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Event ID 101: The service principal name (SPN) … is registered on multiple accounts which caused Kerberos authentication to fail

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The service principal name (SPN) … is registered on multiple accounts which caused Kerberos authentication to fail

Event 101
Security-Kerberos
System log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
The service principal name (SPN) … is registered on multiple accounts which caused Kerberos authentication to fail: …. Use the setspn command-line tool to identify the accounts and remove the duplicate registrations.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus state updated to

Event 101
Windows Defender
Windows Defender/Operational log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
Microsoft Defender Antivirus state updated to ….

Task Scheduler failed to start "…" task for user "…".

Event 101
TaskScheduler
TaskScheduler/Operational log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
Task Scheduler failed to start "…" task for user "…". Additional Data: Error Value: ….

ComponentName = …; ErrorId = …; ErrorDetail = …; FileName

Event 101
WMI-Activity
WMI-Activity/Operational log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
ComponentName = …; ErrorId = …; ErrorDetail = …; FileName = …

SMB2 Response Negotiate

Event 101
SMBServer
SMBServer/Operational log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
SMB2 Response Negotiate

Create SrvCall Error: … Location: … Context

Event 101
SMBClient
SMBClient/Connectivity log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
Create SrvCall Error: … Location: … Context: …

The peer's response to a search was invalid.

Event 101
Bits-Client
Bits-Client/Operational log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
The peer's response to a search was invalid.