SP 52522: Enable the “Windows Management Instrumentation” service in Windows
Symptom: When you start the Services applet in “Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools”, the “Startup Type” setting for the “Windows Management Instrumentation” service will be set to “Disabled”.
Resolution: Modify the system registry settings to enable “Automatic” startup for the “Windows Management Instrumentation” service in Windows.
Additional Information: The “Windows Management Instrumentation” service provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not function properly.
Category:
Startup
, Service
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