Provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services. If this service is stopped, most Windows-based software will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System Services!Windows Management Instrumentation (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Winmgmt!Start