event 122 device setup manager

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_{Thursday, November 19, 2015 1:59 AM | 2 votes}

i have recently upgraded win 10 pro (x6) from built 10240 to 10586 version 1511.

eversince, i have upgraded , multipel event 122 are logged in the event viewer.the screenshot is :

 the device installation settings are as :

yesterday, i had changed the group policy :

local computer policy-computer configuration-administrative template-system-intwenet communication setting-turn off windows update device driver searching - by default it was "not configured" and i changed it to "disabled". after this the number of events logged has gone down from 12 to 2. the screenshot is:

kindly help me resolving this issue.

Atul

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_{Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:04 AM | 1 vote}

To understand correctly you are now getting two Event ID 122 warnings after making the group policy change? What do the details say? Make sure to set the setting for "device installation" to "Always install the best driver from Windows Update" using the recommended settings. You can also disable the “Metadata Refresh” scheduled task. It starts the “Device Setup Manager” service which could be causing the message.

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Hessam
Windows Outreach Team- IT Pro
Windows for IT Pros on TechNet

_{Friday, November 20, 2015 9:30 AM | 1 vote}

Hi,

It’s nothing to do with the Windows Update service at all, it’s the “Device Setup Manager” service.

There is a scheduled task that runs each night in “Microsoft | Windows | Device Setup” called “Metadata Refresh”

When that task runs it causes the “Device Setup Manager” service to start, and that’s what is causing the messages. If you look in the Event Viewer under “Application and Services Logs | Microsoft | Windows | DeviceSetupManager | Admin” and filter on EventID 122 then you can see the entries.

The “policy” that is causing the block is actually the Device Installation Settings.

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_{Friday, November 20, 2015 10:12 AM | 1 vote}

Hi Hessam,

thanks for your reply.

two event id 122 warnings- meaning two in number.

the details are the same- Access to drivers on Windows Update was blocked by policy.

i have only two options for the settings for device installations , as per the screenshot attached in my original post.

further, "Always install the best driver from Windows Update" using the recommended settings. - option is not avaliable.

i never had these errors on win 10 pro 10240 ?

how do i disable “Metadata Refresh” scheduled task ?

_{Friday, November 20, 2015 10:16 AM | 1 vote}

Hi Kate Li,

thanks for your reply.

the device installations settings are set to yes(recommended)- as per the screensot in my original post, inspite of that why am i getting these event 122 warnings.

further, today lenovo system interface foundation driver was updated and excatly at the same time event 122 warning was logged in the event viewer

regards

_{Wednesday, November 25, 2015 12:21 PM | 1 vote}

how do i disable “Metadata Refresh” scheduled task ?

To disable this task scheduler, please search for task scheduler to open it.

Under Task Scheduler -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Device setup -> Right click Metadata Refresh task -> Choose disable

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_{Thursday, November 26, 2015 2:03 AM}

The “policy” that is causing the block is actually the Device Installation Settings.

but,perhaps the policy for device installations is set to yes??

furhter, i did not receive any error for 5 days , and today again the error was logged.

can you advise me about configuring th policy in question-if it's not configured as it should be?

or disabling metadata refresh task is the only solution?

regards

_{Monday, November 30, 2015 1:08 PM}

Hi,

To use this method, we can narrow down the cause of this issue.

To verify if the GP is set properly, please run command GPresult to export the report for checking:

How to Use the Group Policy Results (GPResult.exe) Command Line Tool
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456989.aspx

Another thing I support that this event can appear if Windows update install the updated driver for you, please check the event log -> Windows log -> Application to see if there is update installed for your devices.

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_{Tuesday, December 1, 2015 4:44 PM}

Hi Kate,

thanks for your reply.

copied below is the gpresult text file for your analysis.

