Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log

This article provides a resolution for the issue that Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log.

Original KB number:   950375

Symptoms

After you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008, the following WMI error is logged in the Application log:

When you click the Details tab in the error message and then select the XML view, you receive the following error message:

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"`>
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-WMI" Guid="{1edeee53-0afe-4609-b846-d8c0b2075b1f}" EventSourceName="WinMgmt" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">10</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-01-18T22:37:27.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>187</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>adsd-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>//./root/CIMV2</Data>
<Data>SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99</Data>
<Data>0x80041003</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Cause

This problem occurs if the WMI filter is accessed without sufficient permission.

Resolution

To resolve this problem, run the script that is provided at the following Script Center website:
Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log on Windows Vista

This problem also occurs in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To resolve the problem in those systems, use the Fix it solution that is available in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
Event ID 10 is logged in the Application log after you install Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

More information

This particular Event ID 10 error message listed above can be safely ignored, it is not indicative of a problem with the Service Pack or with the operating system.