All of our Win Api Eventlog Sensors show the error message "System Error. Code: 5. Access Denied" after installing the latest Windows Updates on these Servers. Any suggestions how to fix this?
Win Api Eventlog Sensor Fails after Windows Updates
Modified on 2025-06-10 15:01:35 +0200
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Hello Janik,
This a known issue, more information about this can be found in the following article.
Kind regards,
Sasa Ignjatovic, Tech Support Team
Jun, 2021 - Permalink