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System Group Policy Result tool v2.0
c 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Created on 12/1/2015 at 10:01:53 PM

RSOP data for ATULRSURI-PC\ATUL on ATULRSURI-PC : Logging Mode

OS Configuration:            Standalone Workstation
OS Version:                  10.0.10586
Site Name:                   N/A
Roaming Profile:             N/A
Local Profile:               C:\Users\ATUL
Connected over a slow link?: No

COMPUTER SETTINGS

    
    Last time Group Policy was applied: 12/1/2015 at 9:16:25 PM
    Group Policy was applied from:      N/A
    Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
    Domain Name:                        ATULRSURI-PC
    Domain Type:                        <Local Computer>

    Applied Group Policy Objects
   
        Local Group Policy

    The computer is a part of the following security groups
   
        System Mandatory Level
        Everyone
        BUILTIN\Administrators
        BUILTIN\Users
        NT AUTHORITY\SERVICE
        CONSOLE LOGON
        NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
        This Organization
        BDESVC
        BITS
        CertPropSvc
        DcpSvc
        dmwappushservice
        DoSvc
        DsmSvc
        Eaphost
        IKEEXT
        iphlpsvc
        LanmanServer
        lfsvc
        MSiSCSI
        NcaSvc
        NetSetupSvc
        RasAuto
        RasMan
        RemoteAccess
        RetailDemo
        Schedule
        SCPolicySvc
        SENS
        SessionEnv
        SharedAccess
        ShellHWDetection
        UsoSvc
        wercplsupport
        Winmgmt
        wlidsvc
        wuauserv
        XboxNetApiSvc
        LOCAL
        
    Resultant Set Of Policies for Computer
   

        Software Installations
       
            N/A

        Startup Scripts
       
            N/A

        Shutdown Scripts
       
            N/A

        Account Policies
       
            N/A

        Audit Policy
       
            N/A

        User Rights
       
            N/A

        Security Options
       
            N/A

            N/A

        Event Log Settings
       
            N/A

        Restricted Groups
       
            N/A

        System Services
       
            N/A

        Registry Settings
       
            N/A

        File System Settings
       
            N/A

        Public Key Policies
       
            N/A

        Administrative Templates
       
            GPO: Local Group Policy
                Folder Id: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\OneDrive\DisableFileSyncNGSC
                Value:       1, 0, 0, 0
                State:       Enabled

USER SETTINGS

    
    Last time Group Policy was applied: 12/1/2015 at 9:16:45 PM
    Group Policy was applied from:      N/A
    Group Policy slow link threshold:   500 kbps
    Domain Name:                        ATULRSURI-PC
    Domain Type:                        <Local Computer>
    
    Applied Group Policy Objects
   
        N/A

    The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
   
        Local Group Policy
            Filtering:  Not Applied (Empty)

    The user is a part of the following security groups
   
        High Mandatory Level
        Everyone
        Local account and member of Administrators group
        HomeUsers
        BUILTIN\Administrators
        BUILTIN\Users
        NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
        CONSOLE LOGON
        NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
        This Organization
        [email protected]
        Local account
        LOCAL
        Cloud Account Authentication
        
    The user has the following security privileges
   

        Bypass traverse checking
        Manage auditing and security log
        Back up files and directories
        Restore files and directories
        Change the system time
        Shut down the system
        Force shutdown from a remote system
        Take ownership of files or other objects
        Debug programs
        Modify firmware environment values
        Profile system performance
        Profile single process
        Increase scheduling priority
        Load and unload device drivers
        Create a pagefile
        Adjust memory quotas for a process
        Remove computer from docking station
        Perform volume maintenance tasks
        Impersonate a client after authentication
        Create global objects
        Change the time zone
        Create symbolic links
        Increase a process working set

    Resultant Set Of Policies for User
   

        Software Installations
       
            N/A

        Logon Scripts
       
            N/A

        Logoff Scripts
       
            N/A

        Public Key Policies
       
            N/A

        Administrative Templates
       
            N/A

        Folder Redirection
       
            N/A

        Internet Explorer Browser User Interface
       
            N/A

        Internet Explorer Connection
       
            N/A

        Internet Explorer URLs
       
            N/A

        Internet Explorer Security
       
            N/A

        Internet Explorer Programs
       
            N/A

i have checked the event log, there are no updates installed.

regards