used to have Monect PC software, but I had deleted it months ago, and the device manager shows nothing under Monect PC remote software. I cannot find this VID/HID anywhere in my device manager, it just keeps appearing by will, almost like malware, even if I try removing controller settings, it returns one way or another.
Please help, for I want to use my mouse for flight simming software since I am currently not in possession of my joystick.
All the PID/HIDS here do not have that 8087.
The 8087 identifier is usually with Intel related drivers/devices.
This is what happens when my X-Plane 11/12 software is terminated in the log file.
0:20:48.150 I/JOY: UNREGISTER Joystick device: Controller (XBOX 360 For Windows) - VID:10462PID:4607
The even stranger part is that it does not appear in joy.cpl.
More context here:
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Run a full system scan with Windows Defender or reputable anti-malware tools like Malwarebytes. Ghost devices sometimes are linked to malware or adware.
malwarebytes said nothing about this. its monect pc remote that i last used but that has been deleted for a long while
Open Device Manager.
Click on View > Show hidden devices.
Look under Human Interface Devices, Universal Serial Bus controllers, HID-compliant devices, and Sound, video and game controllers.
If you see any entries related to Xbox controllers, HID devices, or unknown devices, right-click and Uninstall device.
After uninstalling, disconnect any controllers and reboot your PC.
doesn't appear anywhere. the logs led me to some MSI sensors thing which I don't wanna disable out of fear of it messing with my screen
Since you mentioned Monect PC, ensure all related processes or services are fully removed.
Use Task Manager to close any remaining background processes.
Use Revo Uninstaller or similar tools for thorough software removal.
doesn't work, i deleted monect and its services long time ago and i think this issue persists because of MSI
