v3.15.0 DsHidMini changelog

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Remarks

Anything older than Windows 10 1809, as well as any 32-bit architecture, is not supported.

How to install/update/uninstall

Download and run the provided setup (*.msi file), pay attention, and follow the instructions. Previous versions do not have to be removed manually beforehand.

To upgrade, simply run a newer setup once it becomes available.

To remove DsHidMini, locate Nefarius DsHidMini Driver under Apps & features and uninstall it from there.

✨ Highlights

This release contains a large collection of new features, fixes and quality-of-life improvements across DsHidMini and the ControlApp.

🎮 New Common Gamepad (CGP) HID mode for broader compatibility with games and applications.
🧭 Sony-compatible motion support for DualShock 3 controllers, including calibration improvements and a new motion viewer in ControlApp.
🧪 New built-in controller input tester that works independently of the currently selected HID mode.
📳 New rumble tester in ControlApp, plus fixes to rumble duration and Bluetooth output handling.
💡 Reworked LED handling with numerous fixes for player LEDs, charging indicators and Navigation Controllers.
🔌 Improved USB reliability, including a fix for controllers getting stuck after resuming Windows from sleep.
📶 Major Bluetooth improvements, including more reliable pairing, better host/controller address detection and improved output-channel handling.
🎯 Improved XInput support, including correct controller-slot detection/routing and battery information visible to XInput applications.
🔍 Better controller identification, including detection of genuine devices and additional hardware information exposed in ControlApp.
🕹️ Improved Navigation Controller support, including correct status reporting and handling of its unique LED and rumble capabilities.
🔌 Added ShanWan PS1/PS2 USB adapter support, including buttons and rumble.
⚙️ ControlApp received extensive modernization and usability improvements, including profile drag-and-drop reordering, system-tray support, improved device information, tooltips, an About page and cleaner settings screens.
🔄 Built-in update notifications can now inform you when a newer ControlApp release is available.
⏻ Wired controllers can now be powered off from ControlApp using the controller's console shutdown command.
🛠️ Numerous additional fixes improve HID-mode switching, configuration handling, IPC communication, logging and overall stability.

