Event 2545 "Microsoft-Windows-DeviceManagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider"

There are dependencies on updates. A great example is KB5027219 which has a dependency on KB5023788 for Windows Server 2016 which equivocates to an older version of Windows that has made its way through the update cycles. When I ran the Malicious tool, it apparently found an issue (this one) and it gave the update the access to the earlier version. When the 788 ran, the 219 was able to run because the former is dependent upon the latter.

It could be a rabbit hole but my 2545 issue has been resolved and this approach was the only one I took. My updates were misbehaving; I tried SFC /Scannow and DISM and the extreme of removing the SoftwareDistribution folder and without any result. It didn't occur to me the problem might be a missing udpate. Running the tools pushed the previous KB.

Worth a try. Another way to approach it is to look up dependencies and make sure none is missed. Seems to work for me. The MDM issues have resolved.

In the early Windows 10, there were issues with Windows Updates. There is a tool called MSERT(a Microsoft tool) that reviews and looks for updates that may be missing. It might be worth a try.....

Hi krakdkorn:

Your link for the MSERT (*** see the note below) is pointing to the 64-bit Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT, also known as the MRT). As far as I know this tool scans for malware but doesn't look for missing Windows updates. Are you suggesting that these Event ID 2545 errors could have been caused by a malware infection?

The MSRT is included by default on Win 10 Home and Pro home consumer computers, and if you are using Windows Update to patch your computer it should download the latest set of Microsoft virus definitions every Patch Tuesday on the second Tuesday of each month (go to Settings | Update & Security | Windows Update | View Update History and look under "Other Updates" - I currently have definition set v5.114) and automatically scan your system for a small number of known types of malware that are currently prevalent. My Monthly MSRT scans have never detected an infections on my Win 10 Pro v22H2 computer (the scan log at C:\Windows\debug\mrt.txt can be opened with Notepad or any other text editor) but I'm still seeing these Event ID 2545 errors logged on a daily basis at Applications and Services Logs | Microsoft | Windows | DeviceManagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider | Admin. See my 30-May-2023 post # 2562880 in the AskWoody forum thread Event 2545 Device Management – Enterprise – Diagnostics – Provider (where I post as user lmacri) for more information.

Windows Update reports my Win 10 Pro v22H2 OS is fully patched and the free Belarc Advisor utility does not detect any missing security updates.

*** Note: the Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT) is a standalone malware scanner that almost identical to the built-in MSRT but it must be installed manually and receives virus definition updates more frequently than the MSRT - see the 11-Jan-2023 thread What is the Difference Between MRT and MSERT? for more information.

Dell Inspiron 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.3086 * Firefox v114.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.23050.5-1.1.23050.3 * Malwarebytes Premium v4.5.31.270-1.0.2047 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7279 * Belarc Advisor v12.0.0

In the early Windows 10, there were issues with Windows Updates. There is a tool called MSERT(a Microsoft tool) that reviews and looks for updates that may be missing. It might be worth a try. I've noticed that on a newer HP laptop, the 2545 event id no longer appears, but it was there on older machines like Windows Server 2016. This is a possible cleanup issue.

Yea I'm still seeing it in my event viewer logs. But unlike some of yall, it doesn't have any adverse effects on my lappy. It just shows up.

Evidently not. I too, am still seeing a daily 2545 error log entry. Looks like this will only disappear once we all are on Windows 11; or maybe not

Andy Asmussen