Hello everyone,
I have Googled until my head hurts so I hope posting here will lead me to an answer.
I have a server running Windows server 2012 Standard. We have been having a problem with WMI constantly "stopping and restarting" (can not tell a change under services). I have tested using wbemtest and wmimgmt. I have also checked the WMI Repository and no corruption is found.
When WMI isn't working and I try to access wmimgmt I get:
Failed to initialize all required WMI classes.
Win32_Processor: Error code: 0xFFFFFFFF
Win32_WMISetting: WMI: Provider load Failure
Security Information: Successful
Win32_Operating System: Error Code: 0xFFFFFFFF
I can wait anywhere from a min to five mins and can access wmimgmt with no problems. This is causing problems with my refresh of Server Manager and the ability to install or remove features or roles.
I have thought about rebuilding the repository but I have read on other blogs this is a last resort method, as it could cause more problems than it fixes.
If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to any thing at this point.