Hi, I have tried several ways of saving the default controller to a profile, but every time I restart the sim, it still pops up a message on screen asking to use default or customize, would anyone be so kind to let me know how to stop this, have tried copying the default to a named profile and saving not sure why it is not saving the profile but just keeps asking the first time when loading the sim.
The controller I use is a wireless Xbox Series x controller - wireless, auto shuts down after few mins.
For me it only does the popup the first time when the sim is loaded, after that if I re-power on the controller, it works fine without a popup. I am wondering if there is a cfg file somewhere I can change the default profile?
Does it actually use the default profile?
I get the same popup when I plug in one of my control devices, and I always choose default, but it always stays with my bindings.
However that could also be because the device has no defaults in MSFS and so it leaves my profile.
I have an Xbox One controller that I have attached to my yoke for camera and other random controls. I used to have this problem as well. It would power down, Iâd start it back up, and it would reset back to default settings every time. It would even overwrite my custom profile with default settings.
The only way I found to get around this was:
make sure the controller is turned on BEFORE starting MSFS to prevent profile overwrite
Prevent it from shutting down by plugging it in. Wireless is a no-go with MSFS unless youâre using said controller as your main input and it wonât go to sleep.
This is the pop up and the controller settings, I have renamed Default to Xbox Controller and saved, it is the only controller that has this issu.
I have read from another website that it could be the Bluetooth adapter that is causing the issue, as when they used the official Xbox bt dongle it solved the problem, I am using a Bluetooth 5.0 dongle, would have thought would be fine as everything else works.
Would prefer to not use a cable on the controller, just trying to see if there is a fix for the issue.
I just ran into this yesterday too. I own two controllers and both assigned to my gamertag so I would like to know why I am getting the pop up message too. I can understand if one was not assigned to my profile but both are. So far only workaround was to flip default back to customized. There is so many glitches in this game I wouldnât be surprised this is just another.
I use the wireless Xbox controller for the Drone views and I bought a cable to hardwire it to my PC, I had all those problems but they have all gone away. Itâs very reliable and maintains my really slimmed down button profile. It is plugged into the PC and close at hand, the annoying wireless connection isnât really necessary.
If itâs caused by your bluetooth powering down how would you expect them to fix that and have it working for those that need it? ⊠If anything this is a Windows problem.
Hang on, is this on PC or XBox? If youâre talking about PC Are you connecting your Xbox controller via bluetooth? If thatâs the case, I think the power-saving mode from the Windows Bluetooth setting is whatâs causing it.
This is because for bluetooth hardware, when theyâre not receiving any input for a while, the connection shuts off and the hardware technically disconnects with each other. Only then when you push something on the controller, it turns back on and re-establish the connection to the PC. This is why MSFS treats it as a new hardware connected, and asks you whether you want to use a customised profile, or the default profile everytime it reestablish connection.
Either get an Xbox wireless dongle, in this case, the USB will provide constant connection with the PC, so MSFS is detecting the hardware to be always connected. Or you plug your controller wired to the PC directly. Or you can go to your bluetooth advanced setting, and turn off power-saving mode. To keep them always connected. Although, this will drain your controller battery a bit more.
Even so, if you already created a customised profile for your hardware, if the sim asks you whether to choose default or customised. Choose customised, the sim is smart enough to load your custom profile that you used previously. You donât need to re-customise it again unless you need to. Otherwise, if you choose default youâll always going to end up with a reverted default profile.
Itâs not a bug on their side. Itâs working as designed.
I have a sidestick and Throttle quadrant thatâs always connected via USB, and it never asks me the popup. Thatâs because I use Ultimate Performance on my Windows Power Plan. Only when I need to unplug the hardware and replug it, it asks the popup. And I just press Customised, and it just loads my last custom profile. No problem. But it never pops up on its own while I have everything plugged in before I start MSFS.
Even when youâre connected via USB, if your controller has a power-saving function, either from the controller itself, or even your Windows USB power management setting, it can also turn off on its own. So MSFS canât detect thereâs a hardware since Windows technically disconnects them. But when you press something on the controller, it turns on, and it reconnects to MSFS, and then the popup happens.
