Windows 10: winmgmt could not be stopped but no error given

Good day,On a Windows 11 machine with all upgrades up-to-date optional ones too I am trying to restart the winmgmt service due to a communication error with ESET Protect since it does not show the hardware and OS information.When trying to stop the service it results on an error that says something like:The service could not be stopped. No error returned could be a Windows internal error or a Service internal error. If the problem persists please contact your sysadmin.This happens from CMD too and after rebooting the computer.OS Version is Win11 Pro 24H2. Compilation 26100.3775

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Winmgmt issue

Hi there,

From admin Command Prompt, run:

• sfc /scanfile=c:\windows\system32\wbem\WMIsvc.dll
  
• sc.exe qc winmgmt
  
• net start winmgmt
  

Please post the screenshot or the output of each command here.

 

Winmgmt issue

Hello austinho1

Im Juliet and Im happy to help you

It is possible that there is a corruption in the WMI repository on your system, which can cause issues with accessing WMI files. Here are a few steps you can try to troubleshoot the issue:

I would suggest you try to Run a system file checker scan:

Open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the command "sfc /scannow". This will scan your system files for any corruption and repair them if necessary.

also try to Run a DISM scan:

Open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the command "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth". This will scan your system image and repair any issues that it finds.

Next is we try to Rebuild the WMI repository:

Open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the command "winmgmt /resetrepository". This will rebuild the WMI repository and may resolve any issues with accessing WMI files.

I hope this helps! Let me know what happens

 

Unable to set static WMI port (winmgmt -standalonehost). WMI Issue!

Hello, I am having a issue when trying to set a static WMI port on my system. When I run winmgmt -standalonehost and then stop the WMI service, I am unable to get it started again. C:\WINDOWS\system32>winmgmt -standalonehost Service configuration changes succeeded. Please stop and restart Winmgmt service for changes to take effect. C:\WINDOWS\system32>net stop winmgmt /y C:\WINDOWS\system32>net start winmgmt The service is not responding to the control function. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2186. I have verified that the repository is OK... C:\WINDOWS\system32>winmgmt /verifyrepository WMI repository is consistent Event viewer shows the following event's over and over.. Event ID:10005 DCOM got error "1053" attempting to start the service winmgmt with arguments "Unavailable" in order to run the server: {8BC3F05E-D86B-11D0-A075-00C04FB68820} Event ID: 7009 A timeout was reached (180000 milliseconds) while waiting for the Windows Management Instrumentation service to connect. If I set the WMI back to shared host it will start. Had anyone seen this issue and know of a fix? I have tested on several different OS's and it seems to be happening on random computer's. Some work fine and other's show this same exact issue. Thank you!