Failed to Connect to Windows Service

Just had a laptop reporting "Failed to connect to a windows service: Windows could not connect to the System Event Notification Service service". I have seen this error before and was unable to repair it without clean loading windows. This time however I was able to find the solution.

1. Boot to Safe Mode
2. Log-in to an account with administrator privileges.
3. Run Cmd as Administrator
4. type "netsh winsock reset" enter
5. reboot and enjoy

Source: http://www.techspot.com/community/topics/failed-to-connect-to-a-windows-service-problem.97813/

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