No warning or retry button during installation when the ViGEmBus driver fails to install

[Swarkin]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Is your issue described in the documentation?

• I have read the documentation

Is your issue present in the latest beta/pre-release?

This issue is present in the latest pre-release

Describe the Bug

When a Windows Group Policy to block driver installations is set, sunshine does not warn the user during the installation process that the ViGEmBus driver failed to install, but rather reports a successful installation.

A scenario where this can happen is when the group policies under Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Device Installation/Device Installation Restrictions are configured in a way that blocks driver installations.

Expected Behavior

A message box should pop up prompting the user to either manually whitelist the driver, or temporarily disable the restriction on the system and offer a button to retry the installation.

Additional Context

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/client-tools/manage-device-installation-with-group-policy

Host Operating System

Windows

Operating System Version

Starting from Windows 10 version 1809 up to the latest Windows 11 versions

Architecture

other, n/a

Sunshine commit or version

v2025.212.40608

Package

Windows - installer (recommended)

GPU Type

n/a

GPU Model

n/a

GPU Driver/Mesa Version

n/a

Capture Method

None

Config

Apps

Relevant log output

// I am not aware whether the installer itself produces a log file anywhere, but this is the sunshine log after starting up. May not be relevant at all.

[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: Sunshine version: v2025.212.40608
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: Package Publisher: LizardByte
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: Publisher Website: https://app.lizardbyte.dev
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: Get support: https://app.lizardbyte.dev/support
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: Provided workaround settings for SettingsManager:
{
  "hdr_blank_delay": null
}
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: Currently available display devices:
[]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.606]: Info: nvprefs: NvAPI_Initialize() failed, ignore if you don't have NVIDIA video card
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.608]: Info: Compiling shaders...
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.618]: Info: System tray created
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.664]: Info: Compiled shaders
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.668]: Fatal: ViGEmBus is not installed or running. You must install ViGEmBus for gamepad support!
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.668]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.668]: Info: // Testing for available encoders, this may generate errors. You can safely ignore those errors. //
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.668]: Info: Trying encoder [nvenc]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: 
Device Description : AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Device Vendor ID   : 0x00001002
Device Device ID   : 0x000073DF
Device Video Mem   : 12216 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16186 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 3840x326
Virtual Desktop    : 6400x2160
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: Active GPU has HAGS disabled
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: Using realtime GPU priority
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 10
Red Primary        : [0.685547,0.308594]
Green Primary      : [0.264648,0.667969]
Blue Primary       : [0.150391,0.0576172]
White Point        : [0.313477,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.2497 nits
Max Luminance      : 351 nits
Max Full Luminance : 351 nits
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: Display refresh rate [144Hz]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.740]: Info: Requested frame rate [60fps]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.742]: Info: Encoder [nvenc] is not supported on this GPU
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.749]: Info: Trying encoder [quicksync]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: 
Device Description : AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Device Vendor ID   : 0x00001002
Device Device ID   : 0x000073DF
Device Video Mem   : 12216 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16186 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 3840x326
Virtual Desktop    : 6400x2160
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: Active GPU has HAGS disabled
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: Using realtime GPU priority
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 10
Red Primary        : [0.685547,0.308594]
Green Primary      : [0.264648,0.667969]
Blue Primary       : [0.150391,0.0576172]
White Point        : [0.313477,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.2497 nits
Max Luminance      : 351 nits
Max Full Luminance : 351 nits
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: Display refresh rate [144Hz]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.807]: Info: Requested frame rate [60fps]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.808]: Info: Encoder [quicksync] is not supported on this GPU
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.816]: Info: Trying encoder [amdvce]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.874]: Info: 
Device Description : AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Device Vendor ID   : 0x00001002
Device Device ID   : 0x000073DF
Device Video Mem   : 12216 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16186 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 3840x326
Virtual Desktop    : 6400x2160
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: Active GPU has HAGS disabled
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: Using realtime GPU priority
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 10
Red Primary        : [0.685547,0.308594]
Green Primary      : [0.264648,0.667969]
Blue Primary       : [0.150391,0.0576172]
White Point        : [0.313477,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.2497 nits
Max Luminance      : 351 nits
Max Full Luminance : 351 nits
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: Display refresh rate [144Hz]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.875]: Info: Requested frame rate [60fps]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.879]: Info: Creating encoder [h264_amf]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.879]: Info: Color coding: SDR (Rec. 601)
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.879]: Info: Color depth: 8-bit
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.879]: Info: Color range: JPEG
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.904]: Info: Streaming bitrate is 1000000
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.937]: Info: Creating encoder [hevc_amf]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.938]: Info: Color coding: SDR (Rec. 601)
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.938]: Info: Color depth: 8-bit
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.938]: Info: Color range: JPEG
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.962]: Info: Streaming bitrate is 1000000
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.997]: Info: Creating encoder [av1_amf]
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.997]: Info: Color coding: SDR (Rec. 601)
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.997]: Info: Color depth: 8-bit
[2025-02-12 11:48:00.997]: Info: Color range: JPEG
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.026]: Info: Streaming bitrate is 1000000
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.032]: Error: [av1_amf @ 0000028a498787c0] CreateComponent(AMFVideoEncoderHW_AV1) failed with error 30
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.033]: Error: Could not open codec [av1_amf]: Encoder not found
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: 
Device Description : AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Device Vendor ID   : 0x00001002
Device Device ID   : 0x000073DF
Device Video Mem   : 12216 MiB
Device Sys Mem     : 0 MiB
Share Sys Mem      : 16186 MiB
Feature Level      : 0x0000B100
