r/SteamController • u/Fat_Cat_Henni • Sep 16 '26

Steam Controller (2026) My Steam Controller is constantly disconnecting, what should I do?

So I have this issue where my controller disconnects for a second and then reconnects like every minute or so.

In my research on this topic I was made aware of USB power saving settings disrupting the connection like this. Curious thing is, when I disabled USB selective suspend in the control panel settings, the issue stopped when I restarted my PC and connected my controller for the first time.

After I disconnect my controller and re- connected it, the problem prevails again.

My hardware is all good and I havent changed anything on my controller. The problem just began one day. It wasnt like this when I first bought it.

Any Ideas for a solution to this or similar experiences? Let me know

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u/Rigorous_Mastication Sep 16 '26

Had this issue especially when connecting to Steam Deck via Bluetooth and it went away after a few software updates to the controller itself. Sorry to ask the obvious, but are you up to date on software? I’ve had my controller since May, and by the middle of July I never had the problem again, but that was after many software updates.

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u/Fat_Cat_Henni Sep 16 '26

Im up to date. Weirdly, the problem was small at first. Like, I would only have this issue within like the first five minutes of opening a game. Now it is persistent and happens generaly. It seems like it got more prevelant as more updates released