Configuration refresh failed with the following error: Invalid namespace

Windows Management Instrumentation fails due to receiving an event or error concerning missing or failure to load WMI Provider, or Invalid WMI class, or WMI Invalid Namespace .

• Disable the “Windows Management Instrumentation” service.
• Restart the computer (may require a hard shutdown).
• Run a command prompt as an administrator and run the following command: winmgmt /resetrepository
• Set the “Windows Management Instrumentation” service to Automatic.
• Restart the computer.

winmgmt /verifyrepository

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ask-the-performance-team/wmi-missing-or-failing-wmi-providers-or-invalid-wmi-class/ba-p/375485

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