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Gamepad Windows 8 calibration - this is how it works

  • Nov 14, 2025
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If your Gamepad is not working accurately, you can calibrate this in Windows 8. We explain to you how this works.

Win 8: Gamepad calibrate

In General, a Gamepad needs to be calibrated manually. Should it come to inaccuracies in the control system in Play, can be a calibration is necessary:
  1. Press the Windows key to open the start menu from Windows 8. Type in the term "Controller" (without the quotation marks). In the results below the search field, select "USB game controller setup".
  2. Optionally select the desired Controller and click the "properties" Button. In the new window you can now test your game controller and to determine whether he must actually be calibrated.
  3. Go to the "settings" tab and click "calibrate...".
  4. Click "Next" and then follow the instructions in the wizard.
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Jerry, Wed 28, 2021

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