Windows 2012 R2: Configuration refresh failed with the following error: Invalid class

When we start Server Manager on Server 2012 the flag lights up Red almost immediately with the error:

Configuration refresh failed with the following error: Invalid class. 

Please execute the following step to solve the problem.

Open the cmd with administrative right.

1. cd C:\Windows\System32\wbem\AutoRecover

2. for /f %s in ('dir /b *.mof *.mfl') do mofcomp %s

3. Restart the ServerManager consoles.