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The NVIDIA SHIELD controller is compatible with Windows 7 and should work out of the box.
== HOW-TO:Fix new controller detected dialog ==
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File:NVIDIA SHIELD - New controller detected.jpg|Kodi shows an "Unknown controller detected" message
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However, there is a bug where the SHIELD controller is detected as both an XInput device and a DirectInput device. In the peripherals list, it will appear twice:
This can happen the first time you press a button on the NVidia Shield controller.


[[File:NVidia Shield peripherals list.jpg]]
To fix this, select No in the dialog. If you select Yes, the dialog will be shown again.


A button map exists for the Xbox 360 controller (XInput), but not the NVIDIA Shield controller (DirectInput). As a result, the controller is usable in Kodi, but will give an error message on first use that you can safely ignore:


[[File:NVIDIA SHIELD - New controller detected.jpg]]
== HOW-TO:Fix double button presses ==
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File:NVidia Shield peripherals list.jpg|The NVidia SHIELD controller shows up as two devices
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To fix double button presses, remove the button map for the second device. See [[HOW-TO:Share button maps]], but instead of sharing the XML file, delete it and restart Kodi.
 
 
== See also ==
* {{big|'''[[HOW-TO:Configure controllers]]'''}}
* {{big|'''[[HOW-TO:Share button maps]]'''}}
 
 
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HOW-TO:Fix new controller detected dialog

This can happen the first time you press a button on the NVidia Shield controller.

To fix this, select No in the dialog. If you select Yes, the dialog will be shown again.


HOW-TO:Fix double button presses

To fix double button presses, remove the button map for the second device. See HOW-TO:Share button maps, but instead of sharing the XML file, delete it and restart Kodi.


See also