How to Fix WMI Error Event ID 10 in Windows 7

The Problem:

A WMI error occurs if a “WMI Filter” is accessed without sufficient permission. This originated in the Windows 7 SP1 DVD/ISO creation process. This article provides a resolution for the issue that Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log.

Symptoms:

After you install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, the following WMI error is logged in the Application log after every boot:

When you click the Details tab in the error message and then select the XML view, you receive the following error message similar to this:

<Event xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event“`>
<System>
<Provider Name=”Microsoft-Windows-WMI” Guid=”{1edeee53-0afe-4609-b846-d8c0b2075b1f}” EventSourceName=”WinMgmt” />
<EventID Qualifiers=”49152″>10</EventID> ……..

Cause:

This WMI error occurs if the WMI filter is accessed without sufficient permission. This issue originated in the Windows 7 SP1 DVD/ISO creation process. There was an issue in the creation process that caused a WMI registration to remain in the DVD/ISO.

Since the registration is designed to work only during the DVD/ISO creation process, it fails to run on a live system and causes these events. These events aren’t indicative of any issue in the system and can be safely ignored. If you want to prevent these events from getting generated and want to remove this specific WMI registration manually, run the workaround script below.

The Solution:

See the fix provided by Microsoft here.

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