Nintendo Switch Pro Controller acts as a mouse instead of a gamepad on PC

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I have switched from playing Fortnite on my Switch to PC. I have to use my controller wired because my PC doesn't support BlueTooth.

However, I've got a problem: when I use my controller, my PC reads my inputs as mouse inputs. For example if I move my joystick around, it moves the cursor. I have watched dozens of videos on YouTube but none of them helped and because I played with my Steam settings, the problem has gotten worse.

Does anybody know how to reset Steam settings or how I can solve my problem?

Best Answer

Sounds like you have Steam configured with a Desktop Configuration that binds the joystick to mouse movement. Connect your Switch Pro controller and open Steam, then go to Steam menu -> Settings, click "Controller", and click "Desktop Configuration". This should launch Steam Controller Configurator with the Desktop Configuration profile.

To unbind the joystick, find the rectangular region that shows a line pointing to the joystick when you hover over it. Click the region, a dialog should pop up. For "Style of Input", change it to "None". Click Back to close the dialog and then Done to exit the configurator tool.