If your Event Viewer log says DCOM got error "87" attempting to start the service GamingServices, follow the solutions ...

DCOM or DistributedCOM might encounter error 1084 on Windows 11/10. This error message may appear when DCOM attempts to start the services such as TokenBroker service ...

The main cause of the DCOM Error 10016 to occur is Invalid permissions. Listed below are the troubleshooting solutions that you need to do to be able to Fix DCOM ...

Thanks, that was the problem. I forgot that about a week ago I had edited my Group Policies and disabled Windows Messenger. I change it from disabled to "not load on startup" and it works fine now.

Microsoft is due to bring its Distributed Component Object Model (Dcom) to Windows 95. But will it succeed in its bid to make Windows the primary development platform? Microsoft's plans for Dcom will ...

Can we completely disable DCOM in Windows and shut down Port 135 altogether? We have patched systems being compromised again by the same worms, and we just want to close the port. Microsoft Knowledge ...

Microsoft has hardened authentication for its DCOM Server in response to a vulnerability. Check for the impact on your network now before the change becomes permanent. Microsoft’s June security update ...

The Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) has released an advisory, Potential for Mandatory Microsoft DCOM Patch to Disrupt SCADA. ICS/OT/SCADA engineers and operators should ...