Unable to run profiling: “Failed to verify x64 COM object registration: Empty path to COM object”

Symptoms:

dotMemory doesn’t start a profiling session with the following message:

Failed to verify x64 COM object registration: Empty path to COM object. Do you want to continue anyway?

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Possible cause:

Unfinished Windows updates

To resolve the issue:

1) Install the latest available Windows updates

2) Reboot your machine

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Possible cause:

The user account that was used to run dotMemory has insufficient rights

To resolve the issue:

1) Run dotMemory with the administrator privileges

2) If this doesn't help, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F11 in the profiling configuration window and select one the of the following registry-free modes in "Core registration":

• Registry-free, if the profiled application uses .NET Framework v4.5.1 or later
  
• Registry-free for x86 or x64, if the profiled application (x86 or x64) uses .NET Framework 4.0
  

3) Save the settings and run the profiling session

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Possible cause:

dotMemory installation is corrupted

To resolve the issue:

1) Uninstall all ReSharper Ultimate products

2) In the Windows registry, delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JetBrains\Profiler if it exists

3) Reboot your machine

4) Install Resharper and related components, running the installation with the administrator privileges

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Possible cause:

The "Warsaw" software (an app from Itau Unibanco SA) blocks profiler DLLs. Most likely, the profiler is blocked by the "G-Buster" process

To resolve the issue:

Stop the G-Buster process or uninstall the Warsaw software