If you need to remove vJoy for any reason:

vJoy 2.18 can be used in various scenarios:

Open the (included in the install). When you move your hardware or run your remapping software, you should see the red bars in the monitor move, confirming that the virtual device is receiving data. Common Troubleshooting Tips The "Driver Not Found" Error

Emulates up to 128 discrete buttons per virtual joystick.

The vJoyConf interface is simple but powerful. Here’s a basic configuration workflow:

The game might use XInput only (for Xbox controllers). Use x360ce to wrap vJoy as an Xbox 360 controller. Alternatively, launch the game as Administrator.

vJoy alone does nothing. You need a "feeder application" to send input data to it. Here are some of the most popular options to get you started:

Open Windows "Set up USB game controllers" (type joy.cpl in Run dialog). You should see listed. Click Properties to test that axes move and buttons light up (they won’t move yet because no software is feeding them data).

At its core, is a device driver that acts as a virtual joystick wrapper for Windows. It does not possess a physical form; instead, it tricks the Windows operating system into believing that a physical, DirectInput-compliant joystick or gamepad is plugged into a USB port.

: Always click "Apply" after making changes to update the virtual device's registry. 3. Monitoring & Testing

A major focus of this release was improving FFB, allowing developers to send force feedback effects to the virtual device, which can then be interpreted by emulation software.

Several versions of vJoy exist, but version 2.18 (released in late 2019) remains the most widely recommended. Here’s why: