The new SHIELD controller can be used as a wired USB game controller with Windows 7, 8, and 10 PCs equipped with GeForce GPUs and GeForce Experience software.
Steps to enable:
1) Update the firmware on the controller to v1.0 or later. This must be done on a SHIELD device.
All NVIDIA Drivers. For step by step instructions on how to connect your SHIELD controller or SHIELD remote, visit. Changing the NVIDIA SHIELD Remote. Older version of controller has been released in 2015. It's larger and heavier, has physical volume control (2 buttons), capacitive touch buttons for NVIDIA home/back/start and below thumbsticks it has clickable touchpad which emulates mouse. Official drivers are disabling rumble support and require Nvidia GPU. Use with PC platforms Windows.
2) Unpair the controller from SHIELD and then plug it into your PC.
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3) Make sure you are using the latest version of GeForce Experience software.
SHIELD controller (2015) can also be used as a wired USB game controller with GeForce-equipped PCs running GeForce Experience software.
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