#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 0x0000011b -- cannot connect to a shared printer after the print security updates Fix : Disable the RPC hardening as a temporary measure Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-printnightmare-11b Run as : Elevated PowerShell on the clients Expect : 15 minutes Risk : high Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Only as a stopgap while the server is scheduled. This turns off a security mitigation -- put a date on it. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print' -Name RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled, then restart the spooler. Do this as soon as the server is patched. 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 ' 0x0000011b -- cannot connect to a shared printer after the print security updates' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Disable the RPC hardening as a temporary measure' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: high Reversible 15 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 'Understand what this does: it reverts the client to the authentication level the vulnerability was patched to prevent. It is a deliberate, temporary reduction in security.' -Why 'This registry value is widely posted as ''the fix for 0x11b''. It is not a fix; it is the mitigation being switched off.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Set the value on the affected clients.' -Command { New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print' -Name RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Restart the spooler.' -Command { Restart-Service Spooler } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Record which machines you set it on, and schedule the server patch.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The printer connects. This is a symptom being suppressed, not a fault being fixed.' 'White' 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-printnightmare-11b' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove-ItemProperty -Path ''HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print'' -Name RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled, then restart the spooler. Do this as soon as the server is patched.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule