# Issues regarding using an Xbox One Controller with Plex HTPC **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/issues-regarding-using-an-xbox-one-controller-with-plex-htpc/795107 **Category:** Plex Players **Tags:** player-windows, plex-htpc **Created:** [May 31, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issues-regarding-using-an-xbox-one-controller-with-plex-htpc/795107 "2022-05-31T17:12:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![rorys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@rorys](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rorys) #### Post date: [August 7, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issues-regarding-using-an-xbox-one-controller-with-plex-htpc/795107/2 "2022-08-07T23:19:31Z")
**TLDR** There is an issue with all game controllers, where they will not be detected if they are connected to your computer before the the Plex HTPC is started. Below for more threads: > [@Xbox Controller not working Plex HTPC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/xbox-controller-not-working-plex-htpc/751200): > > Does this feature work with Plex HTPC and Windows 10? I can see that Plex HTC recognises my Xbox contoller but it’s not registering any inputs to map Logs say Oct 17, 2021 12:42:03.811 [1064] INFO - [Input/SDL] Found 1 joysticks Oct 17, 2021 12:42:03.812 [1064] INFO - [Input/SDL] JoyStick #0 is Xbox Series X Controller with 16 buttons and 6 axes Logs also say controller never registers any input unlike keyboard Oct 17, 2021 12:42:16.945 [10060] DEBUG - [InputManager] Input received: source… > [@Plex htpc: xbox series x controller not working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-xbox-series-x-controller-not-working/797821/10): > > I don’t know if it helps, but I was also having some problems with my inputmaps.json. I had the file under the default folder therefore it wasn’t loaded. once I got it on the right place it started working as expected. From: C:\Users\kodi\AppData\Local\Plex HTPC\inputmaps\default To: C:\Users\kodi\AppData\Local\Plex HTPC\inputmaps --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/issues-regarding-using-an-xbox-one-controller-with-plex-htpc/795107)._