Can't disable Xbox controller from interacting with my headset

For everyone here if you still get alerts like I just did. My work around was literally just using "steam link" app. It did exactly what I wanted the oculus link to do. It can stream by app or monitors, on PC.

I find it amazing and disheartening that after over 2 years, this is still an issue that doesn't have a resolution aside from using 3rd party software.  

long way of saying "I'm also having this issue and would really like a way to disable 3rd party controllers when using Quest Link"

Hey there,

Having just bought a meta Quest 3, to find that I'm now part of a growing number of annoyed users with this controller interfering issue. This is a big let down. I find it hard to believe there isn't any kind of fix for this, without directly hacking it. 

This has to be resolved soon, otherwise I might try and start a campaign against their software support and bug fixing priorities. Wouldn't surprise me if they have just 1 guy in charge of bug fixes who only works a few days a year on it. 

If any of you guys are keen I'd be up for signing some kind of petition to get this resolved. Or get my money back.

this issue still exist 

Same problem still. My nephew brought his headset during his summer visit. Decided to try it out to see if I wanted it. After seeing this persistent issue, with all responses from the company being some variarion, I will NEVER be buying anything from them. Glad I found out about this before buying

I’m incredibly frustrated by how Meta Quest 3 hijacks Xbox controller input when playing non-VR games through Air Link. I’m using a regular USB Xbox controller plugged directly into my PC to play a racing game. Every time I touch the analog stick, instead of steering the car, the view shifts or the virtual screen resizes. It's as if the headset thinks I want to adjust the VR environment... while I’m clearly trying to play a fullscreen PC game.

Some buttons work as expected, but crucial ones like the stick and triggers behave as VR UI controls instead of going to the game. This ruins the experience and makes some games totally unplayable. I’ve spent a lot of money on this headset and software, and I just want to use it as a display without interference. Xbox controller support is part of the advertised Quest ecosystem, so why does it break under such a common setup?

Please add an option to disable VR input handling for non-VR games during Link/Air Link sessions, or at least allow us to whitelist applications that should receive exclusive controller access. I shouldn’t need to buy third-party software or hack around this just to play a PC game in VR.

Three years and still no solution.  No help.

I should be able to stream a game and use my gamepad to control the game, instead Meta Quest Link takes over the gamepad and causes its input to do weird things and makes the game unplayable. There is still no way to disable the "controller" device on MQL. There should be a simple toggle to disconnect it from MQL so the game can use the gamepad normally.

One way around this is to use a non xinput device like a PS5 controller instead. The Meta software explicitly searches only for xinput controllers, not general gamepads (which use DirectInput). I just tested the current software, my gamesir cyclone 2 (in xinput mode) is picked up by quest link, but my PS5 controller isn't.

There REALLY should be an option to ignore certain devices though.

TomCgcmfc wrote:

For goodness sake, if you don't want your Xbox controller to interact with your Quest headset, just don't use it, lol!

No, that's not the issue here. They want to use the controller to control flat screen games viewed through the remote desktop without the Quest software intercepting the controller and messing with the remote desktop. I've run into this myself.

Hello. I see still no solution for it. Tried PC game and when using controller its moves around  and zooming picture. Cant remove controller from quest link app.