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
    2018-02-24T18:28:31+00:00

    Hello sammoss,

    And thanks for this suggestion, which I don't have time to try right away. It seems you know quite a bit about this issue. I'll reply when I've tried it.

    Thanks again.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-22T04:33:08+00:00

    good answer

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-22T02:32:27+00:00

    In order to find the correct GUID & ID it is listed in Event Viewer as a DCOM Error when you hi-light that error it shows it in a box below the listing..you have two tabs there General & Details if you select Details it will show you the ID's that look something like this: {6d904e57-8b8a-495c-80ed-de9f13d58a5a} this is the ID in question and the one you want to use to search in REGEDIT

    When you find that listing in regedit that is where you first add your credentials to 'take ownership'. It is explained in this post. Once you find the ID listed right click on it an select 'Permissions' this is where you take ownership adding ADMINISTRATORS (which is yourself)

    This is very important if you do not do this then going to Component Services will show the 'grayed out' Runtimes an you will be unable to change settings.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-02-22T00:12:33+00:00

    One thing.....if you do not use Networking (having or sharing other computers at your home and linking them together) you can go to Services.msc  and Disable DCOM. That's what I did....but I was able to go into the settings and 'take ownership' prior to Disabling. I don't plan to use the 'Network' as I have a stand alone home PC with no other computers in the house.

    That's really what DCOM is about is running a network and if you don't need it just Disable it in Services.

    If you are having issues being able to 'tweak' those 'Runtime' settings it has to be an Administrator issue. One thing is to make sure you have gone to the correct GUID and added yourself (and or pc) to the list of 'Full Control' by doing so this 'un-grays' (for lack of a better word) those grayed out RunTime settings. I had a grayed out one when I did mine and come to find out it was that way because I hadn't 'taken ownership' in the Registry settings (in other words adding myself to Full Control). Those settings in the registry are set up for the 'SYSTEM' rather than the Owner (which is us :) )

    I opened Component Services as administrator from Windows Administrative Tools in the start menu. I then clicked on Services (local) and could see an entry called DCOM Server Process Launcher but there was no option to disable it? And I could not find any other entry in there for DCOM. 

    If it's an ownership issue, how do I go to the 'correct GUID' and then add my username or my PC to the list please?

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