To repair the local WMI repository in Windows: Open an elevated command prompt Type net stop winmgmt and hit Enter . This stops the WMI service. (Side note: I’ve had instances where the WMI service is unable to stop after running this command. If this is the case, open the Services applet and set the Windows Management Instrumentation service Startup Type to Disabled and reboot the computer before proceeding) Use Windows Explorer to navigate to: %systemroot\system32\wbem Delete or rename the Repository folder (I usually like to add .old to the end of the folder name, so Repository.old) Return to the elevated command prompt and enter: net start winmgmt (Set the Startup Type back to Automatic for the WMI service first if you disabled it previously) Enter: cd /d %windir%\sys...