This is a very strange and specific issue I am having with any Windows x86 vm after having installed Maple 17. 

Before installing Maple 17 (and also AFTER installing it, before the reboot), I can open a command window while logged in as the local administrator and successfully issue a command like:

sc config BDESVC start= disabled

After installing AND REBOOTING for Maple 17, if I log in as the local administrator, open...