How can I stop GameInput and Gaming Services from running forever?
How can I stop GameInput and Gaming Services from running forever?
So, I'm doing this because you're sure GameInput is actually causing all those crashes? Well, I haven't seen any proof yet to say it's true.
1) That crash report clearly says the same thing 2) The reliability history shows exactly the same reconflict and crash times 3) It's a long-standing bug that messed with thousands of people who found it and made complaints about it 4) Since I started uninstalling all the files related to it, crashes/freezing/BSOD/lag/etc have never happened again. So it is definitely the GameInput malware causing this problem. Oh well, sadly I can only use Windows and can't just switch over completely to Linux or maybe even Windows if that doesn't work as a workaround since it's not safe for my system anyway. As long as it won't try to break anything else, I'll let it run. I'm going to update this post in a few days when it inevitably reinstalls itself, because I know how much money I can spend but I don't want to lose any of my stuff. And sorry if the tone sounds like I'm blaming you guys, but I really appreciate all the help from everyone here; just let me deal with Microsoft on their own.
If you give us some old records or info from the cloud like event logs, I can try to figure out what's going on with them.
Honestly, I can't get all the old memory logs because they are gone. What I tried doing was either A) making GameInput stay permanently uninstalled so it can't come back or trick the computer into thinking it's installed (which isn't really working). B) putting it in the "Start" menu settings to stop it from running, but that didn't work even though I thought maybe that would have stopped it. I tried deleting it from Autoruns and changing its registry keys, but I'm not sure if those steps will help. In my opinion, just uninstalling GameInput manually is enough to fix all problems because everything works better without it on the computer. The real issue is figuring out how to keep it from downloading itself or stopping it from running in any way, since I don't use anything that would need it and I know this problem is mine.
Basically, what does Windows installer, update, or store check to see if a file needs updating? It looks at the version in the meta-data of the executable file. If you change that version number with hexedit, it won't trigger an automatic update immediately. However, every time there is a new version available, Windows will force a reinstall anyway. This often causes problems when trying to run the application later. Keeping the app from installing itself seems impossible no matter what. But if it's already installed, can you stop it from running permanently? Disabling it in the services didn't work for me (though maybe I missed turning off something else too), so what about autoruns? Can a process change what happens there, or prevent it somehow by removing all permissions including system ones, even though only myself should have access? To me, these options could help remove unwanted Windows components entirely. Sadly, in my experience, that sometimes means I forgot to do some random step that canceled everything else, or just that Windows will overwrite all settings eventually and you don't actually own the computer anyway. I really don't know what the answer is. Since I can't afford restarting the PC every time it feels like it might break things again, trying multiple options takes weeks with no pattern at all, which means the computer is unusable. So far, my only hope is a theoretical solution, but that's not very practical right now.
GameInput might not be the main problem. It could just be that a rogue driver is messing up GameInupt in a strange way. Usually, when BSODs happen, the part that seems broken is actually fine but getting hit by something else. If you can get those minidumps saved, please send them to the cloud with a link here. You might also try exporting your System and Application logs and uploading those to the cloud too.
with simpler, more casual language while keeping your "I" perspective intact:
Question: Do any GameInput related errors show up in Reliability History or Event Viewer? If not, please confirm you own a legal copy of Windows and where it came from. If it's fake, I'm worried what else is wrong. If you have the real version, try running "dism" or "sfc /scannow". Either command might find and fix some issues. For more info, check out these links: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-d...s-10-image https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-...stem-files
I should have remembered this detail better. GameInput was crashing on almost everyone's PC for a long time. It might still be doing that on mine, but since it isn't making the whole computer crash, Reliability History just lists it there. I try not to check Reliability History because it shows fake problems that make you think your PC is broken when it isn't. For now, my machine doesn't show any errors at all. Yet I see GameInput showing up every single day in Reliability History, even right after starting. It says "Successful application reconfiguration," but surely that gameinput shouldn't run just to change settings each time? So it's still not working properly for me.