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SQL SERVER – Unable to Launch SQL Server Configuration Manager. Error: Cannot Connect to WMI Provider. [0x80070422]
SQL Server Configuration Manager would not open on my VM: Cannot connect to WMI provider [0x80070422]. I share what caused it and how I fixed it.