The most robust solution for a truly universal driver is (Virtual Joystick). This is not a driver for your hardware; rather, it creates a virtual joystick that Windows 11 believes is real. You then feed physical input into that virtual device.

// Package into a state packet XINPUT_STATE state; ZeroMemory(&state, sizeof(XINPUT_STATE)); state.Gamepad = gamepad;

Using a universal joystick driver for Windows 11 offers several benefits:

For more information on universal joystick drivers for Windows 11, check out the following resources:

Here is an in-depth look at why this feature is essential and how it functions.