FIX: Application Specific Permission Settings do not grant Local Launch permission for Windows.SecurityCenter.SecurityAppBroker (Solved)

The warning event 10016 with description "The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
Windows.SecurityCenter.SecurityAppBroker", usually occurs on Windows 10 PCs and is related to the "Security Center" service.

According to Microsoft you can safely ignore events 10016, because they don't adversely affect functionality, but if you want to fix the problem, continue reading below.

This tutorial contains step-by-step instructions to fix the 10016 warnings in event viewer on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019, with description:

Source: Distributed COM
Event ID: 10016

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

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

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.

How to FIX: Application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch permission for the COM Server application: Windows.SecurityCenter.SecurityAppBroker (Event ID: 10016).

The error 10016 in Windows Security Center components Windows.SecurityCenter.SecurityAppBroker, Windows.SecurityCenter.WscBrokerManager and Windows.SecurityCenter.WscDataProtection, is reported because these components try to load too early when Windows starts, but fail.

To fix the problem, proceed and disable the DelayedAutoStart as follows:

1. Open Registry Editor. To do that:

1. Simultaneously press the Win + R keys to open the run command box.
2. Type regedit and press Enter to open Registry Editor.

2. In Registry, navigate to the following location:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc

3. At the right pane open the DelayedAutoStart REG_DWORD value.

4. Change the value data from 1 to 0 and click OK.

5. Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.

That's it! Let me know if this guide has helped you by leaving your comment about your experience. Please like and share this guide to help others.

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