WSL Service Marked as Microsoft GameInput In Performance Optimizer

CCleaner for Windows
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Cleaner Professional: 7.8.1414.0

Grok gave me a little report about why my WSL service was being disabled:

Full Data Field

Impact:197379:TUID:M64\{14EDF950-06B9-415F-862C-1D5DEC321AE6}:origStartType:2:origState:4:serviceName:WSLService

Item Detail
TUID in disable record {14EDF950-06B9-415F-862C-1D5DEC321AE6}
CCleaner UI label Microsoft GameInput (not WSL)
WSL mapping TUID M64:{ABAA998A-FDCF-48DC-9174-DC711BD2B5D1} → service:WSLService

Additional findings explain the mismatch:
• wslg.exe and wslsettings.exe are incorrectly registered under the GameInput TUID in DebuggerRegistration.
• Microsoft GameInput was installed June 21, 2026 — the same day WSL was first disabled.
• ProgramToEntriesMapping row 436 links the WSL TUID to service:WSLService.
• CCleanerPOCache.db contains MSI cache entries for “Windows Subsystem for Linux”.

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HI @davidjblackburn,
Thank you for reporting this.
I have escalated it to the development team to review.

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Hi @davidjblackburn,
This issue should be fixed in the v7.11 update to CCleaner, which will not be the next update to CCleaner, as the fix was not ready in time for the v7.10 update, but should be soon after that update.
If you continue to experience the issue after updating to v7.11 please message me back so we can investigate this further.