When a user logs into a computer running Windows 10 Pro with Fall Creators Update (Build 1709) a SidebySide error is registered in the Windows Application log.
Source: SideBySide Description: Activation context generation failed for "C:\Desktop Authority\wkix32.exe".
Error in manifest or policy file "C:\Desktop Authority\wkix32.exe.Config" on line 0. Invalid Xml syntax.
STATUS: This issue has been resolved in version 10.2, which can be downloaded from here.
WORKAROUND for earlier versions:
On the Desktop Authority Server locate the wkix32.exe.config file stored on C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\Desktop Authority\Desktop Authority Manager\Scripts.
"On 10.0 or upgraded versions the path could be on C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\"
Edit the wkix32.exe.config file using Notepad or Wordpad.
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Save the file, open the DA Manager console, click on the lower left drop down menu and click on "Force an update of the local Desktop Authority folder on clients". Replicate the changes to the domain controllers.
Log into a client computer and check that the wkix32.exe.config file has been replaced with the newer version.
