How to make the "Arduino Micro" name show up differently under Win10 USB game?

Projects Programming
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Is it possible to make the Arduino Micro or Leonardo show up with a custom name under Win10 Game Controllers?

Currently is shows as "Arduino Micro" ... I'd like to use my own custom name like "SH AP module" or whatever I can register.

Cheers, Rob.

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AFAIK the name that shows up in Windows is supplied by the Serial driver you have installed on windows.

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Hmmm ... well it seems the same driver will identify Mega different from a Micro, so I'm assuming there is something in the EPROM on the Arduino board that the driver checks to determine it's "type/name"?

Cheers, Rob.

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You will find answers to all your questions https://www.beyondlogic.org/usbnutshell/usb1.shtml

Paul

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URL does not work (anymore).

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The process of adding a URL to a message is not working as it used to.

Paul

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Yes, you can modify your boards.txt file. Here are some instructions:

You need to use the correct quotation marks though. Sometimes the quotes that you type in on your editor will be different so the boards file won't recognize the change. Once the boards.txt file is updated, then exit arduino and re-open and reflash your firmware after selecting the new board from the drop down list.

Here's a video from someone doing this for a midi controller, but it will work for your arduino project as well: