Setting: test lab with Windows Server 2012 R2, Sql 2016 Enter (w Sp1), "Update for Visual C++ 2013 and Visual C++ Redistributable Package", SSMS v17.4, no Internet access.
Issue: before installing SSMS I can successfully open the Sql Server 2016 Config Manager (from the Sql 2016 install). After installing SSMS v 17.4 the Sql 2016 Config Manager still opens properly but trying to open the "Sql Server 2017 Configuration Manager" ("run as administrator") gives this error
"Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable. Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 and later servers with SQL Server Configuration Manager. Invalid namespace (0x8004100e)
From an Internet search this URL looks promising: "https://sqlserver-help.com/tag/invalid-namespace-0x8004100e/"
Haven't tried it yet.
Question: What is the source of this repeatable error? Did I miss an install step or do something in the wrong order?
TIA,
edm2