I was trying to get my PS5 controller to work with a Steam game, and I followed a tutorial that suggested using a program called DS4Windows. However, during the installation, everything went sideways. Now, my desktop's search bar brings up something called the PC App Store, and my default search engine has changed across all my browsers. What steps can I take to resolve this?
3 Answers
Honestly, the best way to handle malware is to do a complete reinstall of Windows if you're really concerned about what might be lurking on your system. Just keep in mind that you should back up your important files first—better safe than sorry! And for future reference, don't just take every tutorial to heart; always double-check what you're downloading!
It sounds like you might not have downloaded DS4Windows from the official source. This software itself is clean, but sometimes installers can have extra offers if you're not careful. I'd suggest running a scan with MalwareBytes to see if anything's actually on your system. It should catch most issues if there's real malware there. Also, watch for those checkboxes next time to avoid unwanted changes!
What you might be dealing with is adware, which is less severe than malware, but still annoying. It seems like you missed some options during installation and inadvertently installed something unwanted. Just so you know, Steam has built-in support for controllers as well, so you might not even need DS4Windows for that!
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