ERROR_REMOTE_PRINT_CONNECTIONS_BLOCKED 0x80070790

Error code 1936 · HRESULT 0x80070790

WINDOWS

Remote connections to the Print Spooler are blocked by a policy set on your machine.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_REMOTE_PRINT_CONNECTIONS_BLOCKED is a Windows error code (system error 1936, returned as HRESULT 0x80070790) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Remote connections to the Print Spooler are blocked by a policy set on your machine.”

How to fix ERROR_REMOTE_PRINT_CONNECTIONS_BLOCKED

  1. Test connectivity to the remote host first (ping, then the exact port)
  2. Check firewall, VPN and proxy rules for the involved process
  3. Run 'ipconfig /flushdns' and 'netsh interface ip reset', then reboot

Related errors

ERROR_REMOTE_SESSION_LIMIT_EXCEEDEDERROR_REMOTE_STORAGE_NOT_ACTIVEERROR_REMOTE_STORAGE_MEDIA_ERRORERROR_REMOTE_FILE_VERSION_MISMATCHERROR_AUTHENTICATION_FIREWALL_FAILEDERROR_NTLM_BLOCKEDERROR_USER_DELETE_TRUST_QUOTA_EXCEEDED

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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