14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 builds for PCs have a bug that causes an error to show up on the desktop every once in a while, and judging from the number of complaints posted online in the Feedback app, it appears to be quite widespread.
Specifically, some PCs running Windows 10 build 11099 or 11102 are getting an error reading, “Error in WSClient.dll Missing Entry: RefreshBannedAppsList,” with no other information on how to repair currently being provided.
Gabriel Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, confirmed the problem when the company rolled out Windows 10 build 11102, but for the moment, only a small workaround is available until a full patch is released.
How to fix the issue
If you are experiencing the same problem on your PC, it only takes one simple command to repair the error and never see it again. When the next version of Windows 10 preview is rolled out, Microsoft is expected to include a full patch too, so the issue will be entirely fixed then.
“You might see a WSClient.dll error dialog after logging in. We’re working on a fix for this but as a workaround, you can run the following in Command Prompt with administrative rights,” Aul explained.
What you need to do right now is launch a command prompt window with administrator privileges and type in the following command:
For the moment, we haven’t received any reports that the error might be coming back after using this command, but given the fact that most insiders update to the latest builds anyway, it won’t be such a big problem if this workaround solves it just temporarily.