#13 Unhandled Exception Requested object does not exist

[LewisC]

Weird error on some windows 11 installs. I think it may be a permissions issue. This is the error text:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "eqbuttons.py", line 14, in <module>
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap="">", line 1007, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap="">", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap="">", line 680, in _load_unlocked
File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 352, in exec_module
File "wmi.py", line 174, in <module>
File "win32com\client__init__.py", line 85, in GetObject
File "win32com\client__init__.py", line 102, in Moniker
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147417836, 'The requested object does not exist.', None, None)</module></frozen></frozen></frozen></module>

[LewisC]

This is caused by a memory issue. To fix, reboot. If that does not fix it, run winmgmt /salvagerepository as admin.

Closing ticket.