Error Event ID 2505

Question

Hey folks,

Long time windows user, first time caller.

I just built a new gaming PC and upgraded from windows 10 to 11. After completing the build/fresh install, I tried to put the computer to sleep, but it immediately woke back up. I checked the event viewer and saw this:

The server could not bind to the transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{A6D1E558-A3A6-417E-B8BE-DD0E68531342} because another computer on the network has the same name.  The server could not start.

Things I thought would fix it but didnt: release/renew IP, reboot router, reset network connections, rename pc (reboot required) - nothing worked. There are NO devices on my network with the same name.

Help? Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi R123. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Looks like it's a false positive:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-...

https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-event-id-2505...

This one say you may need to change the PC name in router's DHCP list too for it to take full effect:

https://superuser.com/questions/1699917/how-to-...

The false positive was supposed to be fixed by an Update, and I have not seen it since here. So do you have all of your Windows Updates installed yet? Check at Settings > Windows Update > Check for Updates and also Optional Updates to expedite install of them all. After prompt for restart, restart and go back to check again until no more are offered.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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