# BUG: When controller is turned on when launching Plex HTPC, controller will not work in app **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** plex-htpc\ **Created:** [January 7, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-when-controller-is-turned-on-when-launching-plex-htpc-controller-will-not-work-in-app/825944 "2023-01-07T20:38:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stephen-Fenton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Stephen-Fenton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Stephen-Fenton)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-when-controller-is-turned-on-when-launching-plex-htpc-controller-will-not-work-in-app/825944/1 "2023-01-07T20:38:41Z")
Hi all! Just set up Plex HTPC, added it to my frontend game launcher, set up the input mapping, and all’s well and good- so long as the controller is _off_ before launching Plex HTPC. If it’s on, the controller will do no good in the application itself. This is preventing me from using Plex HTPC in a console-like environment, where I can use a controller to do everything. Instead, I still need to have a keyboard and mouse handy to navigate the app. Is there any plan to remedy this issue? Seems fairly useless to have to ensure that a controller is disconnected/off before using the app. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DrEthan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drethan/32/285567_2.png) [@DrEthan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DrEthan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-when-controller-is-turned-on-when-launching-plex-htpc-controller-will-not-work-in-app/825944/2 "2023-01-20T07:56:52Z")
This has been a bug for a while, I just gave up on using a controller. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-when-controller-is-turned-on-when-launching-plex-htpc-controller-will-not-work-in-app/825944/3 "2023-04-20T07:57:11Z")
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