I cant open my SQL server configuration manager getting this error message:
Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later servers with SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Invalid
I have searched online material and ran the mofcomp command as recommended: mofcomp “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Sharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof”
I am now getting this error message:
MOF file has been successfully parsed
Storing data in the repository…
An error occurred while processing item 10 defined on lines 73 – 79 in file C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Sharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof:
Compiler returned error 0x80070005Error Number: 0x80070005, Facility: Win32
Description: Access is denied.
Can you please help me out, been 2 weeks sited with this problem
asked Jun 26, 2017 at 5:52
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Run Cmd as Administrator and execute these commands:
First go to SQL Shared folder according to your sql version:
SQL 2008: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server100Shared
SQL 2012: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server110Shared
SQL 2014: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Shared
SQL 2017: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server140Shared ——-> My version is 2017
SQL 2019: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server150Shared
Find more versions here
cd "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server140Shared"
Then:
mofcomp sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof
Update:
The problem occurs because the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider configuration file for manage SQL Server services is missing. So the mofcomp command repairs or recreates it.
Here is more explanation:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/wmisdk/mofcomp
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answered Aug 4, 2018 at 11:10
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Run the @Fereydoon Barkzehy codes with Administrative Access
Sample —
cd C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server110Shared
cd C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server140Shared
mofcomp sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof
depends on where the file «sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof» is present
Youtube video
answered Mar 16, 2019 at 14:00
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The best solution for me was to uninstall the instance and reinstall a fresh instance. This worked 100%.
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answered Jul 3, 2017 at 7:55
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What worked for me was to download the SQLEXPR_x64_Enu, run the Setup.exe and use the Repair option.
answered Apr 16, 2020 at 10:37
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I have the same issue but it is not working at first. Second I already restarted my PC but it is not working either. What I found out is that you will run this on the folder where your SQL Server Management Studio is installed and not on the MS SQL Instance folder.
My SQL Server Management Studio which is 2016 is installed in
C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server130
But I keep on running changing folder on which I installed on my SQL Server 2012 instance:
C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server110Shared
After that, just run the command: mofcomp sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof as everyone suggest in here.
So keep it mind the folder since that may affect your troubleshooting.
answered Aug 16, 2020 at 0:47
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By trial and error I finally found this working solution:
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I searched all
sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.moffiles underC:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server -
Running CMD as administrator I did for each result found above:
i) Change directory to go to the directory
ii) Run
mofcomp sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof -
Reboot
Then, it works.
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answered Oct 7, 2019 at 11:14
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doing a fresh OS installation also worked for me as well. but this is a pain. Sometimes you can run the:
“C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Sharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof”
Sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn’t, all you need to do is do a fresh OS installation and then SQL installation.
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answered Jul 6, 2017 at 7:17
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I installed the latest version (v17.2) of SQL Server on a new PC, and when trying to access «SQL Server 2017 RC1 Configuration Manager» I’m receiving the following error message:
«Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later servers with SQL Server Configuration Manager. Invalid namespace [0x8004100e]»
I’ve tried the following steps to fix this issue and none of them have worked:
- Updated permissions in Registry Editor [1]
- Enabled inbound firewall rule [2]
- Updated and restarted the WMI Service [3]
Does anyone have any idea of how to resolve this issue? I’m just trying to create a local server for personal use. This has become a headache.
Sources:
- https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2017/05/20/sql-server-configuration-manager-cannot-connect-wmi-provider-not-permission-server-unreachable/
- https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/2d89a720-cf52-49fd-a0ca-b0e93fa3c18b/sql-server-configuration-manager-remote-access?forum=sqlkjmanageability
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/956013/error-message-when-you-open-sql-server-configuration-manager-in-sql-se
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In some cases where you might try to launch SQL Server Configuration Manager, you might get the error message: Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later servers with SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Invalid namespace [0x8004100e]
Is SQL Server Configuration Manager Really Needed?
Easy answer: of course it is!
Even though you can still control SQL Server services via Windows Services (services.msc), in order to have full control, you still need SQL Server Configuration Manager.
For example, if you want to set up SQL Server in order to use SSL certificate you need SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Moreover, if you want to change the network settings for your SQL Server services, again, you will need SQL Server Configuration Manager.
There are more examples that can justify the usefulness of SQL Server Configuration Manager but, I’m pretty sure you got the picture 🙂
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Why I Got this Error Message?
If you performed several installations and uninstallations of SQL Server components on the machine, then under certain circumstances thi might cause the abovementioned issue with SQL Server Configuration Manager.
How to Get SQL Server Configuration to Work Again
As per Microsoft’s official support documentation, you can easily fix this issue.
