Learn how to connect DualSense to your PC and enhance your gaming experience with advanced controls and features. Follow our step-by-step guide now!DualSense is a wireless controller for the PlayStation 5 console that can also be used on a PC. Here’s how to connect the device to a desktop or laptop running Windows 10 or 11.
How to connect DualSense to PC via Bluetooth.
Modern PCs and laptops have a Bluetooth module. And DualSense connects with it without any problems. Here’s what you need to do on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer:
- Click on the right side of the control panel at the bottom (where the Wi-Fi icon is);
- Find the Bluetooth icon and click on the button next to it;
- Find DualSense at the bottom and connect it.
If it doesn’t work, you can do it differently:
- Click on “Start”;
- Then “Options”;
- After “Bluetooth and devices”;
- At the top, click on “Add device”;
- On DualSense, press and hold the PS (bottom middle) and Create (top near the D-pad) buttons simultaneously;
- Wait a couple of seconds, the device will appear in the list.
Rarely does the system ask for a pair code – you just need to enter 0000.
How to connect DualSense to PC via USB cable
You can also connect DualSense to your PC via a wire. For example, using the included USB cable or its equivalent. The system will automatically recognize the accessory and install the necessary drivers.
In the case of analogs, use only high-quality examples from trusted manufacturers. Otherwise, there is a high chance that the gamepad will not work via a wire, but only charge.
How to check DualSense on PC
The easiest way to do this is through the Steam client. To do this:
- Press the PS button on your DualSense;
- Steam should open immediately with an interface for DualSense;
- A short briefing will be given.
How to Set Up DualSense on Steam
Steam will automatically detect the connected DualSense. And there you can fine-tune it. To do this:
- Click on “Settings”;
- Next, “Controllers”;
- At the top you will see the inscription DualSense Wirelless Controller and a large list of settings.
You can dig into them and turn on or off what you need and vice versa.
What to do if DualSense won’t connect to PC
This happens rarely, but it does happen. To solve the problem:
- Click “Start”;
- In the search bar above, type “Device Manager”;
- There, go to the HID devices section;
- A non-working DualSense will be marked with a warning icon or listed as an unknown device (“Game Controller” or “HID-compliant controller”);
- Right click on it;
- And then “Turn on device”.
After this, reconnect the joystick to the PC.
Interesting facts about DualSense
- Not all Steam games support the DualSense’s proprietary features. Only those that have been added by the developers themselves. In other cases, DualSense will simply work like an Xbox controller;
- All Sony PC games support the DualSense’s signature features, including haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. Some third-party titles also feature this;
- Not everyone knows that the 3.5mm jack and speakers on the DualSense on PC only work in wired mode. They do not function when connected via Bluetooth;
- There is a program called DS4Windows, with which the user can reconfigure the DualSense to their taste, changing the keys, sensitivity of the sticks and triggers, and so on.