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Thrustmaster Control Panel Not Working? 7 Ways to Fix it
Make sure to follow the instructions when installing the drivers
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Published onNovember 13, 2023
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While Thrustmaster products work fine most of the time, you often need to reconfigure the settings in the Control Panel, and if it’s not working, the gaming experience stands affected.
For some models, you simply need to plug them in and configure the settings in-game. But for a few, especially on PCs, it’s critical to have the components set right, or else the Thrustmaster Control Panel won’t show up.
Why isn’t my Thrustmaster working?
It’s usually due to missing or outdated drivers or when you are running an older version of the firmware. Besides, when the wheel is connected to a USB 3.0 port, it won’t be detected, and subsequently, you will find the Thrustmaster Control Panel not showing.
Incompatibility, misconfigured settings, and a bug in the OS are other common reasons to blame.
What can I do when the Thrustmaster Control Panel is not working?
Before we start with the slightly complex solutions, perform these few quick checks:
1. Terminate all Thrustmaster process and relaunch
2. Make sure all the critical services are running
3. Repair the current Thrustmaster installation
If you don’t have the installer setup anymore, download the file from the manufacturer’s official website, the same way you did the last time. A quick repair does help when the Thrustmaster Control Panel is not working.
4. Update the Thrustmaster firmware
5. Disable EHCI hand-off and Intel xHCI Mode in BIOS
ThexHCI Hand-off modehandles USB 3.0 ports, whileEHCI Hand-offmanages USB 2.0 ports. Disabling both did the trick when the Thrustmaster Control Panel was not responding or working.
6. Reinstall the drivers
6.1 Uninstalling the current driver
6.2 Re-installing a fresh driver
Often, when the Thrustmaster Control Panel is not working, reinstalling the drivers gets things up and running. Just make sure not to have the product connected all throughout and only plug it in when prompted. Also, reboot the PC for the changes to come into effect.
Besides, you may consider using areliable driver uninstaller toolto effectively remove the previous installation before re-downloading it.
7. Uninstall recent Windows updates
With a few new OS versions, changes are introduced that may lead to the Thrustmaster Control Panel not working. So, you will have touninstall Windows updatesto get things running, sometimes even a few.
These fixes will work, no matter the underlying cause. Based on our research, 9 out of 10 times, reinstalling the driver while following the instructions provided in the Thrustmaster manual helped. So, do it as the manual says!
Once you have things up and running, consideroptimizing the PC for gamingto get the best performance.
For any queries or to share what worked for you, drop a comment below.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
Windows Hardware Expert
Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
