Windows 10 Version 1607 is in fact NOT compatible with exclusive mode.

Microsoft Windows 10's recent update, version 1607 dubbed the Anniversary Update, will break InputMapper's ability to connect to the controller exclusively which is required by some games.

I have not found a workaround as of yet and it is doubtful that one exists. So until a solution is found, it is important that users needing exclusive mode disable Windows updates temporarily. You can see how to defer windows update by reading this link: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/defer-...-in-windows-10

I have posted to Microsoft regarding the issue Link . Please click "Me Too" link to help raise awareness.

As of update 1607, kernel32.dll CreateFile() using only the flags GENERIC_READ and GENERIC_WRITE and 0 for dwShareMode no longer allow exclusive (non shared) access to devices needed in some circumstances.
An example of a device that is not allowing exclusive access any more is the Sony Dualshock 4 Game controller.

 

Im sure it was just a accident :p

Not surprised.

Doesn't this happen with every major windows upgrade like when Windows 10 came out? And then it eventually gets fixed... So its not very surprising and there is even a workaround already:

"The cause is once again, a so far undetermined Windows process is enumerating and connecting to all HID devices. This enumeration should be better filtered as it should only apply to certain GUID or device classes such as keyboards and mice and not also to devices that also appear in HID enumeration such as gamepads.

This issue was corrected once before in Windows 10 as the early releases had the same issue.

Current workaround is to disable then re-enable the HID device in device manager. Other programs will then be able to access it exclusively again.

This is not a fix, just a temporary workaround."

Well, that's a shock.

One might even say, since it affects the controller and the driver, its a... DUAL shock?

Lucky I still have an old X360 controller as backup

lol

"I'm not surprised motherfuckers" - Bill Gates, Stockton 208.

No effect still in Rocket League. Maybe I don't have it yet?

This means war!