[Windows integration] DFS counter collection seems to stop after virtual disk service restarts

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For confirmed bugs, please report:

• Version: 8.9.2
• Operating System: Windows
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• Steps to Reproduce:

1. Enable the windows module with the following configuration containing a DFS counter:

   metricsets:
   - perfmon
   perfmon.group_measurements_by_instance: false
   perfmon.ignore_non_existent_counters: true
   perfmon.queries:
   - counters:
     - field: total_files_received
       format: long
       name: Total Files Received
     - field: staging_space_in_use
       format: long
       name: Staging Space In Use
     instance:
     - '*'
     object: DFS Replicated Folders
   perfmon.refresh_wildcard_counters: true
   period: 10s

2. Ensure that data for this counter is being collected as expected.
3. Restart the Virtual Disk Service.

• Observed behavior: Data for the DFS counter stops being collected.

• Expected behavior: Data continues to be collected.

• Additional information:

  • Non-DFS counters, e.g. CPU, are unaffected by this bug. Data for these counters continues to be collected.
  • SolarWinds is able to continue to collect such DFS counter data even after the VDS service restart.

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