diff --git a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
index 2bdf878ddebb0..fcbf8e847b3fe 100644
--- a/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/windows/SDL_windows.c
@@ -104,7 +104,51 @@ void
 WIN_CoUninitialize(void)
 {
 #ifndef __WINRT__
-    CoUninitialize();
+    /* Don't uninitialize COM because of what appears to be a bug in Microsoft WGI reference counting.
+     *
+     * If you plug in a non-Xbox controller and let the application run for 30 seconds, then it crashes in CoUninitialize()
+     * with this stack trace:
+
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!GameController::~GameController(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!GameController::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::RuntimeClassImpl<struct Microsoft::WRL::RuntimeClassFlags<1>,1,1,0,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGameControllerBatteryInfo,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Internal::IGameControllerPrivate>,class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase>::Release(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::AggregableRuntimeClass<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGamepad,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGamepad2,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGameControllerInputSink>,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGipGameControllerInputSink>,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IHidGameControllerInputSink>,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IXusbGameControllerInputSink>,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>::Release(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>::~ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>()	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!`eh vector destructor iterator'(void *,unsigned int,int,void (*)(void *))	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::GameControllerCollection<class Windows::Gaming::Input::RawGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IRawGameController>::~GameControllerCollection<class Windows::Gaming::Input::RawGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IRawGameController>(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::GameControllerCollection<class Windows::Gaming::Input::RawGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IRawGameController>::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::RuntimeClassImpl<struct Microsoft::WRL::RuntimeClassFlags<1>,1,1,0,struct Windows::Foundation::Collections::IIterable<class Windows::Gaming::Input::ArcadeStick *>,struct Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVectorView<class Windows::Gaming::Input::ArcadeStick *>,class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase>::Release(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::CustomGameControllerFactoryBase<class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>::~CustomGameControllerFactoryBase<class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::CustomGameControllerFactoryBase<class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ActivationFactory<struct Microsoft::WRL::Implements<class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::ICustomGameControllerFactory> >,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil,0>::Release(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>::~ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>()	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!NtList<struct FactoryManager::FactoryListEntry>::~NtList<struct FactoryManager::FactoryListEntry>(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!FactoryManager::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ActivationFactory<struct Microsoft::WRL::Implements<class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGameControllerFactoryManagerStatics>,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGameControllerFactoryManagerStatics2,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Internal::IGameControllerFactoryManagerStaticsPrivate>,0>::Release(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::TerminateMap(class Microsoft::WRL::Details::ModuleBase *,unsigned short const *,bool)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Module<1,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1> >::~Module<1,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1> >(void)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1>::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!`dynamic atexit destructor for 'Microsoft::WRL::Details::StaticStorage<Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1>,0,int>::instance_''()	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!__CRT_INIT@12()	Unknown
+        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!__DllMainCRTStartup()	Unknown
+        ntdll.dll!_LdrxCallInitRoutine@16()	Unknown
+        ntdll.dll!LdrpCallInitRoutine()	Unknown
+        ntdll.dll!LdrpProcessDetachNode()	Unknown
+        ntdll.dll!LdrpUnloadNode()	Unknown
+        ntdll.dll!LdrpDecrementModuleLoadCountEx()	Unknown
+        ntdll.dll!LdrUnloadDll()	Unknown
+        KernelBase.dll!FreeLibrary()	Unknown
+        combase.dll!FreeLibraryWithLogging(LoadOrFreeWhy why, HINSTANCE__ * hMod, const wchar_t * pswzOptionalFileName) Line 193	C++
+        combase.dll!CClassCache::CDllPathEntry::CFinishObject::Finish() Line 3311	C++
+        combase.dll!CClassCache::CFinishComposite::Finish() Line 3421	C++
+        combase.dll!CClassCache::CleanUpDllsForProcess() Line 7009	C++
+        [Inline Frame] combase.dll!CCCleanUpDllsForProcess() Line 8773	C++
+        combase.dll!ProcessUninitialize() Line 2243	C++
+        combase.dll!DecrementProcessInitializeCount() Line 993	C++
+        combase.dll!wCoUninitialize(COleTls & Tls, int fHostThread) Line 4126	C++
+        combase.dll!CoUninitialize() Line 3945	C++
+    */
+    /*CoUninitialize();*/
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
index caf627a6c7431..c2f53a93fe609 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
@@ -1147,8 +1147,7 @@ SDL_DINPUT_JoystickQuit(void)
     }
 
     if (coinitialized) {
-        /* Workaround for CoUninitialize() crash in NotifyInitializeSpied() */
-        /*WIN_CoUninitialize();*/
+        WIN_CoUninitialize();
         coinitialized = SDL_FALSE;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
index e0fcc28a916d3..1fe99a4bf3100 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
@@ -657,8 +657,7 @@ RAWINPUT_QuitWindowsGamingInput(RAWINPUT_DeviceContext *ctx)
             __x_ABI_CWindows_CGaming_CInput_CIGamepadStatics_Release(wgi_state.gamepad_statics);
             wgi_state.gamepad_statics = NULL;
         }
-        /* Workaround for CoUninitialize() crash in NotifyInitializeSpied() */
-        /*WIN_CoUninitialize();*/
+        WIN_CoUninitialize();
         wgi_state.initialized = SDL_FALSE;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
index 2cb5f2cb745a7..e9ff1daaf1fb6 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
@@ -865,51 +865,7 @@ WGI_JoystickQuit(void)
     }
     SDL_zero(wgi);
 
