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Event ID 10021: The launch and activation security descriptor for the COM Server application with APPID

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The launch and activation security descriptor for the COM Server application with APPID

Event 10021
DistributedCOM
System log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
The launch and activation security descriptor for the COM Server application with APPID 
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 is invalid. It contains Access Control Entries with permissions that are invalid. The requested action was therefore not performed. This security permission can be corrected using the Component Services administrative tool.