Capture size       : 2560x1440
Offset             : 3840x326
Virtual Desktop    : 6400x2160
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: Active GPU has HAGS disabled
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: Using realtime GPU priority
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: 
Colorspace         : DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Bits Per Color     : 10
Red Primary        : [0.685547,0.308594]
Green Primary      : [0.264648,0.667969]
Blue Primary       : [0.150391,0.0576172]
White Point        : [0.313477,0.329102]
Min Luminance      : 0.2497 nits
Max Luminance      : 351 nits
Max Full Luminance : 351 nits
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: Desktop resolution [2560x1440]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: Desktop format [DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: Display refresh rate [144Hz]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.106]: Info: Requested frame rate [60fps]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.110]: Info: Creating encoder [hevc_amf]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.110]: Info: Color coding: SDR (Rec. 709)
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.110]: Info: Color depth: 10-bit
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.110]: Info: Color range: JPEG
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.136]: Info: Streaming bitrate is 1000000
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.178]: Info: 
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.178]: Info: // Ignore any errors mentioned above, they are not relevant. //
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.178]: Info: 
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.178]: Info: Found H.264 encoder: h264_amf [amdvce]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.178]: Info: Found HEVC encoder: hevc_amf [amdvce]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.180]: Info: Configuration UI available at [https://localhost:47990]
[2025-02-12 11:48:01.940]: Info: Registered Sunshine mDNS service
[2025-02-12 11:48:05.622]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:10.632]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:15.654]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:20.671]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:25.687]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:30.705]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:35.726]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:40.742]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:45.754]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:50.769]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:48:55.795]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:00.808]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:05.824]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:10.830]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:15.860]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:20.864]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:25.893]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:30.901]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:35.913]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:40.928]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:45.949]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:50.964]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:49:55.973]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:00.991]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:06.014]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:11.033]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:16.041]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:21.052]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:26.073]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:31.086]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:36.105]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:41.114]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:46.128]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:51.157]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:50:56.172]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:01.181]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:06.193]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:11.211]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:16.221]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:21.243]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:26.255]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:31.268]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:36.287]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:41.306]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:46.320]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:51.338]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:51:56.355]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:01.373]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:06.391]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:11.393]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:16.415]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:21.427]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:26.453]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:31.462]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:36.486]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:41.502]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:46.511]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:51.522]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:52:56.546]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:01.554]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:06.565]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:11.581]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:16.598]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:21.623]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:26.634]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:31.645]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:36.666]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:41.676]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:46.702]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:51.719]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:53:56.727]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:01.742]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:06.758]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:11.768]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:16.789]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:21.809]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:26.826]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:31.837]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:36.855]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:41.869]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:46.881]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:51.904]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:54:56.922]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:01.927]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:06.941]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:11.967]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:16.982]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:21.988]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:27.016]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:32.030]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:55:37.038]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
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[2025-02-12 11:55:47.078]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
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[2025-02-12 11:55:57.106]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:56:02.124]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
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[2025-02-12 11:56:17.172]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
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[2025-02-12 11:56:32.216]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:56:37.231]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
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[2025-02-12 11:56:47.253]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:56:52.270]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!
[2025-02-12 11:56:57.288]: Error: Failed to collect path source data or none was available!