Error - Event ID: 10016; DistributedCOM

Anonymous
2013-10-20T20:30:29+00:00

I am getting this error repeatedly since I updated from Windows 8 to 8.1. It occurs once every time the PC is booted, about 2 minutes after it boots up.

Can you please help me to fix it?

Log Name:      System

Source:        Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM

Date:          10/20/2013 3:19:04 PM

Event ID:      10016

Task Category: None

Level:         Error

Keywords:      Classic

User:          LOCAL SERVICE

Computer:     

Description:

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

{C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}

 and APPID

{316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97}

 to the user NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE SID (S-1-5-19) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

The APPID {316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97} is for a COM application called "Immersive Shell". I cannot use the Component Services administrative tool to edit the security permissions because every setting is "grayed-out".

I tried running in Safe Mode and was still unable to modify any of the Immersive Shell settings.

The PC has no software installed except for the latest Intel drivers. I performed a clean installation of Windows 8, installed chipset, VGA, Intel Rapid Storage Tech, LAN, and Intel Management Engine drivers. Then I updated to 8.1 through the Store app. The errors began immediately after that update.

The PC has an ASUS Z87 motherboard, 16 Gb of DDR3-1866 ram, Intel i7-4770k cpu. It is not overclocked but memory is in XMP mode at frequency 1866. The system drive is an SSD.

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Anonymous
2013-10-24T18:39:39+00:00

In system event viewer, I started getting error Event ID: 10016 after upgrading to Win8.1 on October 17, 2013.  The system event viewer on my Dell XPS One 2710 was error free prior to upgrading from Win8 to Win8.1.

The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID {C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239} and APPID

{316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97}  to the user NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE SID (S-1-5-19) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

For me, the solution was provided by Greg310 in Dulwichdik's link as follows:

  1. Open Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_Classes_Root\CLSID{C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}
  3. Right click on it then select permissions
  4. Click Advance and change the owner to Administrators group. Also click the box that will appear below the owner line. ("Replace owner ...")
  5. Apply full control
  6. Go to HKEY_LocalMachine\Software\Classes\AppID{316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97}
  7. Right click on it then select permission
  8. Click Advance and change the owner to Administrators group
  9. Click the box that will appear below the owner line
  10. Click Apply and grant full control to the Administrators group
  11. Go to Administrative tools
  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 [Immersive Shell]
  15. Right click on it then click properties
  16. Click security tab then click Add User. Add Local Service then apply
  17. Tick the Activate local box

Thank you Daniel MoisesMagulado and Greg310 for addressing the problem and providing the solution!

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-11-03T16:46:25+00:00

    Добрый вечер. У меня в 16 пункте, во вкладке безопасность,  открываю свойства и у меня там любой из пунктов не активен вообще. Что делать? Сделал всё, как написано у вас в теме. Почему не активна эта вкладка в свойствах?

    Good evening. I have in the 16th paragraph, under the security tab, open the properties and I got any of the items are not active at all. What to do? Did everything as written in your topic. Why not the active tab in the properties?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-10-27T18:39:26+00:00

    In system event viewer, I started getting error Event ID: 10016 after upgrading to Win8.1 on October 17, 2013.  The system event viewer on my Dell XPS One 2710 was error free prior to upgrading from Win8 to Win8.1.

    The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID {C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239} and APPID

    {316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97}  to the user NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE SID (S-1-5-19) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

    For me, the solution was provided by Greg310 in Dulwichdik's link as follows:

    1. Open Regedit
    2. Go to HKEY_Classes_Root\CLSID{C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}
    3. Right click on it then select permissions
    4. Click Advance and change the owner to Administrators group. Also click the box that will appear below the owner line. ("Replace owner ...")
    5. Apply full control
    6. Go to HKEY_LocalMachine\Software\Classes\AppID{316CDED5-E4AE-4B15-9113-7055D84DCC97}
    7. Right click on it then select permission
    8. Click Advance and change the owner to Administrators group
    9. Click the box that will appear below the owner line
    10. Click Apply and grant full control to the Administrators group
    11. Go to Administrative tools
    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 [Immersive Shell]
    15. Right click on it then click properties
    16. Click security tab then click Add User. Add Local Service then apply
    17. Tick the Activate local box

    Thank you Daniel MoisesMagulado and Greg310 for addressing the problem and providing the solution!

    Thanks for this helpful post. I have worked carefully through steps 1 to 10 with no problem. I have component services open, have the Component Services / Computers / My Computer / DCOM Config folder open.... but then I'm sorry to say, the instructions above fail me....

    Please could you be more specific about what the line "14. Look for the corresponding service that appears on the error viewer [Immersive Shell]" actually means. I don't see anything resembling [Immersive Shell] there or under the event viewer (which I also have open). BTW, do you mean "Event Viewer" or really do you mean "error viewer" as stated.

    What is the "corresponding service" and how do I identify this - specifically ? Service that corresponds to what where ?

    Many thanks in advance,  Tim

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-04T08:20:35+00:00

    I missed out on this as well - But it appears i did not follow the instruction exactly; Make sure to replace permissions.

    (however i'm on Win 10 - not yet verified if the problem is solved)

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-09-05T05:19:10+00:00

    gibt es schon eine Lösung für Windows 10?

    Das Handling bei  Berechtigungen sieht ini Windows 10 etwas anders aus. Hilfreich wäre ein Beispiel mit Screenshots.

    Wie ist  zu versehen.................

    "4. Klicken Sie auf Erweitert und ändern Sie den Vermieter an, um Administratoren. Auch auf das Feld, die unterhalb der Eigentümer Zeile angezeigt wird."

    "auch das Feld "unterhalb des Eigentümer Zeile" ......?

    ..ich verstehe es nicht?

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