This is a good way to determine exactly how quickly the buttons are registering–if they’re registering at all–as well as making note of how close (or far away) the thumbstick is resting from an even 50% after you move it around a bit.Once you’ve finished your tests, make sure to hit Apply before you close out the window, and you’re done!Although most modern controllers will come calibrated out of the box to work flawlessly with Windows, it never hurts to go in and re-calibrate once every few months just to be sure you’re not missing any headshots due to a controller that’s out of whack.Chris Stobing is a writer and blogger from the heart of Silicon Valley. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 14,317 times.wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. As you can see in the example above, the X-axis of my right thumbstick actually rests around 52%, the product of old age and a lot of intense rounds of Halo Online.Unfortunately, while the software side of calibration does help you to find out how well your controller is responding to your movements–and even course correct for a faulty thumbstick to an extent–the only hardware fix when it starts to get worn down like this is to head down to the store and pick up a new controller altogether. His work has appeared in PCMag and Digital Trends, and he's served as Managing Editor of Gadget Review. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. (You can also get here by going into Control Panel > Devices and Printers in all versions of Windows).From here, the controller should pop up as long as it’s already connected. 5. Control is a treasure trove of storytelling that is supported by great dialogue, intriguing characters, and stellar voice acting.

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Explore Control game detail, demo, images, videos, reviews. 8. For example, maybe you have a button that’s sticking and you aren’t sure just how much the computer is able to read from it on each press. The calibration tool can help you dial in your controller so it’s as accurate as it can be.We’ll be using an Xbox 360 controller for this guide, since that’s what we have, but it should work pretty much the same for any gamepad you plug in.To find the Calibration Tool, begin by going down to your Start Menu, and selecting “Settings”.After the next window, scroll down to the link that reads “Devices and Printers” inside the “Printers and Scanners” tab, and click on it. This wikiHow will teach you how to test your PS4 controller's functionality on a Windows 10 computer. )Again, we’re using the Xbox 360 controller here, so you may see slightly different windows depending on your controller, but most of it should be very similar.

You should see the small cross hit all four corners in the box above, or at least touch all four sides of the box.Next, you’ll run through the same set of tools for any “axes” on your controller. After you click this, the following window should automatically pop up. The above article may contain affiliate links, which help support How-To Geek.How-To Geek is where you turn when you want experts to explain technology.