Monday, September 25, 2017

Microsoft Management Console: "An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist"

Symptoms:
"An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist" when open Administrative Tools

Cause:
Broken Link or corrupt file

Solution:
Run a Command Prompt in ELEVATED MODE

Navigate to %WINDIR%\System32

Re-register the required DLL files using the following command:

For /F %s in ('dir /b *.dll') do regsvr32 /s %s