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A Windows Processes sampler could not detect a process

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The Processes sampler cannot detect a Windows process.

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Start both the Windows Management Instrumentation and WMI Performance Adapter Windows services.

WMI solution

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  1. Open the Netprobe log file.
  2. Look for the log entry:
<timestamp> ERROR: WMIInterface::GetEnumerator pSvc->ExecQuery failed with error code <hex values> ()

For example:

<Thu Mar 26 06:41:14> ERROR: WMIInterface::GetEnumerator pSvc->ExecQuery failed with error code 0x80010108 ()
  1. If the log entry exists, check if the Windows Management Instrumentation and WMI Performance Adapter Windows services are running.
  2. Start the services in step 3 if they are not running.
  3. If the issue persists, please raise a ticket and include the following:
["Geneos"] ["FAQ"]

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