Symptom

When you open the Computer Management console (compmgmt.msc), the following error message may appear, and the Performance Logs and Alerts Snap-in may be missing in the left pane.

Snap-in failed to initialize.
Name:Performance Logs and Alerts Extension
CLSID:{7478EF65-8C46-11D1-8D99-00A0C913CAD4}

Resolution

Click Start, Run and type:

regsvr32 smlogcfg.dll

Click OK.