Event ID 10016 - The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID

After the Windows Creator Update last month, I have several new symptoms, which I believe may all be related:

1. Edge and any Microsoft dialog box "flashes" around the border, like something is stealing focus then restoring it at a rapid rate, at least several hertz. I am unable to type into any such dialog.
2. Action Center remains open very briefly, like much less than a second, so I can never see any alerts.
3. Start Menu items show context menu equally briefly, again as though something is stealing focus (like a search or indexing service gone haywire).
4. System Logs show MANY errors, nearly all the same. I have tried adjusting permissions in the Registry, in the DCOM config, and in user profiles, all to no avail, with one change: The error message used to say that the permissions issue was with a DCOM server application, now it's with a COM Server application, but I can't find one with that ID (only a DCOM server, and the CLSID and APPID should be unique across so-called apps anyway). Here is the error I get (same "Event 10016, DistributedCOM"):

The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID 

{000C101C-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

 and APPID 

{000C101C-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

 to the user R500\jsbosch SID (S-1-5-21-1688205157-2907386288-2885808221-1000) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_1.8.12.15063_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy SID (S-1-15-2-1861897761-1695161497-2927542615-642690995-327840285-2659745135-2630312742). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

The APPID appears to be for MSIServer. I have restarted the server from the command line, and the result says that it's already running. However, it doesn't appear in the list of Services, which I find odd. 

When I run the Windows Update Troubleshooter as admin, it finds updates that are pending, but it doesn't indicate which updates. My update history claims that updates were installed as recently as yesterday, but I don't believe it, because all I see from yesterday is a long list of errors, but I should see Information entries about updates being found, downloaded, then installed. 

Any ideas? (Other than "refreshing my computer" or switching to Linux?)

Thanks!

I tried to find owner in regedit and I right clicked it and went to permissions I couldn't find owner no were

So far so good but what seems to be left is what to do with the left open: The Edit String dialog box is displayed. Leave this dialog box open. Why did I open this value and left it unattended and then what? if nothing then what was the purpose of opening it in the first place unless value needed to be changed? if so the what need t be changed to what? thanks

Same thing here. Greyed out. Windows 8.1 seems to fill the Event viewer with far more errors than previous versions.

edit: OK, found out why it was greyed out. There are 2 reg keys you have to set permissions to before you go to the DCOM Configuration in Component services. The CLSID key and the APPID key.

From another forum, although it applies to a different app, same principle:

*1. Open Regedit.2. Go to HKEY_Classes_Root\CLSID\*CLSID*.Note: *CLSID* stand for the ID that appears in your event viewer error. In your case, it's {C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}.3. Right click on it then select permission.4. Click Advance and change the owner to administrators. Also click the box that will appear below the owner line.5. Apply full control.6. Close the tab then go to HKEY_LocalMachine\Software\Classes\AppID\*APPID*.Note: *AppID* is the ID that appears in your event viewer. In your case it's {316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97}.7. Right click on it then select permission.8. Click Advance and change the owner to administrators.9. Click the box that will appear below the owner line.10. Click Apply and grant full control to Administrators.11. Close all tabs and go to Administrative tool.12. Open component services.13. Click Computer, click my computer, then click DCOM.14. Look for the corresponding service that appears on the error viewer.15. Right click on it then click properties.16. Click security tab then click Add User. Add SYSTEM then apply.17. Tick the Activate local box.So use the relevant keys here and the DCOM Config should give you access to the greyed out areas:*CLSID:

{D63B10C5-BB46-4990-A94F-E40B9D520160}

and APPID

{9CA88EE3-ACB7-47C8-AFC4-AB702511C276}

I have tried the above help, however I am unable to give the administrator any permissions (access denied error) and this role is not listed. I see that there is an 'account unknown' (S-1-5-21-2596480259-647837398-3300613508-1012) with read access and the owner is shown as TrustedInstaller. 

Any suggestions?

Thanks!