Windows Cannot Connect to the Printer - Error 0x0000011b [Fixed]

Learn to fix Windows cannot connect to the printer. Operation failed with error 0x0000011b while connecting to network shared printer on Windows 11/10 or older versions. Make sure you have installed the correct driver on the host computer and the printer is working fine before you connect to network computers. Fix error 0x0000011b 1. Go to the host computer and search for "regedit". 2. Open the registry editor and navigate to - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print 3. Create a new Dword(32-bit) Value. 4. Name it - RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled 5. Set value data to 0. Now search for the "Services" app and restart the Print Spooler service. Or restart the host PC. You can now connect the printer on client PC. If this doesn't help, change the registry key on the client PC as well. Watch -