by: Helge, published: Oct 5, 2012, in

Knowledge Base Gems

While I am generally satisfied with the quality of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles (many other vendors’ KBs are far worse), from time to time I encounter articles that either lack even the tiniest bits of information or are unintentionally funny. Today I found one that fits into both categories: Unexpectedly slow startup or logon process in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7.

From the article:

This issue occurs because the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) component unnecessarily performs a full validation of the WMI repository.

Note A full validation of the WMI repository is a time-consuming operation.

Who would have thought?

About the Author

Helge Klein (ex CTP, MVP, and vExpert) worked as a consultant and developer before founding vast limits, the uberAgent company, which was acquired by the Citrix business unit of Cloud Software Group in late 2023. Previously, Helge applied his extensive knowledge in IT infrastructure projects and architected a user profile management product, the successor of which is now available as Citrix Profile Management. Helge is the author of the popular tools Delprof2 and SetACL. He has presented at Citrix Synergy, BriForum, E2EVC, Splunk .conf, and many other events.

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