WMI query failed : Invalid namespace. [0x8004100E] when connecting to Hyper-V (4242501)

WMI query failed : Invalid namespace. [0x8004100E] when connecting to Hyper-V

When connecting to a Hyper-V connection, the following error appears:

'Virtual machines
Component: Virtual machines
The following error occurred while collecting data WMI query failed : Invalid namespace. [0x8004100E] [Error Code: -2147217394].
Table: Hyper-V - Virtual Machines'

This error may occur because the Windows connection details are entered, as opposed to the Hyper-V address.

The Hyper-V Administrator tool will show the address for the Hyper-V host, and that address will be needed in the Hyper-V connection details in Spotlight in order to connect. A Hyper-V connection would connect to the machine that hosts / manages the other Virtual Machines associated to it.

You may need to ask your network/admin department for the Hyper-V address, in order to monitor it in Spotlight (if allowed). Otherwise this can remain a Windows connection, without the additional 'Virtualization Overhead' option. Further details can be found here