I've noticed recently on Windows 10 that UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps like the Xbox app, Windows Store app, etc are taking some inputs from my attached Xbox One controller.
There is an article on MSDN regarding how UWP apps can now respond to Gamepad and Remote interactions.
Is there a way if disabling this feature of Windows 10? My Windows 10 machine is setup as a TV gaming machine with Steam Big Picture and I use Controller Companion which is an excellent mouse/keyboard emulator for controllers when I need to interact with Windows apps. It is way better than the half baked UWP controller support. But now these two systems clash making using UWP apps on Windows 10 difficult with a controller.
I need a way to disable the UWP gamepad/remote interactions.
Best Answer
The open-source project HidHide is a generalized solution to the problem of hiding some devices from some applications.
Its description says:
The project is currently at version v1.0.30 from Apr 3, 2021, and is still evolving.
It requires as prerequisite the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019.