Conversely, exclusivity creates friction. If a user launches a joystick testing tool (e.g., USB Game Controllers panel) while a game is running, the test tool will fail to detect the device—or worse, it may cause the game to lose connection if the driver does not handle arbitration gracefully. This has led to common troubleshooting advice: "Close all other programs before starting the Microntek configuration utility." Moreover, exclusivity breaks compatibility with input remappers (e.g., JoyToKey, reWASD), as those tools rely on intercepting the raw HID stream before the game claims it.
Add an "Exclusive Mode" option to the Microntek USB joystick driver that lets a single application take exclusive, low-latency control of the joystick while preventing other applications from reading or interfering with input. microntek usb joystick driver exclusive