It seems audio drivers/windows services by Realtek, Lenovo, HP Conexant, and Dolby DAX API can break MSDTC.
Known services that cause issues:
- HP Hotkey UWP Service
- Dolby DAX API Service
- Lenovo Hotkey Client Loader
- Lenovo Intelliigent Thermal Solution Service
- Lenovo Platform Service
- Lenovo Smart Standby
- Realtek Audio Universal Service
The following links mention these services or our shared privately by our customers:
- English Community-Lenovo Community
- https://www.tenforums.com/general-support/116856-msdtc-issue-com-red-arrow-delays-starting-apps.html
Please try locating such similar named services on your machine, disable them, restart your machine, and verify if you are still experiencing this issue.
This issue isn’t caused by NServiceBus but is an system configuration issue.
Thanks to @valeriob and @EdwardMcConnell for your valuable input as other NServiceBus customers are having this same issue.