What's Changed

Update README.md by @nefarius in #391
Tweak UI for button combo settings by @Kanuan in #395
ControlApp Maintenance and project modernization by @nefarius in #393
Bump Nefarius.Utilities.DeviceManagement from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #416
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.196 to 0.3.258 by @dependabot[bot] in #415
Added genuine device status detection for connected devices by @nefarius in #397
.NET 9 Update, Build fixes by @nefarius in #418
Update project documentation with build instructions and API overview by @nefarius in #419
📝 Add docstrings to build-system-updates by @coderabbitai[bot] in #421
Replace PowerShell build scripts with Nuke build system integration by @nefarius in #420
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.258 to 0.3.272 by @dependabot[bot] in #422
Update NuGet dependencies and refactor BthPS3FilterDriver to use Span by @nefarius in #427
Dropped requirement for elevation on input report wait event by @nefarius in #431
Added DEVPKEY_DsHidMini_RO_IpcSlotIndex for IPC by @nefarius in #433
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.272 to 0.3.273 by @dependabot[bot] in #432
Implement XInput user index resolution in device view by @nefarius in #434
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.273 to 0.3.275 by @dependabot[bot] in #436
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.275 to 0.3.277 by @dependabot[bot] in #437
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.277 to 0.3.279 by @dependabot[bot] in #439
Updated cJSON to v1.7.19 by @nefarius in #442
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.279 to 0.3.281 by @dependabot[bot] in #443
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.281 to 0.3.298 by @dependabot[bot] in #446
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.298 to 0.3.299 by @dependabot[bot] in #447
Update support-requests action to version 5.0.2 by @nefarius in #451
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.299 to 0.3.300 by @dependabot[bot] in #452
Migrate CI from AppVeyor to GitHub Actions by @nefarius in #454
Cache DMF libraries and build only DmfU by @nefarius in #455
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.300 to 0.3.301 by @dependabot[bot] in #453
Updated resources for v3 release by @nefarius in #428
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.301 to 0.3.314 by @dependabot[bot] in #456
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.314 to 0.3.318 by @dependabot[bot] in #457
Bump XInputBridge vcpkg to 2026.07.29. by @nefarius in #462
Add a Partner Portal CAB job that signs the driver DLLs and a combine… by @nefarius in #463
Fix USB controller stuck in error state after resume from sleep (#311) by @nefarius in #464
Mark DSHMC as deprecated so agents use ControlApp instead. by @nefarius in #465
Fix/hid mode switching 374 by @nefarius in #466
Speed up CI by dropping the abseil vcpkg rebuild and tightening cache… by @nefarius in #467
Update build workflow for ControlApp signing and mirroring by @nefarius in #468
Align ControlApp driver JSON with the native contract and harden conf… by @nefarius in #469
Add a ControlApp option to hide to the system tray instead of the tas… by @nefarius in #470
Broadcast HID IPC reports to every waiter and publish the SDK to NuGet. by @nefarius in #471
Expand NuGet package paths in PowerShell before pushing. by @nefarius in #472
Strip HTML images from the SDK README before packing for NuGet. by @nefarius in #473
Show BthPS3 install and version status in ControlApp. by @nefarius in #474
Drop the wireless DS3 instance when the same pad is also connected ov… by @nefarius in #475
Allow dragging ControlApp profiles to reorder the list. by @nefarius in #476
Add plan for unifying and fixing driver LED handling. by @nefarius in #477
Fix Nuke builds on .NET 10 and VS 2026 by @nefarius in #479
Rework device/host MAC discovery and USB startup (issue #321) by @nefarius in #478
Update DMF by @nefarius in #480
Unify LED handling behind driver/DsLed.c (issues #349, #350, #351, #365) by @nefarius in #481
Fix rumble duration handling (issue #356) by @nefarius in #482
Add Defender BT PS3-mode switch helper to ControlApp (#282) by @nefarius in #483
Bump Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 from 0.3.318 to 0.3.334 by @dependabot[bot] in #485
Feat/217 motion research by @nefarius in #484
ci: sign and mirror XInput DLLs with ControlApp by @nefarius in #487
Split dshidmini.inf so Windows 11 uses inbox Include/Needs for WUDFRd… by @nefarius in #488
Bump MinVer from 7.0.0 to 8.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #486
Parse Feature 0x01 and expose identification in the SDK and ControlApp. by @nefarius in #489
Version bump to 3.4.x by @nefarius in #490
Build a synthetic dual-arch INF for the partner CAB so one submission… by @nefarius in #491
Consume DeviceManagement 6.1.0 so ControlApp can read identification … by @nefarius in #492
Polish ControlApp window chrome and settings editor spacing. by @nefarius in #493
Fix XInputBridge slot routing and lifecycle bugs with repeatable tests. by @nefarius in #494
Add opt-in Bluetooth interrupt output so rumble can be tested without… by @nefarius in #495
ci: retry transient artifact downloads by @nefarius in #496
Add a once-per-day ControlApp update prompt so users can download new… by @nefarius in #497
Add a ControlApp About page for license, repo, and update-check. by @nefarius in #498
Add a wired USB power-off action so ControlApp can send the console s… by @nefarius in #499
Identify Navigation Controllers as one-LED, no-rumble hardware so Con… by @nefarius in #501
Add ControlApp Settings controls for the experimental driver IPC flag. by @nefarius in #502
