Solved "No printers were found" on network after upgrading to Windows 11

Winuser · Sep 7, 2024

I still think you would be better off connecting the printer to the Wi-Fi router. All of your devices with Wi-Fi connected to your network would be able to find the printer and you wouldn't have to leave a computer running for access.

garlin · Sep 7, 2024

Many of you ElevenForum old-~~farts~~ timers haven't noticed.

For security reasons, W11 22H2 updated the default RPC protocols used for printer sharing and it longer talks to older Window's. If all of your PC's are running 22H2 or later, you won't see any problems.
RPC connection updates for print in Windows 11

Download this reg file, and run it on the host PC. Restart Windows.
Now all your PC's can add this host's printers.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC]
"RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol"=dword:00000001
"RpcProtocols"=dword:00000007
"ForceKerberosForRpc"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print]
"RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled"=dword:00000000

112022 · Sep 7, 2024

garlin said:
Many of you ElevenForum old-~~farts~~ timers haven't noticed.

For security reasons, W11 22H2 updated the default RPC protocols used for printer sharing and it longer talks to older Window's. If all of your PC's are running 22H2 or later, you won't see any problems.
RPC connection updates for print in Windows 11

Download this reg file, and run it on the host PC. Restart Windows.
Now all your PC's can add this host's printers.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC] "RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol"=dword:00000001 "RpcProtocols"=dword:00000007 "ForceKerberosForRpc"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print] "RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled"=dword:00000000

All the computers in my home network are running 23H2, and I needed to make registry changes to all of them (my host computer, and the others that wanted to access its printer) before the remote computers could access the printer. Are you saying that the registry file download is NOT necessary for 22H2 and more recent? It certainly was for my computers.

Jacee · Sep 7, 2024

@garlin. I have a Windows 10 computer that was updated to Windows 11 23H2 and can connect to my wireless printer that my new Windows 11 connects to. It did it automatically with no registry editing.

garlin · Sep 7, 2024

You may have had printers already shared before the change. The reg file reverts the RPC settings to the old one, which is definitely required for clean installs. Unless you want to check what the existing reg values on every PC, it's just easier to reset everything to pre-22H2 values and not worry.

vconline1 · Jul 1, 2025

I have tried everything on registry and Group Policy Editor but still getting 0x00000709 error on the PC. The PC which is connected with Printer Canon MF3010 printer as well as the PC to which the printer to be shared both are having Windows 11 with update 24H2.

XxXxX · Jul 1, 2025

there are a few things to try on this link.

FIX: Error 0x00000709 in Network Printing (Element not found)

The cumulative update KB5006670 for Windows 10 brought a number of enhancements and it resolved around 74 problems. However, many users report that the KB500667

www.wintips.org

the only thing i will add is
try setting the printer up within the printers own settings as a static printer
then try a connection to the printer.
my Brother WiFi printer is set up with static addressing with that address reserved for the printer within the router.

best of luck, Steve ..

eband · Jul 22, 2025

garlin said:
Many of you ElevenForum old-~~farts~~ timers haven't noticed.

For security reasons, W11 22H2 updated the default RPC protocols used for printer sharing and it longer talks to older Window's. If all of your PC's are running 22H2 or later, you won't see any problems.
RPC connection updates for print in Windows 11

Download this reg file, and run it on the host PC. Restart Windows.
Now all your PC's can add this host's printers.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC] "RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol"=dword:00000001 "RpcProtocols"=dword:00000007 "ForceKerberosForRpc"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print] "RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled"=dword:00000000

I'm running Windows 11 24H2 and my mother's computer is running Windows 10 22H2 with the Brother HL-2140 printer.

Does the REG file work if she runs the reg file on her computer?

MisterEd · Jul 22, 2025

I apologize if you have already done this. Have you installed the Windows 10 driver for the printer on all your computers? You can download that driver on the Canon support site.

[Update] I hooked up the printer to a different Win11 laptop and the Win10 driver is working. I don't know if it was 100% the other machine's problem but at least the Win10 driver seems to be working on some machines.

PIXMA iP4820 Windows 11 Driver

I'm looking for Windows 11 for iP4820 and https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/pixma-ip4820 says the device has been retired bla bla bla. I want to know if anyone had any luck making it work on Win11. (So frustrating to see the device unusable on Win11. Canon should do a better job on device...

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garlin · Jul 22, 2025

eband said:
I'm running Windows 11 24H2 and my mother's computer is running Windows 10 22H2 with the Brother HL-2140 printer.

Does the REG file work if she runs the reg file on her computer?

This reg file is for all 24H2 clients, who want to add a printer hosted on an older W10 or W11 (21H2-23H2) system.

You apply it on your PC, because you're running 24H2. Her PC doesn't need the reg file.

eband · Jul 22, 2025

garlin said:
This reg file is for all 24H2 clients, who want to add a printer hosted on an older W10 or W11 (21H2-23H2) system.

You apply it on your PC, because you're running 24H2. Her PC doesn't need the reg file.

So regardless of who has the printer, a Windows 11 computer will need to apply the reg file, true or false?

Forgive me, I'm not familiar with the tech stuff.

Perhaps after today, I might want to read up a little more.

Thanks!

garlin · Jul 22, 2025

You only apply it on a 24H2 PC which wants to use a printer attached to a non-24H2 PC.
If both of your systems were on 24H2, there would be no problem sharing a printer.

Correction: 23H2 and later.

eband · Jul 22, 2025

All right.

By the way, salutations to you, garlin.

I am RobertX at the NTLite forum.

Nice software.

garlin · Jul 22, 2025

eband said:
Nice software.

Send your props to nuhi. I just moderate, and answer Q&A over there. Here's a link to the NTLite forum's version of this question.

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