Microsoft GameInput Application Reconfiguration Crashes Win 11 PC

Anonymous
2022-06-15T14:58:21+00:00

When playing any of my games launched through Battle.net my entire PC will crash, when checking the Reliability Monitor 100% of the time the crash is preceded by a "Successful application reconfiguration" of Microsoft GameInput. I have zero need for GameInput and for what I play I have no issues when I uninstall GameInput, but Microsoft forces the install each time my computer restarts.

I've looked for this issue an is appears it started for users with Windows 10 but there's no solution ever found. Microsoft support has people check their drivers, etc (all of my drivers are up to date and Windows is fully up to date) but no actual solution is offered. As far as I'm concerned I own my computer and should be able to determine which services I do or do not have installed on my PC but Microsoft is forcing this buggy install and I am unable to delete or otherwise modify the root folder this application is contained in.

I'm desperate for some sort of solution to this problem and it would be great if Microsoft would fix whatever this issue is. Having to remember to uninstall this app every time I want to play a game on my gaming PC is frustrating.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-30T14:33:17+00:00

    i also have this issue along with other issues. what i have tried i think is more than anyone else here and still problem is not fixed:

    -----sfc /scannow

    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

    ------my event were reporting also some driver problems which i have fixed : AsIO.sys (asus related software), EneTechIo-----ene.sys ( gigabyte rgb lighting software related)

    -----tried reinstalling this , it seems it has something to do with the gaming services/gaming input:

    DISM.exe /Online /add-capability /CapabilityName:DirectX.Configuration.Database~~~~0.0.1.0

    This is Microsoft-OneCore-DirectX-Database-FOD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.22621.1 , it hangs at 76%.

    ----tested my ram anc cpu and have no problems, (i admit i had some but i reseated cpu + ram and now no such problems afte stress testing)

    deleted page file and recreated it

    -had also this about each minute :

    Intel(R) Ethernet Controller (3) I225-V

     Network link has been established at 1Gbps full duplex. (maybe related to web pages something returned error that i will write below of)

    i turn off power saving on the network card and also set to 1gbps speed and not autonegotiate

    it starte crashing in plague a tale requiem which i have on xbox pass , but not on scorn for example which i did not play on xbox pass , but keep in mind that a plague isway longer than scorn

    i believe the culprit may be the bios as someone said here

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-performance/piece-of-windows-crashing-game-input-reconfigure/2b6e248a-6c2f-44bc-b536-71a2b6a46aef?messageId=d0b66335-0c6f-44a1-9a79-344a2afc9e5a&page=7

    (ThYonx

    Replied on October 27, 2022 I had the same problem, after doing everything indicated in many forums, I couldn't find the request until I could validate that what was causing the conflict was a BIOS update. as a solution I had to downgrade the motherboard is an ASUS G10CE; which is currently in version 314 and the previous version 309. which fixed gameinput issues, blue screens, and unexpected reboots.

    I hope it works for you, excuse my English, but use google translator
    

    )

    i updated it just before this happened . it's an asus z690-g gaming , weird thing, started happening since the last 2 bios updates , like explorer shutting down , web pages something returned error (since bios Version 2004 or maybe even Version 1720) and now these crashes , BSOD's , etc (since Version 2103) . Both these bioses are bioses which you cannot downgrade to a lower version to anymore (1xxx), And also these versions of bios bring support for 13th Gen Intel Processors which i am sure is what is causing this..

    I also updated to windows 11 22h2 from 21h2 in the same period , so maybe that's a thing also.

    i will keep troubleshooting and update you if i find something else. unfortunately for me ThYonx solution cnat be applied to me because i cannot rollback , if you guys can rollback , please try !

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-05T12:43:29+00:00

    Happened the same to me, sadly the only good solution, is what you said, uninstall game input and all the xbox stuff related. At least you can play the game pass games installed with the shortcut.

    This have been happening for a while now, im hoping that someone listen to us and give us an actually solution/fix for this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-05T09:51:48+00:00

    as today and using the latest Win 11 22h2, gameinput keeps messing with the entire system, crashing it upon reconfiguring it, I just want this thing stop reconfiguring, it is there, why keeps doing it?

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-08T18:14:48+00:00

    Removing the Xbox app hasn't been proven to work so no need. What else have you been running say on another screen while you try and play your games?

    I believe but I could be talking out my **** with my memory the way it is that it only crashed while gaming if I was running a movie / tv show video on my other screen. If I only ran the game, no crash.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-08-07T21:18:36+00:00

    Any updates? A few feeks ago my pc started crashing, only sometimes when i alt tab. Not really crashing but mouse moves choppy and slow as hell, constant beeps. I cant really do anything other then restart manually with the power button. i just seen this and went back to all the times that it has happened and they all say the game input reconfig message at each event.

    Cant really remove xbox app because i use for voice chat with alot of friends who mainly use xbox.

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