Operation could not be completed with error code: 0x00000bc4

Situation: After a new Windows 11 update, the client has a problem to access her label printer with this error: Operation could not be completed (error code: 0x00000bc4).

Troubleshooting 1: Change Group Policy Setting

  1. Type Group Policy in the search bar and click in Edit group policy. 

2. Navigate to Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates > Printers > Configure RPC connection settings.

3. Select Enabled and then select RPC over named pipes from the dropdown, and click OK

Troubleshooting 2: Tweak the Registry

  • Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
  • Type regedit and hit Enter.
  • Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC
  • Right-click on RpcOverNamedPipes and select Modify.
  • Now enter the Value data as and click Ok to save the changes.
  • In the same way, change the value data of RpcOverTcp (default) to 0.
  • Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.

 

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Bob Lin

Bob Lin, Chicagotech-MVP, MCSE & CNE Data recovery, Windows OS Recovery, Networking, and Computer Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Install and Configure Windows, VMware, Virtualization and Cisco on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

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