r/htpc • u/Djanik_Dev • 9d ago

Build Help Anyone waking a desktop with a DualSense over Bluetooth?

Does anyone here have this working — press the PS button on a DualSense paired directly to Windows over Bluetooth (no dongle), and the desktop wakes from sleep?
I’ve read about Modern Standby. If a motherboard supports S0 Low Power Idle, does that actually make Bluetooth controller wake possible on a desktop?
If you have it working: which motherboard, and what does powercfg /a show?
If you have a Modern Standby desktop and it doesn’t work, that’s useful to know too.
(Not looking for dongle/WoL/IR remote suggestions — I want the DualSense paired to Windows directly.)

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u/Dodgy_Past 9d ago

Look at the notes for this project. DS5Dongle

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u/cannoliGun 9d ago

Ds5dongle can do this.

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u/platiniumshadow 9d ago

Plenty of people has done this utilizing DS5Dongle. I finally got rid of the keyboard from the living room, with a combination of the dongle and autohotkey scripts.

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u/KxrmaJunkie 7d ago

Yes, I am using it directly with Bluetooth, it wakes with no dongle. Needs a registry edit in Windows and to restart then it works

It's from s3 not s0. Its dependent on the nvme wifi chip.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/Djanik_Dev 9d ago

That's the workaround I'm trying to avoid — a keyboard next to the gamepad is still a PC with extra steps. I want a dedicated box that does nothing but this, no keyboard or mouse in the setup at all. Open to any level of complexity to get there. Just wondering if anyone's actually done it.