Endpoint Configuration Manager - Software Center - Missing buttons

Question

Button is missing as shown in screen shot. Also if you guess and click where it should be it does respond.

I'm seeing this on multiple computers and can't find anyone else reporting this problem.

Answer 1

Ok, the problem was super simple. You were right. In software center customization there was something I had set wrong.

Under set color, if you set color to white, you will have this issue!

Even more interesting if you have something unchecked like this, it's customizations still apply

Answer 2

Hi,

Thanks for posting in Microsoft MECM Q&A forum.

1.Please help review the SoftwareCenterSystemTasks.log on the problematic clients, it will record activities related to Software Center prerequisite component validation.

2.Have you ever hiden the tabs in software center client settings that deployed to the problematic clients?

Best regards,
Simon

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Answer 3

Software center client settings have everything but options in the visible tabs.

The only error I see in softwarecentersystemtasks.log is

Failed to CoCreateInstance for SoftwareCenterManager 0x87d00219

I'm trying Stop-Service winmgmt -Force; winmgmt /resetrepository and deleting c:\windows\smscfg.ini and restarting the ccmexec service

It's a difficult issue because I see it on multiple devices but it seems random. I haven't determined the root cause yet.

Answer 4

Resetting the repository did not change anything, neither did trying another user account.

Got to the point where I switched to the "new" software center to see if that fixed it. It did make it easier to see the problem. Buttons and highlighted tabs are all white. (button is grey in screen shot because mouse was hovering over it)

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Answer 5

Looks to be caused by display drivers, once I remove drivers Software Center works, but after restart display drivers get installed again and Software Center is broken again.