Scanning Diagnostics: Unknown error occurred trying to connect to the WMI Service
Description
The following information is for Scan Diagnostic purposes only, and is not indicative of a detected vulnerability.
The scanning user encountered an unknown error when connecting to the WMI Service. This can be caused by a number of issues:
- The network may be unstable
- Interference from tools such as network monitoring applications
WMI access is required for accurate Policy assessments, certain system settings required for policy assessment can only be collected via WMI.
Solution(s)
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