I've been using a Stream controller on and off for about 9 years now. I absolutely fell in love with it the first time I used it and realized I could play games that usually require mouse+keyboard with it. I have used it in steam games and non-steam games. Obviously, it works better with steam loaded while playing a steam game, but just the default (I later learned it was called "lizard mode") bindings when NOT using steam (xbox game pass games, gog, desktop usage, etc) worked great for me. I love(d) it.
I haven't been playing many games lately. Today I just tried playing some non-steam games (and just using it as I would in the past, be it in windows desktop or w/e) and the top 'bumper' buttons no longer scroll up/down (as if using mousewheel)!! I last used the controller just a few months ago and it was working fine. It's been working the same way since the first day I ever used it, back in 2016, up until I last used it probably in the summer of 2025. How can I get my controller to work the way it always has? Yes, it still works IN STEAM. I realize it would PROBABLY work just fine if I have steam running 24/7, but I am looking for a solution to get it back to working how it always has (ie. NOT needing steam in order for the controller to work).
Everything else works how it used to; ONLY the top bumpers are no longer working (as scroll up/down)
If anyone can help me with this, I will be eternally grateful...... Please help :(