Windows 2012 R2 Server Manager keeps crashing when loading
2 errors come up in the event log:
.NET Runtime - ID 1026
Application: ServerManager.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.ArgumentException
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.RoleFeatureRoot..ctor(System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1<Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.IFeature>)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.Server.UpdateFeatures(System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1<Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.IFeature>, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1<Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.IFeature>
ByRef, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1<Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.IFeature> ByRef, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1<Int32> ByRef)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.DataAccessLayer.UpdateFeatures(System.String, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1<Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Data.IFeature>)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Refresh.FeatureDataProcessor.OnCompleted(System.Exception)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Refresh.DataProcessorService.MethodCompleted(System.String, System.String, System.Exception)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Refresh.DataProcessorService.OnMethodCompleted(Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Refresh.NodeAccessItem, System.String)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Refresh.NodeAccessItem.RaiseOperationCompletedEvent(System.String)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Refresh.NodeRefreshItem+<>c__DisplayClass4.<InvokeMethod>b__0(System.String, System.String, System.String, System.String)
at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.NodeAccess.InvokeMethodOperation.OnCompleted()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimAsyncCallbacksReceiverBase.CallUnderOriginalExecutionContext(System.Action)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimAsyncCallbacksReceiverBase.CallIntoUserCallback(Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.OperationCallbackProcessingContext, System.Action, Boolean, Boolean)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimAsyncObserverProxyBase`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].OnCompletedInternal(Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.OperationCallbackProcessingContext)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimAsyncCallbacksReceiverBase.InvokeWhenOperationIsSet(System.Action`1<Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimOperation>)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimAsyncObserverProxyBase`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].ProcessNativeCallback(Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.OperationCallbackProcessingContext,
System.__Canon, Boolean, Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.MiResult, System.String, Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.InstanceHandle)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Internal.Operations.CimAsyncMethodResultObserverProxy.InstanceResultCallback(Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.OperationCallbackProcessingContext, Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.OperationHandle,
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.InstanceHandle, Boolean, Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.MiResult, System.String, Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.InstanceHandle)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.ExceptionSafeInstanceResultCallback.InvokeUserCallback()
at UserFilteredExceptionHandling.UserFilteredExceptionMethod(System.Action, System.Func`2<System.Exception,Boolean>, System.Action`1<System.Exception>)
at Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Native.ExceptionSafeCallbackBase.InvokeUserCallbackAndCatchInternalErrors()
and
Application Error, ID 1000
Faulting application name: ServerManager.exe, version: 6.3.9600.17238, time stamp: 0x53d0b3e7Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.3.9600.19358, time stamp: 0x5ccfa112
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x00000000000085bc
Faulting process id: 0xc90
Faulting application start time: 0x01d58a18fd47dfd6
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\ServerManager.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 48ca5f1f-f60c-11e9-810c-005056834685
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
While investigating I found solutions and implemented them:
1. Renamed Registry branch: HKLM - Software - Microsoft - Server Manager - ServicingStorage - ServerComponentCache
2. Uninstalled KB related to .NET 4.7 and .NET 4.7.2 followed by reboot
3. Downloaded/installed .NET 4.7 followed by reboot - tested out same issue, same errors in logs
4. Renamed Registry branch: HKLM - Software - Microsoft - Server Manager - ServicingStorage - ServerComponentCache
5. Downloaded/installed .NET 4.7.2 followed by reboot - tested out same issue, same errors in logs
6. Renamed Registry branch: HKLM - Software - Microsoft - Server Manager - ServicingStorage - ServerComponentCache
7. Downloaded/installed .NET 4.8 followed by reboot - tested out same issue, same errors in logs
Any help would be appreciated!
Michael