Show the configured Bluetooth output channel on the device Info tab. by @nefarius in #503
Added new upscaled logo by @nefarius in #504
Store ControlApp settings under ProgramData\DsHidMini and migrate the… by @nefarius in #505
Fix navigation controller status reporting by @nefarius in #506
Stop restarting the Navigation charging LED flash. by @nefarius in #507
Stop ControlApp crashing when user-data replace is denied. by @nefarius in #508
Implement remaining issue 379 IPC output commands. by @nefarius in #509
Replace JSON hot-reload pairing with explicit IPC device actions. by @nefarius in #510
Harden driver JSON config parsing against malformed input. by @nefarius in #511
Make tagged vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH builds the only release path. by @nefarius in #512
Expand Dependabot to grouped weekly updates for CI NuGet projects and… by @nefarius in #513
Bump nefarius/SignRelay from 1.0.0 to 1.3.0 in the github-actions-minor-and-patch group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #514
Bump actions/download-artifact from 4.3.0 to 8.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #515
Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #516
Bump actions/cache from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #517
Bump actions/setup-dotnet from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #518
Bump the nuget-minor-and-patch group with 9 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #519
Automate Partner Center attestation on tagged release builds. by @nefarius in #521
Fix Partner submission state detection and add an offline signing dry run by @nefarius in #522
Consume sdcm 1.0.0-pre004 status, get, and overwrite by @nefarius in #523
Keep signedPackage as Signed zip and download initialPackage separately. by @nefarius in #524
Fix/xinput slot startup refresh by @nefarius in #525
Move the IPC enablement gate into DsHidMini.json so it can be toggled… by @nefarius in #526
Require .NET 10 Desktop for ControlApp and fail BuildSetup if the MSI… by @nefarius in #527
Open the Installation-Successful page after a fresh MSI install. by @nefarius in #528
Updated to https://github.com/nefarius/nefcon/releases/tag/v1.20.0 by @nefarius in #529
Populate XI HID battery so apps can read charge in XInput mode. by @nefarius in #530
Add Sony-compatible USB motion support for DualShock 3 pads. by @nefarius in #531
Keep Recenter and Pause reachable when the motion viewer readout over… by @nefarius in #532
Fix the motion viewer pose so a still pad stays still and pitch follo… by @nefarius in #533
Publish the HwCal tracker gyro so sub-step rest bias does not reach c… by @nefarius in #535
Keep ControlApp logs readable by dropping HttpClient and Polly chatter. by @nefarius in #536
Stop treating a Defender Feature 0x14 ACK as a PS3 mode switch. by @nefarius in #537
Zero clone-heuristic PLAIN_ZERO gyro rest bias in software only. by @nefarius in #538
Fix/motion viewer grip pose by @nefarius in #539
Preserve unrelated DsHidMini.json edits when Control App saves. by @nefarius in #540
Add fast tooltips for device tile battery and connection icons. by @nefarius in #541
Bump Nefarius.Utilities.DeviceManagement from 4.0.3 to 6.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #544
Bump the nuget-minor-and-patch group with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #543
Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #542
Show the live Bluetooth output channel and keep pairing working witho… by @nefarius in #545
Record genuine DualShock 3 Bluetooth interrupt rumble failures. by @nefarius in #546
Load Feature 0x01/0xEF motion calibration over Bluetooth. by @nefarius in #547
Cache portable SDK/WDK NuGet packages instead of kit installers. by @nefarius in #548
Cache USB motion calibration for Bluetooth instead of querying the pad. by @nefarius in #549
Update project READMEs for current features by @nefarius in #550
docs: mention XInput 1.4 DLL name by @nefarius in #551
Skip CI for non-code changes by @nefarius in #552
Build and sign the MSI in dispatched CI instead of local helper targets. by @nefarius in #553
Move Start Menu directory to top-level ManagedProject by @nefarius in #554
Resolve the custom-action SfxCA binary from the MSI CustomAction tabl… by @nefarius in #555
Fix/setup msi contract probe by @nefarius in #556
Fix/setup shortcut feature by @nefarius in #557
Fix/setup skip docs dialog on failure by @nefarius in #558
Fix/setup dialog action ambiguity by @nefarius in #559
Stop the features tree from deselecting the mandatory drivers feature. by @nefarius in #560
Fix/setup audit followups by @nefarius in #561
Bundle the signed x64 vicius updater v1.16.1 by @nefarius in #562
Add a HID-mode-independent controller input tester to ControlApp. by @nefarius in #563
Bump the nuget-minor-and-patch group with 1 update by @dependabot[bot] in #564
Add Common Gamepad (CGP) HID mode for issue #68 by @nefarius in #565
Rotate ControlApp logs daily so long-running sessions do not grow a s… by @nefarius in #566
Add ShanWan PS1/PS2 USB adapter support. by @nefarius in #567
Fix ShanWan digital face buttons so each press lights the matching bu… by @nefarius in #568
Send ShanWan rumble over interrupt OUT, the path Linux usbhid uses fo… by @nefarius in #569
Stop an unlinked ShanWan adapter from stalling each output report for… by @nefarius in #570
Add a ControlApp rumble tester that pulses motors through IPC in any … by @nefarius in #571
Surface an unlinked ShanWan adapter's output stall without waiting fo… by @nefarius in #572
Fix/pin windows sdk by @nefarius in #573
Explain a missing IPC slot when the bound driver is older than 3.4.0. by @nefarius in #575

New Contributors

@coderabbitai[bot] made their first contribution in #421

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