How to disable menu/pause/xbox/share buttons on Xbox Controller ON WINDOWS PC.

Daniel J. Fitzgerald (PC · Feb 14, 2023

I have a 2 year old son. he doesn't understand much yet, but he loves Peppa Pig (Much to my annoyance).

So, we loaded the Peppa Pig game from Game Pass on PC. he loves it.

However, because he isn't yet smart enough to understand all the buttons on the controller, he keeps pressing the pause (3 lines button), or the xbox button, and others. he's repeatedly quit the game, or deleted his save, etc. just from the random button mashing he does.

The easy way to solve this would be to simply unbind/disable THESE buttons on the controller:

I have tried the Xbox Accessories app, it has no option to unmap these buttons, even after firmware updating the controller.

Steam is not relevant as it's not installed on this PC.

Controller Companion (A Steam App) is also not available for purchase in Australia, so it's of no use.

How do i disable ALL FOUR of these buttons on Windows?

Is there any Genuine MS Software that can, or is there any open source software that can?

:)

Rostom L

Hi Daniel!

I appreciate all the information above. I am afraid that there's no option to disable those buttons yet using any software or the mapping features for controllers.

Actually this is a good idea to have those features for a different use case like this. You may instead go to Xbox Ideas Hub to provide feedback or suggestion about the issue here http://feedback.xbox.com/

Kyzuro

I have Outlast on the PC. I noticed in the settings, that there is a picture of an Xbox controller with what the button performs what action. Find it here: (Pause Menu) Options > General > Controller Configuration. (Click: Type A/B/C)

Misses Joust

G'day kuyatatay. In order to get back to the home screen, please press the glowing Xbox button at the top center of the controller. The button labeled with 3 lines is the Menu button, and will usually pause the game or open its menu.

Ava Thompson1

Prioritizing game downloads on an Xbox console is a straightforward process. Here's how you can manage and prioritize your downloads:

1. Go to the 'My games & apps' section on your Xbox dashboard.

2. Select 'Queue' to see all the games and apps currently downloading or in the queue.

3. You'll see a list of all your active downloads. To prioritize a specific game, you need to pause the other downloads.

4. Highlight the game or app you want to pause, press the 'Menu' button on your controller (the button with three horizontal lines), and then select 'Pause installation.

brilliant joey

It is probably trying to sign into Windows Messenger. Disable this under the PROFILE section when you press the Xbox button on your controller....I believe it's far right slide. Disable the "sign into windows messenger"

How to disable menu/pause/xbox/share buttons on Xbox Controller ON WINDOWS PC.