#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Network printer stops printing -- 0x0000011b, 0x00000709, 0x0000007c Fix : Patch both ends rather than turning the RPC protection off Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-printer-network Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 40 minutes Risk : high Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX 0x0000011b. The registry workaround for this is everywhere online and it re-opens the vulnerability the update closed. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove the RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled value entirely to return to the secure default. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Network printer stops printing -- 0x0000011b, 0x00000709, 0x0000007c' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Patch both ends rather than turning the RPC protection off' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: high Reversible 40 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check the update level of the print server and the client. A mismatch is the whole cause.' -Command { Get-HotFix | Sort-Object InstalledOn -Descending | Select-Object -First 8 HotFixID,Description,InstalledOn } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Bring both fully up to date and restart. In the great majority of cases that is the entire fix -- the incompatibility was resolved in later cumulative updates.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'If a legacy device makes that impossible, understand what the workaround does before using it: RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled set to 0 reverts to unauthenticated RPC printing, which is the PrintNightmare attack path.' -Why 'This is stated plainly because the value is usually pasted in from a forum without anyone saying what it costs. If it is used, it should be a scheduled, temporary measure on an isolated print network.' -Command { Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print' -Name RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Prefer replacing the shared-queue model with direct IP printing or Universal Print, which sidesteps the whole class of fault.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The printer connects with the value absent or set to 1.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-Printer | Format-Table Name,DriverName,PortName,PrinterStatus } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-printer-network' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove the RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled value entirely to return to the secure default.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule