Since sometime before 02 June 2020, two of our three computers have been showing the following under Windows Update:
"Feature update to Windows 10, version 2004
The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is on its way. We’re offering this update to compatible devices, but your device isn’t quite ready for it. Once your device is ready, you’ll see the update available on this page. There’s nothing you need to do at this time."
and it points to the following page:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-2004
The only possible blocker for us on tha page is the GameInput Redistributable one. Checking Windows 10's Reliability Monitor, I see that GameInput Redistributable has been successfully reconfiguring upon every boot. So that appears to be the issue. Apparently, Microsoft is the owner of that software. But, does anyone know what it does, what's using it, and how to get rid of it?
I'd seen comments that the Xbox stuff in Windows 10 used it. So, I uninstalled all of that that I could (Windows 10 won't let me uninstall Xbox Gamebar) and also uninstalled GameInput Redistributable. Upon rebooting, Windows promptly re-installed the Redistributable. Just below the Redistributable, there's Microsoft's "Gaming Services" app. But, Windows won't let me uninstall that.
To see if some kind of hardware wanted the Redistributable, I went to Device Manager and told it to show hidden devices. I couldn't find either my Xbox controller or Steam controller there, so I guess I hadn't even tried them out on this install of Windows. So, I plugged them in, installed them, checked for updates, uninstalled them and re-uninstalled the Redistributable. Windows still re-installed the Redistributable upon reboot.
The only other gaming stuff on the computers is Steam. So, I turned off its autostart option, shut it down, re-re-uninstalled the Redistributable and rebooted. Even with Steam not starting, Windows reinstalled the Redistributable.
I'm at a loss. What else could be demanding the presence of this GameInput Redistributable and forcing its re-installation? Neither of these two computers has anything special installed. But, I can't imagine the issue is with a standard, pre-installed Windows app or with something extremely common like game controllers or Steam (the internet would be flooded with the issue by now and there's not much out there (and nothing at all helpful)).
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Why do you want to get rid of it? Just for the 2004 update? I suggest you hold off a bit then, since the update is causing a myriad of issues for many users.
As for what it is, take a look below,
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/gaming/input-for-games
As you can see, it's an important service and can't be removed just like that. Your best bet is to wait until Microsoft fixes the issue and then update to the 2004 update.
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I don't necessarily want to uninstall the GameInput Redistributable. What I really want to do is figure out what, exactly, is blocking that update. Microsoft's told us it's blocked because of reasons. But, they've given us no visibility into what those reasons are (in my case, I'm just guessing it's GameInput Redistributable because it keeps popping up in Reliability Monitor and nothing else in their list seems to apply) or what, if any, progress is being made. For all I know, it's some trivial, unused thing on these systems. Or, perhaps something that's not being maintained any more and will never be fixed. I really doubt that either of those things apply. But, if MS is going to stick that warning label up in Windows Update, they really need to give more information.
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I agree with you on that. MS should give some more details as to why and how is Gameinput redistributable responsible for the update block.
I think it's something that is used in some niche services. This is what I found when I looked up on reddit -https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/g3uq8s/gameinput_redistributable_anyone_know_what_it_is/fny3ctv/?context=3
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From the Windows status document I referenced in my OP, it looks like they've resolved the GameInput Redistributable thing. And, the update is now available to me in Windows Update.
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Hope it goes well for you!
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It's used by the xbox apps that come with your computer. It's associated to the Xbox live gamepass for pc. The bad part is if you right-click or hover over it, it shows you an ip address, and that ip address allows an exploit for hackers to access and assume control of your desktop or laptop. It happened to me not too long ago. I left my laptop running while I stepped out for a bit only to receive a frantic call from my wife telling me my computer was operating on it's own. She exclaimed that it was trying to access our bank account and then went to amazon and started filling the cart with expensive things like MacBooks, game consoles, and other random tech stuff. She managed to shut the computer down, but it was too late. They ended up locking out my wife and myself from accessing our account via a computer. Fortunately, the Amazon phone app was still logged in. So I was able to delete all the credit card info, and screen grab a Dallas residential address the hacker used to overwrite my shipping address. They also hacked my gmail account and set it to forward the password change/recovery emails to a burner email account. Fortunately, they didn't get to buy anything but I had a hell of a time gaining access to my Amazon account because they didn't believe me. I didn't even bother with Microsoft as I am sure they won't believe me either. Google it for yourself it causes all kinds of other issues for people. There are a few threads on reddit about it. The only way I was able to remove it was by doing a complete system reset/wipe and installing windows. Hope this helps.
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