The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch permission for the COM Server application with CLSID Windows.SecurityCenter.WscDataProtection and APPID Unavailable to the user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM SID (S-1-5-18) from address Loca

Question

I was playing Madden 25 on my pc and it froze and i had to shut it down hard. after restart this is what i got from event veiwer, I think i have to go fix a setting in regestry editor but im not exactly sure on how to navigate it.....

Log Name: System

Source: Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM

Date: 12/18/2024 7:56:49 PM

Event ID: 10016

Task Category: None

Level: Warning

Keywords: Classic

User: SYSTEM

Computer: PC

Description:

The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch permission for the COM Server application with CLSID

Windows.SecurityCenter.WscDataProtection

and APPID

Unavailable

to the user NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM SID (S-1-5-18) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

<System>

<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM" Guid="{1B562E86-B7AA-4131-BADC-B6F3A001407E}" EventSourceName="DCOM" />

<EventID Qualifiers="0">10016</EventID>

<Version>0</Version>

<Level>3</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Opcode>0</Opcode>

<Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2024-12-19T01:56:49.2077162Z" />

<EventRecordID>4978</EventRecordID>

<Correlation />

<Execution ProcessID="1688" ThreadID="4596" />

<Channel>System</Channel>

<Computer>PC</Computer>

<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />

</System>

<EventData>

<Data Name="param1">application-specific</Data>

<Data Name="param2">Local</Data>

<Data Name="param3">Launch</Data>

<Data Name="param4">Windows.SecurityCenter.WscDataProtection</Data>

<Data Name="param5">Unavailable</Data>

<Data Name="param6">NT AUTHORITY</Data>

<Data Name="param7">SYSTEM</Data>

<Data Name="param8">S-1-5-18</Data>

<Data Name="param9">LocalHost (Using LRPC)</Data>

<Data Name="param10">Unavailable</Data>

<Data Name="param11">Unavailable</Data>

Answer 1

Hello,

From https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/event-10016-logged-when-accessing-dcom, Microsoft says:

"These events can be safely ignored because they do not adversely affect functionality and are by design. This is the recommend action for these events."

If you still like to fix, refer this guide (works with Windows 11):

https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-event-10016-error-the-application-specific-permission-settings-do-not-grant-local-activation-permission-in-windows-10

Hope this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.