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WMI Health Monitor

Summary
The WMI health monitor tried to run the WMI query select * from win32_operatingsystem and encountered
a WMI error.
Causes
WMI on this computer is unhealthy and cannot return any data from the query.
Resolutions
Ensure that the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service is running on this computer.
Ensure that the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is running on this computer.
Ensure that the WMI Repository is consistent on the computer
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Open a Command Prompt

Run the following command: winmgmt /verifyrepository

If the repository is not consistent, then run the command winmgmt /salvagerepository
Ensure that DCOM is enabled

Run Dcomcnfg.exe

Click the Component Services node under Console Root

Open the Computers folder

For the local computer, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties

For a remote computer, right-click the Computers folder, point to New and then click Computer

Type the computer name

Right-click the computer name, and then click Properties

Click the Default Properties tab

Click to select (or click to clear) the Enable Distributed COM on this Computer check box

Set Default Authentication Level to Connect

Set Default Impersonation Level to Identify


If none of these steps resolve the issue, you can download the WMI Diagnosis Utility
at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158226.The WMI Diagnosis Utility is a VBScript script
designed to help you troubleshoot the current state of the WMI service on a computer.
External

For more information on troubleshooting WMI problems, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?


LinkId=158224.

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