Configure RPC listener 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 protocols incoming RPC connections to the print spooler are allowed to use. By default, RPC over TCP is enabled and Negotiate is used for the authentication protocol. Protocols to allow for incoming RPC connections: -- "RPC over named pipes": Incoming RPC connections are only allowed over named pipes -- "RPC over TCP": Incoming RPC connections are only allowed over TCP (the default option) -- "RPC over named pipes and TCP": Incoming RPC connections will be allowed over TCP and named pipes Authentication protocol to use for incoming RPC connections: -- "Negotiate": Use the Negotiate authentication protocol (the default option) -- "Kerberos": Use the Kerberos authentication protocol If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the above defaults will be used.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/ConfigureRpcListenerPolicy Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure RPC listener settings
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC]
"RpcProtocols"=dword:00000005
"ForceKerberosForRpc"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC listener 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 'RpcProtocols' -Value 5 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ForceKerberosForRpc' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Printers/ConfigureRpcListenerPolicy
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="RpcListenerProtocols_Enum" value="5"/>
<data id="RpcAuthenticationProtocol_Enum" value="0"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC listener 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'RpcProtocols' -Expected 5 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'ForceKerberosForRpc' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC listener 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 'RpcProtocols' -Value 5 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ForceKerberosForRpc' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC listener 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 listener 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'RpcProtocols' -Expected 5 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\RPC' -Name 'ForceKerberosForRpc' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure RPC listener 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 'RpcProtocols' -Value 5 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ForceKerberosForRpc' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.