It turns out HIDAPI for Xbox controllers doesn't allow background input, so we won't enable it by default on Windows.
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h
index 34582ea..18a4483 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
#ifdef __WINDOWS__
/* On Windows, Xbox One controllers are handled by the Xbox 360 driver */
#undef SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOXONE
+/* It turns out HIDAPI for Xbox controllers doesn't allow background input */
+#undef SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_XBOX360
#endif
#ifdef __MACOSX__