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Dashboard is crashing on our Server 2012 R2.
I need to enabling remote web access and cannot access without dashboard.
Two errors I recieve i nteh event viewer are below:
Application: Dashboard.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Certificates.CertificatesException
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Certificates.CertManaged.SubmitRequest(System.String, System.String, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.CertificateManagement.CRFlags, System.String, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.CertificateManagement.EncodingFlags)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Certificates.CertManaged.CreateMachineCert(System.String, System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Certificates.CertManaged.GetLocalMachineCert()
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProductConfiguratorBase._CreateProxyEndpoint(System.Uri, System.Type, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderEndpointBehaviorAttribute)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.Internal.ProviderFrameworkConfigurator.GetDuplexChannelFactory[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]._CreateChannel(System.String, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.IRegistryCallback, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderEndpointBehaviorAttribute) at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]._GetFactory(System.String, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.IRegistryCallback, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderEndpointBehaviorAttribute)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]._CreateRealProxy() at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.Internal.AutoReconnecter1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]._BeginConnect()
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderRegistryConnectionMgmt1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].ConnectWhenAvailable(Int32, System.Action, Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.IRegistryCallback) at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.Internal.ProviderRegistryFacade.InitProviderRegistryProxy() at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory._InitProxy() at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory.get__Proxy() at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory.SetupConnector[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]](Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderConnector1<System.__Canon>)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ConnectorFactory.GetConnector[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.Devices.DevicesProviderConnector.Initialize(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.Devices.IDevicesProviderCallback)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.Devices.DevicesBackendFactoryImp.CreateBackendAdaptor()
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.W7PVPComputersTabExtender.PageAdorner..ctor()
Exception Info: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException
at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(System.RuntimeType, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean ByRef, System.RuntimeMethodHandleInternal ByRef, Boolean ByRef)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type, Boolean)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Object[], System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Object[])
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.String, System.String, Boolean, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Object[], System.Security.Policy.Evidence, System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.String, System.String, Boolean, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Object[])
at System.AppDomain.CreateInstance(System.String, System.String, Boolean, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Object[])
at System.AppDomain.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap(System.String, System.String, Boolean, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, System.Object[])
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.Loading.AppDomainInstantiator.Instantiate(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.Tracking.PluginInfo)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.PluginManager+TrackingInstantiator.Instantiate(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.Tracking.PluginInfo)
Exception Info: Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.CrashDetection.PluginLoadException
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.PluginManager+TrackingInstantiator.Instantiate(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.Tracking.PluginInfo)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.Loading.PluginLoader`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].LoadPlugins()
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.Extensibility.PluginManager.LoadPlugins[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.PluginManagerHelper.GetPreviouslyDiscoveredAdorner[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.PluginManagerHelper.GetPreviouslyDiscoveredPlugins()
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialog.LoadCrashedPlugins()
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialog.SetViewMode(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialogViewMode)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialog.Initialize(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialogViewMode)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialog.ShowDialog(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Forms.Dialogs.SafeMode.SafeModeSettingsDialogViewMode)
at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Dashboard.Program.Main(System.String[])
Faulting application name: Dashboard.exe, version: 6.3.9600.17393, time stamp: 0x54333ee9
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.3.9600.19724, time stamp: 0x5ec5262a
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x0000000000007afc
Faulting process id: 0x43f8
Faulting application start time: 0x01d74cddc0d1d76d
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\Essentials\Dashboard.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 01e4e291-b8d1-11eb-80fd-842b2b53e1ef
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
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Might try to open Dashboard in Safe Mode:
Start icon on taskbar\Windows Server Essentials\Windows Server Essentials Dashboard(safe mode)
If you can open it in Safe Mode, then, click Settings on Dashboard, select Safe Mode, disable add-ins one-by-one to determine which add-in is causing the issue.
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Forgot to mentioned that I already tried in Safe Mode, still will not open with same results.
Might try creating a new admin account and test from there. Also check the .Net framework health
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30135
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Creating a new Admin account did not help and I checked the health of all instances of .NET Framework and still have the issue
HI MassiveBeers-1133,
1.Can we run below command in command prompt(open as admin)then check if it can find and solve system file issue?|
sfc scannow
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
2.When we logon wse2012 in normal mode, you can try to restart wse related service and confirm they are running then restart Dashboard again. Is current issue persist?
3.Please check the symptom in a clean boot (refer to windows 10 steps) environment if it is possible.
How to perform a clean boot in Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows.
4.If the issue also happen in clean boot mode of wse2012, is there normal wse2012 system backup recently so that we can restore to normal state?
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I ran sfc scannow, dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth, dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth and errors were found in Scannow and fixed. Issues still persists.
Server manager states several wse services are stopped, none can be manually started and I receive the following error. (see attached screenshots)
All of the current backs have the same Dashboard issue
HI 18240013,
1.Is there DevicesInfo.xml corrupted?
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Server\Data
https://jermdavis.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/windows-server-essentials-being-difficult-again/
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2.When we restart "server essentials management service" fail, is there related log recorded in system log on server essential 2012r2?
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Double-click the mentioned service and check the Dependencies tab, these ones will need to start first.
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All of the WSE services are dependent on WSE Provider Registry Service to be running, the WSE Provider Registry Service is dependent CNG Key Isolation and Net .Tcp Port Sharing Services to be running. Both NG Key Isolation and Net .Tcp Port Sharing Services are running but WSE Provider Registry Service will not start and I receive the following error: "windows could not start the windows server essentials provider registry service on local computer error 1067 the process terminated unexpectedly"
Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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Just commented on you last post ... I only have access to this server a few days out of the week and never on weeks so any delay in my responses is me not having the machine in front of me and I do not like to make any changes to the server unless I'm physically in front of it in case something goes sideways via RDP as it's over an hour drive from my home.
Sure, makes sense.