
Now that you are aware of every scenario that might trigger this error, let’s get over some of the methods that other affected users have used so far to fix this issue completely.
In this case, you should be able to fix the issue (at least temporarily) by flushing the IP and DNS cache from an elevated Command Prompt.
A network issue caused by Bad IP Range or DNS Cache – Under certain circumstances, you can expect to see this issue occurring due to a bad DNS cache or in a situation where you’ve been assigned a bad IP range. In this case, you should be able to fix the issue by using the Intel Driver & Support Assistant to update your network driver’s feet with the latest driver equivalents. Outdated Intel Network drivers – If you’re using the network drivers fleet for Windows, chances are this issue is being caused by some kind of interference between the Intel WI-FI driver with a sensitive kernel process. As it turns out, this particular issue can only be resolved by disabling the real-time protection or uninstalling the 3rd party suite and replacing it with a more permissive 3rd party equivalent. 3rd party AV interference – As it turns out, certain 3rd party AV suites are known to cause this issue due to an overprotective active shield feature.
In this case, you can hide these benign errors by modifying a few registry values using Registry Editor. In the vast majority of these cases, the error should be considered completely benign and no action should be taken to resolve it. In this case, the system interprets this as an attempt to modify the Event Tracing of Windows which is why the error is thrown. However, various factors might have it stuck into a retry look due to some async activity.
Perfdiag is modifying the Event Tracing of Windows session – The ETW session is normally for private use only by the operating system.