-    /* Don't uninitialize COM because of what appears to be a bug in Microsoft WGI reference counting.
-     *
-     * If you plug in a non-Xbox controller and let the application run for 30 seconds, then it crashes in CoUninitialize()
-     * with this stack trace:
-
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!GameController::~GameController(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!GameController::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::RuntimeClassImpl<struct Microsoft::WRL::RuntimeClassFlags<1>,1,1,0,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGameControllerBatteryInfo,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Internal::IGameControllerPrivate>,class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase>::Release(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::AggregableRuntimeClass<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGamepad,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IGamepad2,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGameControllerInputSink>,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGipGameControllerInputSink>,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IHidGameControllerInputSink>,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IXusbGameControllerInputSink>,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>::Release(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>::~ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>()	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!`eh vector destructor iterator'(void *,unsigned int,int,void (*)(void *))	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::GameControllerCollection<class Windows::Gaming::Input::RawGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IRawGameController>::~GameControllerCollection<class Windows::Gaming::Input::RawGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IRawGameController>(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::GameControllerCollection<class Windows::Gaming::Input::RawGameController,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IRawGameController>::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::RuntimeClassImpl<struct Microsoft::WRL::RuntimeClassFlags<1>,1,1,0,struct Windows::Foundation::Collections::IIterable<class Windows::Gaming::Input::ArcadeStick *>,struct Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVectorView<class Windows::Gaming::Input::ArcadeStick *>,class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase>::Release(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::CustomGameControllerFactoryBase<class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>::~CustomGameControllerFactoryBase<class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::Details::CustomGameControllerFactoryBase<class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,class Windows::Gaming::Input::FlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStick,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil>::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ActivationFactory<struct Microsoft::WRL::Implements<class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::ICustomGameControllerFactory> >,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::IFlightStickStatics,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::Nil,0>::Release(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>::~ComPtr<`WaitForCompletion<Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgressCompletedHandler<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>,Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperationWithProgress<Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer *,unsigned int>>'::`2'::FTMEventDelegate>()	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!NtList<struct FactoryManager::FactoryListEntry>::~NtList<struct FactoryManager::FactoryListEntry>(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!FactoryManager::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::ActivationFactory<struct Microsoft::WRL::Implements<class Microsoft::WRL::FtmBase,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGameControllerFactoryManagerStatics>,struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Custom::IGameControllerFactoryManagerStatics2,struct Microsoft::WRL::CloakedIid<struct Windows::Gaming::Input::Internal::IGameControllerFactoryManagerStaticsPrivate>,0>::Release(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::TerminateMap(class Microsoft::WRL::Details::ModuleBase *,unsigned short const *,bool)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Module<1,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1> >::~Module<1,class Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1> >(void)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1>::`vector deleting destructor'(unsigned int)	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!`dynamic atexit destructor for 'Microsoft::WRL::Details::StaticStorage<Microsoft::WRL::Details::DefaultModule<1>,0,int>::instance_''()	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!__CRT_INIT@12()	Unknown
-        Windows.Gaming.Input.dll!__DllMainCRTStartup()	Unknown
-        ntdll.dll!_LdrxCallInitRoutine@16()	Unknown
-        ntdll.dll!LdrpCallInitRoutine()	Unknown
-        ntdll.dll!LdrpProcessDetachNode()	Unknown
-        ntdll.dll!LdrpUnloadNode()	Unknown
-        ntdll.dll!LdrpDecrementModuleLoadCountEx()	Unknown
-        ntdll.dll!LdrUnloadDll()	Unknown
-        KernelBase.dll!FreeLibrary()	Unknown
-        combase.dll!FreeLibraryWithLogging(LoadOrFreeWhy why, HINSTANCE__ * hMod, const wchar_t * pswzOptionalFileName) Line 193	C++
-        combase.dll!CClassCache::CDllPathEntry::CFinishObject::Finish() Line 3311	C++
-        combase.dll!CClassCache::CFinishComposite::Finish() Line 3421	C++
-        combase.dll!CClassCache::CleanUpDllsForProcess() Line 7009	C++
-        [Inline Frame] combase.dll!CCCleanUpDllsForProcess() Line 8773	C++
-        combase.dll!ProcessUninitialize() Line 2243	C++
-        combase.dll!DecrementProcessInitializeCount() Line 993	C++
-        combase.dll!wCoUninitialize(COleTls & Tls, int fHostThread) Line 4126	C++
-        combase.dll!CoUninitialize() Line 3945	C++
-    */
-    /* WIN_CoUninitialize(); */
+    WIN_CoUninitialize();
 }
 
 static SDL_bool
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
index 35a4e9c6d9216..7dae16d9f2fff 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ SDL_CleanupDeviceNotification(SDL_DeviceNotificationData *data)
     UnregisterClass(data->wincl.lpszClassName, data->wincl.hInstance);
 
     if (data->coinitialized == S_OK) {
-        /* Workaround for CoUninitialize() crash in NotifyInitializeSpied() */
-        /*WIN_CoUninitialize();*/
+        WIN_CoUninitialize();
     }
 }