Problem:

When I try and execute Start-DscConfiguration I get the following error message:

The WS-Management service cannot process the request. The WMI service returned an 'access denied' error.

+ CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (root/Microsoft/...gurationManager:String) [], CimException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80338104

+ PSComputerName : VSALM

Solution:

Make sure you are running ISE as Administrator