Microsoft GameInput

Microsoft Corporation·Microsoft.GameInput

A next-generation input API that exposes input devices of all kinds through a single consistent interface.

GameInput is a next-generation input API that exposes input devices of all kinds through a single consistent interface. It's designed with a simple programming model that makes it easy to use. GameInput is built from the ground up for the best possible performance.

winget install --id Microsoft.GameInput --exact --source winget

Latest 3.5.274·September 15, 2026

Installer type: zip

x64—3BE5E4BF5D9678A772F8176556C42E63D60766271F7DF0D9A7516D133EE9F208

Details

Homepage
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.GameInput
License
Proprietary (Freeware)
Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Support
https://github.com/microsoftconnect/GameInput/issues
Copyright
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Moniker
gameinput

Tags

directinputgame-controllersgame-inputgamecontrollersgameinputredistgamepadshidinput-apiinputapimicrosoft-gameinputmicrosoftconnectmicrosoftgameinputraw-inputrawinputxinput

Older versions (11)

3.5.270
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3.4.218
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3.3.195.0
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3.2.134.0
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3.1.26100.6879
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3.0.26100.6154
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2.2.26100.6114
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2.2.26100.6106
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2.1.26100.6068
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2.0.26100.5334
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1.2.26100.4782
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