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Throw your mouse out the window and navigate Windows with the Xbox controller

It is quite common among fans of PC sports simulators to use an Xbox controller. The reason is none other than that it is totally Plug & Play, as it is a device manufactured by Microsoft. Well, know that you can use the Xbox Series X controller as an alternative to the mouse.

The mouse has its advantages in its usual use within Windows, it is quite agile and we are used to it. Surely it has happened to you that, when you change the mouse, you feel a little strange at first, but you adapt quickly. Well, you still want to try the experience of using the Xbox Series X controller.

A lot of options

The good thing about this remote is that it is from Microsoft, so the connection on PC is very simple and does not require third-party software or other adjustments. It is for this reason that many PC users choose to purchase this controller to play titles like FIFA or F1. They are uncomfortable games to play with a keyboard and besides, many of us are already used to playing them with a controller.

An unknown function is that the Xbox controller It can be used like a mouse and much more. It is not necessary to do absolutely anything for it, it is programmed from the factory. This feature is present on the Xbox Series X controller and on the Windows 10 and 11 operating systems.

Each button and joystick does the following functions:

  • right stick: Allows you to move the cursor freely
  • RT: Does the left click function
  • LT: Does the right click function
  • left stick: This allows us in documents and web pages to go up and down in a window, and move left and right. It would be a little more complete than the scroll
  • Direction Arrows Button: It allows us to scroll through a text in a simple way
  • Y button: page down function
  • X button: page back function
  • L button: In documents allows you to add spaces, such as the space bar on the keyboard
  • Button A: It allows us to make a line break, just like the keyboard Enter
  • RB + left stick: Allows the browser to go to the previous page (RB + Joystick to the left) or go to the next page (RB + Joystick to the right)
  • LB + Y: We scroll to the left between the browser tabs
  • LB + X: Allows us to scroll to the right between the browser tabs

These are the main functions, if you find other interesting functions, leave it to us in comments

It has a big catch

The same is not to use it every day, it is true, but as a curiosity or if you are going to change the game, it is fun. But, it has a big drawback and that is that it cannot be customized. The Xbox Accessories app does not support role reassignment to the controller. Yes, it allows changing one key for another, inverting axes and such, but not assigning additional functions.

It would be quite interesting to be able to create shortcuts with the command or combination of actions in different programs, such as Photoshop or Premiere shortcuts. This would already be the bomb, being able to use the controller as a complement. You could create shortcuts to the browser, Word or anything you can think of. Hopefully in the future Microsoft allows us to customize the functions of the controller.

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