hidhide creates 100+ new HID-devices...?

[martinboson]

windows 10, 22h2, atlasOS
ryzen 5600x
rtx 4060
32 gb ram
game controllers: 1 series X, 1 dualsense, 1 8bitdo ultimate 2c

screenshot 1: https://imgur.com/IuV8gtw
screenshot 2: https://imgur.com/vQ0cNdw

This whole ordeal started when my 8bitdo ultimate 2C controller showed up twice in the "set up usb-controllers" setting, and didn't have any of the dials like sticks, triggers. just a sheet of buttons that didn't respond to inputs... anyway I digress...

I checked some guides and it led me to starting to remove uninstall devices from device manager, which is when I saw there was 100+ hid-entries. I also had like 6 keyboards and 5 mice... I only have 1 keyboard+mousepad combo and 1 wireless mouse. I know it's hidhide making the ghost devices because under driver details it say "nefarious"

• I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
• I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended
• I have read the project documentation and not found a solution to my problem there
• This isn't a feature request or a discussion topic

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Bug description

hundreds of different hid-devices, possibly has led my game controller to not work anymore

Steps to reproduce

I have no idea. Just noticed it today, and hidhide crashes when i click the devices tab.

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Screenshots

Machine info

**CPU-Architecture:**x64
Windows version: Windows 10 22H2
Software/driver version(s): not sure, but I downloaded it in late 2024. I have since uninstalled hidhide

Any other helpful information

could be AtlasOS, idk...

[nefarius]

HidHide doesn't "create" any devices, it filters existing ones. Whatever causes this is not HH. Good luck finding the root cause!