RESOLVED: USB devices not recognized (Steam issue, not caused by IL2)

[CIA_Windhawk]

I have Saitek, VKB, and Thrustmaster input devices on two sim rigs.  

Devices are fully calibrated, recognized properly by windows, but are not recognized in ANY sims (DCSm AeroFly2, IL2)

 

Does anyone know what could cause this?

It's happening identically on two identical rigs

 

Everything was working 2 days ago.

Possible Norton update occurred.  Otherwise, I don't know what could have changed

 

EDITS: updated, more accurate, information

Edited July 9, 2017 by CIA_Windhawk

[CIA_Windhawk]

Update: one of the rigs started working.  No idea why!

 

All I've done is lots of restarts and retries and it finally worked.

 

Still trying to resolve the other

[CIA_Windhawk]

I finally fixed it.

 

It was a Steam issue.  I had to go to "Steam > Setting > Controller >General Controller Settings" and unclick "Generic Gamepad Configuration Support"