Does Steam use "GameInput Redistributable?"

[DALCOhstangultion]

Windows 10 Update is blocking the "Feature Update to Windows 10, version 2004" on two of my machines. It points to a generic "blocking" page which, amongst other things, lists "GameInput Redistributable" as a blocker. Checking Reliability Monitor, I see notices that "GameInput Redistributable" is getting successfully reconfigured upon every boot and that it's a Microsoft product. I've found posts claiming the Xbox stuff in Windows 10 uses it and I've uninstalled what I can of that along with the Redistributable. Windows promptly re-installs the Redistributable. Great.

Does anyone know if Steam uses the "GameInput Redistributable?" That's the only other gaming stuff on these computers.

[DALCOhstangultion]

I've checked that my game controllers are uninstalled and stopped Steam from autostarting, but GameInput Redistributable re-installs itself anyway. So, even if Steam is using it, there's something further up the chain that needs it. I can't imagine it's just generic Microsoft Windows 10 stuff since the internet would be swamped about this. But, I can't find any way to track down what's needing this thing.

[wulf9474]

It's part of Gaming Services, which is MS not Steam, and neither of them were on my PC UNTIL I installed State of Decay 2 Juggernaut Edition (MS Store version) ,so maybe you have a game from the MS Store or an Xbox game that's also on PC that needs it.
My SoD2 got corrupted because I kept turning Gaming Input and Gaming Services off when they restarted and Undead Labs support had me uninstall/reinstall Gaming Services through Powershell to fix my game

[3ICE]

Still an issue today.
Yes, even after uninstalling the ms store games, this service lingers. And this cannot be uninstalled normally:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/gaming-services/9mwpm2cqnlhn
powershell to the rescue!