Many Windows 10 and 11 users are recently complaining to get errors 0x0000011b while working with their network-shared printer.
This issue appeared after Microsoft released a particular security update.
If you are also suffering from the same error, follow this article to know the solutions.
What To Do When Operation Failed With 0x0000011b?
Let us now discuss what to do when Windows cannot connect to the printer 0x0000011b. The steps are same for Windows 10 & 11.
Also know what to do when the printer is printing slowly.
1) Uninstall The Recent Windows Update
If you are getting error 0x0000011b right after installing a specific Windows update, then uninstall that particular update.
To do so, follow the steps given below:
- Press Win+R keys to open the Run utility. Enter appwiz.cpl in the command box and press Enter.
- From the left side pane click on View installed updates. And if prompted allow administrative privileges.
- Now check the installed updates from the Installed Updates tab and find the particular update after which you are getting the error.
- Right-click on it and select the uninstall button.
- Click on the Yes button to confirm your action. After uninstalling the update, check if this has fixed the problem.
2) Add The Printer Manually
When Windows cannot connect to the printer 11b, try adding the Pinter manually using the IP address. To do so follow the steps given below:
- Press the Win + I keys to open Windows Settings.
- Click on the Devices section. Find Printers and Scanners and click on the Add printer or scanner option.
- Now click on the link saying your printer is not included in the list.
- Next click on add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname.
- Follow the instructions given on-screen to input the IP address manually.
- Click on the Next button to connect your PC to the printer.
- To check if the printer is working properly you can print a test page first.
3) Tweak The Registry To Disable The Print Spooler
If printer operation failed with error 0x0000011b, disable the print spooler via registry editor.
This will fix the issue and also ensure that is not exposed to any MSHTML and PrintNightmare vulnerabilities.
Follow this step-by-step guide to do so:
- Open Run utility and enter regedit in the Run command box and press Ctrl+ Shift + Enter.
- If you get a User Account Control Prompt to grant administrative privileges.
- Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print
- Check that the Print key is selected. Go to the right pane and right-click on an empty space. Select New > 32-bit DWORD Value.
- Name this new value as RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled and hit the Enter button.
- Next double click on the newly created RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled key.
- Now set the value to 0 and change the Base to Hexidecimal. Click on the OK button to save the changes.
- After completing the steps, restart your computer.
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Here are some common questions asked by the Windows users confronting error 0x0000011b:
- How do I fix printer error 0x0000011b?
Uninstall a specific Windows security update, and manually add the printer using the IP address.
- What does error 0x0000011b mean?
Users got this error after updating Windows with a specific security update.
To fix it disable print spooler privacy settings for both Printer and the Client.
- Can’t connect to printer operation failed with error 0x0000011b?
When you get the specific printer error, uninstall the latest Windows updates, and disable the print spooler.
Closing Up
Let us know if the above methods helped you to fix the specific printer error.
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