xeromist wrote:
Always check the support page for your device to see if there are drivers or software packages missing. Windows update doesn't always have everything, nor does it always have the most recent recommended software from ASUS.
Also note that on the support page you have the option to expand sections and there might be more things hidden in there.
Thanks, after a few days of troubleshooting and working with SteelSeries on this issue I've sort of found the problem but need them to analyze the logs etc I just sent them. It seems to be a conflict between their software and Microsoft including Windows Update automatically pushing down updates to the SteelSeries GG software. I figured it out after removing GG as per their instructions and reinstalling then reinstalling devices one at a time and testing each time. I had also used Driverstore Explorer from the big Realtek Driver update thread that's over in the Intel 600/700 forum that covers Realtek driver packages for all the ROG boards regardless of chipset to remove any leftover Steelseries components including some that I knew Windows had installed earlier in the week.
Last night after everything was working perfect I came back to the PC and found Windows Update had pushed down two software components that had older version numbers of already installed stuff by SteelSeries and wanted to reboot. Instantly the problem was back. I removed them with Driverstore Explorer again and it was fixed again. I told Device Installation Settings in Advanced System Settings to not automatically look for mfr. apps/icons and as a test told Windows Update to check for updates. It pulled that junk down again anyway and the problem was back. So one more removal and I went and grabbed the Wushowhide.cab utility from MS that lets you just flat out block specific Windows Updates and so for now I'm keeping those components from reinstalling.
Now I just need SteelSeries to figure out how to fix this permanently. There's no way I'm the only person that this could possibly affect. I'm not running some crazy installation. Just the SteelSeries software and a few of their peripherals, and this did not happen on Win10 at all. Same system, all USB devices were reinserted one at a time back into the same ports as on Win10 etc as I installed each peripheral again.