Configure RPC connection settings
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers Description
This policy setting controls which protocol and protocol settings to use for outgoing RPC connections to a remote print spooler. By default, RPC over TCP is used and authentication is always enabled. For RPC over named pipes, authentication is always enabled for domain joined machines but disabled for non domain joined machines. Protocol to use for outgoing RPC connections: -- "RPC over TCP": Use RPC over TCP for outgoing RPC connections to a remote print spooler -- "RPC over named pipes": Use RPC over named pipes for outgoing RPC connections to a remote print spooler Use authentication for outgoing RPC over named pipes connections: -- "Default": By default domain joined computers enable RPC authentication for RPC over named pipes while non domain joined computers disable RPC authentication for RPC over named pipes -- "Authentication enabled": RPC authentication will be used for outgoing RPC over named pipes connections -- "Authentication disabled": RPC authentication will not be used for outgoing RPC over named pipes connections If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the above defaults will be used.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/ConfigureRpcConnectionPolicy Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC]
"RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol"=dword:00000000
"RpcAuthentication"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcAuthentication' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/ConfigureRpcConnectionPolicy
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="RpcConnectionProtocol_Enum" value="0"/>
<data id="RpcConnectionAuthentication_Enum" value="0"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'RpcAuthentication' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcAuthentication' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'RpcAuthentication' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC connection settings
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcUseNamedPipeProtocol' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'RpcAuthentication' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.