This was an interesting issue. There were hundreds of moving parts that hit
us at once. Essentially the issue was
that after Installing SharePoint, all our Server 2012 R2 servers would lock up
saying “Applying User Settings” or “Applying Computer Settings”. It would take considerable time (sometime
days) for a VM to start. Eventually the
error would return, and there didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason for the
failure. We opened an express MS ticket,
and found the following information.
This seemed to be a 2008 server issue, but it appears it leaked into
2012! So here is the fix! At first we looked for NIC Driver problems, and Permissions. But here is the fix, hope it saves someone some time.
Information on HTTPS Registry Settings: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/820129
Hotfix https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2379016
also includes manual fix.
Computer stops responding and appears to hang at the
"Applying User Settings" or "Applying Computer Settings"
stage of the logon process.
Note The following method can be used in Windows Safe Mode
when you are not able to log on successfully to install the hotfix or fixit.
To work around the issue without installing the hotfix,
create a DependOnService registry key to modify the behavior of HTTP.sys. This
makes HTTP.sys depend on crytosvc service to be started first. To do this,
follow these steps:
1. Click
StartStart button, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
for confirmation, type the password, or provide confirmation.
2. Locate and
then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP
3. On the Edit
menu, point to New, and then click Multi-string Value.
4. Type
DependOnService, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click
DependOnService, and then click Modify.
6. In the
Value data box, type CRYPTSVC, and then click OK.
7. Exit
Registry Editor.
8. Restart the
computer.