Tag: CMD

How to repair or fully rebuild Windows WMI Repository

For Windows Vista and newer try to run the following:

  1. Verify repo (If the result shown as inconsistent, go to step 2) 
    winmgmt /verifyrepository
  2. Repair repo 
    winmgmt /salvagerepository
  3. Verify repo to check again wmi repository had been repaired successfully 
    winmgmt /verifyrepository

To fully rebuild the WMI Repository follow these steps:

  1. Disable and stop the winmgmt service (Disable is important, elso you can't rename the folder in step 2)
  2. Rename C:\Windows\System32\wbem\repository
  3. Enable and start the winmgmt service
  4. Open a CMD prompt as Administrator
  5. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\wbem\
  6. Run the cmd (this will take a minute or so to complete) 
    for /f %s in ('dir /b *.mof') do mofcomp %s
  7. Now run the cmd 
    for /f %s in ('dir /b en-us\*.mfl') do mofcomp en-us\%s
  8. Now run the cmd 
    for /f %s in ('dir /b de-DE\*.mfl') do mofcomp de-DE\%s
  9. Restart computer

[via]https://support.software.dell.com/de-de/vworkspace/kb/88861[/via]