Found a temporary solution that makes me navigate the menus/play some games. (Game bought on Steam, running through EA App)
1. Make sure the game is in windowed mode, moved slightly to one side (as long as it doesn't 'fill' the screen)
2. Close the game, EA, and Steam (I make sure everything is closed on task manager)
3. Turn on my controller
4. Check that the game files are verified on Steam- I occasionally seem to lose 3 files.
5. Double-click the game shortcut, or hit play (through Steam)
6. THIS seems to be the important part of whether I experience the issues listed in my previous post or not.
- Right after the double click or selecting play, I ensure a shortcut on my desktop is highlighted (by clicking it once) e.g the recycle bin. Make sure something is highlighted before the game launches.
- This boots up FC24 without the window being highlighted and allows me to navigate the menus/play. HOWEVER, as soon as I click the game/move the window (causing it to be highlighted) is when the issue comes back.
Problems with this method.
- No sound because the game isn't highlighted.
- default playing as player 2 (second controller blue player icon instead of default red) despite me only having one controller .
Don't know if this will work for everyone, but might be worth a go.