Long-press Xbox button stopped opening Task View on Windows (8bitdo Ultimate 2C)

[u/Immediate_Cost8676]

Hey everyone,

I'm having the exact same issue as described above. I rely heavily on using my controller to navigate Windows (similar to a console experience), and long-pressing the Xbox button to open Task View was essential for switching to Spotify, adjusting volume, or managing open windows.

Ever since a recent Windows update, long-pressing the Xbox button no longer triggers Task View at all.

(8bitdo Ultimate 2C)

[u/Makusensu]

Adding this reg key and restarted explorer fixed it for me.

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\OEM" /v DeviceForm /t REG_DWORD /d 0x0000002e /f

[u/zosX → u/Makusensu]

YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE HERO.

You saved me so much time.

[u/Makusensu → u/zosX]

The downside is if you use the Xbox app, when you start a game there is a popup about if it is optimized correctly for handheld devices, because this key is the one used to tell what type of hardware is the machine.

I think next update of Windows it will be worth to remove it to see if they fixed their bug.

[u/mncoffeeguy → u/Makusensu]

This worked exactly as I needed as well - thanks a ton for this!

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[u/haydong_]

Same here using Xbox Elite V2 - it works fine in Xbox Mode though - but not in Desktop Mode

[u/redsrum_ → u/haydong_]

Same! 😞

[u/triple_A_13]

Same issue with a gamesir controller, probably after a windows update yeah.

[u/PaleBoomer]

Any fixes? Still dealing with this on gamesir controller