I have an original PlayStation controller hooked up to my Windows 10 pc through an adapter

Under ‘Controller Configuration’, click on the ‘Desktop Configuration’.You should be able to locate the ‘Controller’ option under ‘Settings’.Launch the ‘Steam’ application, click on ‘Settings’.I would suggest you to check the settings in the Steam application. Check if the controller is still working on the Desktop.Right-click on it and select ‘End process tree’ to stop the ‘Steam’ running in the background.Click on the ‘Details’ tab, you should be able to locate the ‘steam.exe’ process if ‘Steam’ is running in the background.You can stop ‘Steam’ running in the background by following the steps below: Stop the process for steam in task manager and check with this. Have you checked if the controller still works on your Windows when ‘Steam’ is not running in the background?.Is this issue occurring with ‘Steam’ being installed on your system?.Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums. Xbox One controller is navigating Windows 10 without Steam or any 3rd party apps running.

Configuring ps4 controller on steam