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Forgot about the Joystick Settings in Setup Wiz. All fixed up. Thanks, Draco! I figured there was a simple fix...that was so close, it could have bitten me in the butt.

Got it. I gotta get home first.

I don't have any XBOX controllers because I don't own an XBOX. I have used four Logitech controllers. Three are the F710 wireless brand and I have one that's wired. All four are quitting back to PBX when you hit the L2 button. That's on both my son's arcade and on my own cab.

Here's a weird one. While programming my son's arcade, I noticed that the Left Shoulder 2 button on Logitech game controllers (the L2 button, to be precise) kills the game and exits back to PBX. I guess Logitech controller L2 buttons are coded to Exit with PBX somehow? I am just wondering if there is a fix because it renders a lot of PS2, N64, and Switch games unplayable because L2 is fairly necessary to get through these games.

Done!

Guide updated to Version 3. This is a simple, easy fix anyone can implement. Thank you to @scutters for this.

Scutters, you're a genius. It works. Everything works. And to think I spent hours testing scripts and trying to figure out the lnk-exe issues when it's this simple. I want to improve the guide...but this is your idea and your fix. If you came up with this, I don't want to take credit for your idea. You should write up a guide for it. Unless you want me to simply change my guide and credit you. I just don't want your idea to be under my name.

Yes, but aren't you not supposed to make a folder full of EXE's? Usually, you have to use shortcuts because EXE files are dependent on .dll files in the game folder. Which is why I have to use shortcuts.

Funny story today, btw: I uploaded the config files here last night with the intent of putting them on the Guide the next day. I get to work and unzip the files and place them in the shared network drive...an hour later, I get an alert that my downloads have apparently caused alarm with our IT department and I get this nervous "security analyst" calling me to ask what I was doing. I told him I just downloaded game scripts so I could upload them to a gaming forum. Dude gets really weird and grills me on what the files do. I tell they're AHK and BAT files/scripts...dude actually says, "I've never heard of AHK or BAT files...can you enlighten me on what they do?" THIS. IS. A. SECURITY. ANALYST. Taken aback, I tell him they're designed to make slight adjustments to my monitors and gaming rig before I play games. He gets confused and says "Why would you bring those to work?" I explained I was using the drive as an intermediary. He gets all suspicious and says that it's suspicious that I would do such a thing and that the department suspects that this is malicious activity. So I tell him to open the files with Notepad and he can see for himself. He won't do it. So I do it from my computer and I read the files to him and go over each line with him and tell him what each one does. Then I copy-paste Gemini AI's thoughts, which say the same stuff I did...and even remarks that it's shocking that our IT Department doesn't know about AHK and BAT since they're extremely basic programming and coding files and any analyst worth their salt should know this and more. Anyhow, they let me off the hook and all I can do is chuckle. Like, how do you look at the coding and see my own drive path with the words "gaming", "GameEx" and "pinball" all over them and think "Oh no, we're under attack"? Anyway...back to work.

Issue fixed and guide updated.

Updated the guide. @Scutters, I can try your solution later as well because mine is just convoluted as hell since it involves editing scripts and compiling and the like...but I suppose, no pain, no gain. What would your config look like for your theory?

I think I tried that and it didn't work.

Yeah...but if I remember correctly, this was the ultimate result: These new config files should work.

I know. I'll explain it...lol...

Ok...THIS time I fixed it. Game stays open, monitors switch correctly, Escape key works...I'm going to upload all pertinent working parts and the config here and then I will edit the Guide in the morning. I need sleep. Here's the updated config: The config files are attached. I will edit everything in the morning. Pinky swear. See you guys soon... ConfigFiles.zip