WIN10 - Xpadder profile loads but won't work until i click on xpadder window

[maks]

Hey all,

I had a well-working Windows 8.1 setup on my arcade cabinet with Hyperspin, Rocketlauncher, Xpadder, and Hyperspin Startup Script in it. I upgraded my PC to Win10 and copied everything over as is, grabbed sxs.dll to get it to work with Win10 (version2004) and am almost back to where i was before. 

ISSUE: When I launch Hyperspin my Joystick and Buttons don't work until i return to desktop and click on the xpadder window. I can see that xpadder has loaded the correct profile for me as expected. After clicking xpadder window I return to Hyperspin and will be able to control everything. The same thing happens when i launch any emulator such as Retroarch. The correct profile is loaded but control won't work until i click on the xpadder window.  

The main reason why i use xpadder is because of my arcade cabinet setup. I like to hold the Start button for 3 seconds to exit my emulators. I am trying to avoid using a keyboard. I thought i saw a solution to this many years ago but can't seem to find it. 

[gigapig]

I have not used xpadder for many years but this sounds like a focus issue. Does control return when you left click on the Hyperspin window? 

Or have you tried JoyToKey? There is a great guide in our tutorials section. 

[maks]

Yes it seems like focus issue. Once i click on xpadder and return to hyperspin i will have control. If i start any system i will lose control again until i select xpadder window again.

I also tried setting xpadder, hyoerspin, rocketlauncher, even startscript to Run As Administrator.

I will give j2k a try this weekend. I did see the tutorial and my xpadder and rocketlauncher are set the same way. The only difference seems to be they use j2k for hyperspin instead of gutch's startup script.

[maks]

Joytokey worked. Looks like im dropping xpadder. Thanks!

[gigapig]

1 hour ago, maks said:

Joytokey worked. Looks like im dropping xpadder. Thanks!

Good to hear. 🍻