So, in order to fix the issue, you can open an elevated command prompt (Run as Administrator) and execute the below command, after of course you replace “number” with the version of SQL Server in terms of number.
mofcomp "%programfiles(x86)%Microsoft SQL ServernumberSharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"
In order to find the right version number, please check the below table:
| SQL Server Version | Version Number |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 160 |
| 2019 | 150 |
| 2017 | 140 |
| 2016 | 130 |
| 2014 | 120 |
| 2012 | 110 |
| 2008/R2 | 100 |
| 2005 | 90 |
So, if for example, you want to fix the SQL Server 2016 Configuration Manager, you would run the below command in an elevated command prompt (Run as Administrator):
mofcomp "%programfiles(x86)%Microsoft SQL Server130Sharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"

An Alternative Way to Launch SQL Server Configuration Manager
Last but not least, there is an alternative approach to start SQL Server Configuration Manager. Again, from the command line, you can run the corresponding command for each SQL Server version as provided in the below table:
| SQL Server Version | Command |
|---|---|
| 2022 | SQLSERVERMANAGER16.msc |
| 2019 | SQLSERVERMANAGER15.msc |
| 2017 | SQLSERVERMANAGER14.msc |
| 2016 | SQLSERVERMANAGER13.msc |
| 2014 | SQLSERVERMANAGER12.msc |
| 2012 | SQLSERVERMANAGER11.msc |
| 2008/R2 | SQLSERVERMANAGER10.msc |
| 2005 | SQLSERVERMANAGER9.msc |
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Hi,
My Os is Windows 7 Enterprise.
I have Sql Server 2008 Developer Edt. with sp1
and Sql Server 2005 express (which comes with Visual Studio)
When I try to open Configuration Manager it fails:
Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later server with SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Invalid class [0x80041010]
I’ve tried everything I could find on the net. But none of them worked for me.
Later, I realised that the file called «sqlwep-uni.mof» under «c:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10.INSTANCENAMEMSSQLBinn» has failed with mofcomp command.
Microsoft (R) MOF Compiler Version 6.1.7600.16385
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp. 1997-2006. All rights reserved.
Parsing MOF file: sqlwep-uni.mof
MOF file has been successfully parsed
Storing data in the repository…
An error occurred while processing item 4 defined on lines 88 — 88 in file sqlwep-uni.mof:
Error Number: 0x8004100e, Facility: WMI
Description: Invalid namespace
Compiler returned error 0x8004100e
Any suggestions?
Hi,
My Os is Windows 7 Enterprise.
I have Sql Server 2008 Developer Edt. with sp1
and Sql Server 2005 express (which comes with Visual Studio)
When I try to open Configuration Manager it fails:
Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later server with SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Invalid class [0x80041010]
I’ve tried everything I could find on the net. But none of them worked for me.
Later, I realised that the file called «sqlwep-uni.mof» under «c:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10.INSTANCENAMEMSSQLBinn» has failed with mofcomp command.
Microsoft (R) MOF Compiler Version 6.1.7600.16385
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp. 1997-2006. All rights reserved.
Parsing MOF file: sqlwep-uni.mof
MOF file has been successfully parsed
Storing data in the repository…
An error occurred while processing item 4 defined on lines 88 — 88 in file sqlwep-uni.mof:
Error Number: 0x8004100e, Facility: WMI
Description: Invalid namespace
Compiler returned error 0x8004100e
Any suggestions?
Posted by blakhani on September 4, 2014
While launching SQL Server Configuration Manager on one of my machine, I got below error
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Here is the text of the error message:
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SQL Server Configuration Manager
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Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later servers with SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Invalid class [0x80041010]
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OK
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There might be various reason for this error. In this case our actual problem is “Invalid class” which I have highlighted above. I have looked further and found that below is the solution for me. Same solution also works for Invalid namespace [0x8004100e] error also.
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C:WINDOWSsystem32>mofcomp «C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Sharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof»
Microsoft (R) MOF Compiler Version 6.3.9600.16384
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp. 1997-2006. All rights reserved.
Parsing MOF file: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Sharedsqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof
MOF file has been successfully parsed
Storing data in the repository…
Done!
MofComp is a command line utility to compile MOF (Managed Object Format) files and store the data in WMI repository. The MOF Compiler is available in the %Windir%System32wbem directory. So if you are getting “‘mofcomp’ is not recognized as an internal or external command then try changing current directory from command prompt to %Windir%System32wbem
Also note that in mof file on my machine is under 120 folder. Depends on SQL version installed, you may have it in different folder. The value of that number depends on the version of SQL Server.
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 |
120 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 |
110 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 |
100 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 |
100 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
90 |
Hope this helps.
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Если не запускается Configuration Manager
cd C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server110Shared
cd C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server140Shared
mofcomp sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof
Папка зависит от версии:
SQL 2008: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server100Shared
SQL 2012: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server110Shared
SQL 2014: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server120Shared
SQL 2017: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server140Shared
SQL 2019: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server150Shared
Источник: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44753745/sql-server-config-manager-error-cannot-connect-to-wmi-provider
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