x360ce version 4.18.7.0

x360ce v4.18.7.0 has been released. Xbox 360 Controller Emulator serves as a wrapper library that converts xinput calls to directinput calls, allowing your controller (GamePad, Joystick, Wheel, etc.) to behave like an Xbox 360 controller on a Windows PC. For instance, you can use it to play Grand Theft Auto (GTA) with a Logitech wheel.

x360ce Changelog:
v4.18.7.0 (2026-08-26)
Fixed: Crash during device refresh when the device list was modified simultaneously. The refresh thread now takes a snapshot of the device list instead of processing the live collection.
v4.18.6.0 (2026-08-25)
Fixed: Crash when a controller was unplugged and reconnected. The hidden window that captures device messages was accessed from the incorrect thread.
Fixed: If a redraw failed, the interface ceased refreshing for the entire session.
Changed: Device detection now lists only currently attached devices, preserving settings for unplugged devices which display as offline.
Changed: The interface now redraws up to 10 times per second instead of 20. Long redraws will skip frames rather than delaying controller inputs.
v4.17.51.0 (2026-08-25)
Fixed: The program became unresponsive after selecting Add Demo Device in the Devices tab. A list change queued back onto the same thread caused a delay.
Fixed: Crash when accessing a controller tab linked to a non-existent device.
Fixed: Trigger dead zones and anti-dead zones were constrained incorrectly, causing issues with sensitivity settings.
Fixed: The mapping curve for inverted axes displayed incorrectly, causing desynchronization between the marker and the line.
Fixed: Mapping curves now display as a continuous line, even when interrupted by dead zones.
Changed: Axis charts feature a single black marker for the mapped value, with guide lines in corresponding colors.
v4.17.50.0 (2026-08-22)
Changed: About page credits were updated to include Nefarius.
Fixed: Updated the broken link to vigem.org found on the About and Options pages. Project links now redirect to the author’s GitHub page.
Added: HID Hide tab displays driver installation status, provides a download link, and opens the configuration tool.
Changed: HID Guardian tab is marked as obsolete, having been discontinued by its author in 2023; uninstall remains available, with users redirected to HID Hide.
Changed: The controller picture is now rendered using Windows Forms, reducing memory usage from 198 MB to 85 MB.
Fixed: Overlap issues were resolved for D-pad and thumbstick markers in the controller image.
Fixed: Trigger markers have been adjusted to slide into position rather than blinking unexpectedly.
Changed: Navigation glyphs are now stored as high-resolution bitmaps and are only retained during scaling, saving approximately 7 MB.
Changed: The error report window layout has been redesigned in Windows Forms for improved usability.
Fixed: The Changes and License text on the About page no longer merges into a single paragraph.
Fixed: The tray icon is now properly registered with a name for identification in Windows taskbar settings.
Removed: The Macros tab, which was never finalized and hidden at start-up.
Removed: The XInput tab, which also remained unfinished and hidden at start-up.
Removed: Unused interface files resulting from previous updates.
Added: A debug panel button has been incorporated to showcase all controller glyphs simultaneously.
v4.17.49.0 (2026-08-22)
Fixed: Resolved crashes that occurred during the mapped device list refresh, which had been frequently reported in support emails.
Fixed: Crashes that happened when the active window closed while the process was being identified.
Fixed: A process handle leak was identified for each running process whenever the active window changed.
Changed: Regular DirectInput device conditions are no longer flagged as faults.
v4.17.46.0 (2026-08-22)
Fixed: The virtual gamepad bus client now opens and closes a driver handle correctly.
Fixed: The controller update thread was halted due to the first unhandled error, stopping device polling.
Fixed: A failed state send to a virtual controller now results in reconnection instead of stopping the update thread.
Fixed: Placeholder controllers remained plugged in following a failed virtual controller connection.
Fixed: A successful result was erroneously reported for a failed virtual controller disconnection.
Fixed: Virtual controller slots outside the 1-4 range were throwing errors instead of returning results.
Fixed: The application was hanging indefinitely if the controller thread was blocked during a driver call.
Fixed: Application stalling when attempting to write an error report without any control focused.
Fixed: Error reports failed to compile when the exception included additional data.
Fixed: The guide button was not being relayed to the virtual controller.
Fixed: Visual C++ runtime was being detected via the registry version rather than by program name.
Changed: The process of removing the virtual gamepad bus now checks how it was installed and verifies the outcome.
Changed: Removal of HID Guardian first clears the HID class filter and verifies it before uninstalling the driver.
Added: A HID Guardian install button is included in development builds for testing removal.
v4.17.33.0 (2026-08-22)
Fixed: Resolved a crash issue on Windows 8 and newer versions when utilizing Microsoft’s XInput library.
Fixed: The issues panel was erroneously updated from a background thread.
Fixed: A crash occurred when trying to open the error report window if no error had been logged.
Fixed: A crash happened when closing a ZIP archive twice.
Fixed: The download retry timer erroneously restarted its countdown when the retry interval was modified.
Fixed: The remote controller server keep-alive timer restarted its countdown with interval changes.
Fixed: Aspect ratio was lost when resizing images by width or height.
Fixed: Key/value and link serialization would fail if a change handler was connected.
v4.17.25.0 (2026-08-22)
Fixed: The virtual test controller’s POV sweep caused a crash due to a wrong variable in range checks.
Fixed: Web service GetVendors failed during runtime because of an issue with entity projection in LINQ-to-Entities queries.
Fixed: Web sign-ups generated predictable passwords, which have now been changed to cryptographically random, ranging from 12-32 characters.
v4.17.22.0 (2026-08-22)
Fixed: Crash issues when attempting to select an unavailable game.
Fixed: Crashes encountered while loading user device capabilities.
Fixed: Ensured thread-safety for device online/offline state modifications.
Fixed: The guide button now sends the correct virtual key code with configurable actions.
Fixed: Key names for the guide button parse correctly in a case-insensitive manner.
Fixed: Visual C++ runtime detection has been revised for compatibility with Windows 11.
Fixed: Issues with High-DPI rendering have been rectified; the entire UI scales with monitor zoom, fixing intermittent empty window title problems.
Fixed: Resolved problems with Architecture-specific embedded DLL resolution for both 32-bit and 64-bit XInput and DInput files.
Changed: The HID Guardian install feature has been disabled for safety; only the uninstall option remains available.

Download: x360ce v4.18.7.0
Source: Here