How to Fix Error 0x0000007c When Printing over the Network

This practical guide walks through how to fix error 0x0000007c when printing over the network, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

This week, Microsoft started sharing how to fix error 0x0000007c when printing over the network during support calls with admins and Windows users. Microsoft has also started distributing the fix using the ADMX installer separately. However, these fix packages only use the Manually Known Issue Rollback (KIR) method to add values ??to the Registry to disable the error-causing changes of the October update.

KIR fixes are usually installed through Windows Update to revert the changes that caused the error. Here, this guide has created for you .reg files for you to add new values ??to the Registry to help you fix error 0x0000007c when printing over the network without having to wait for Microsoft.

All you need to do is just download the .reg file corresponding to your version of Windows and then double-click it to trigger the action of adding Registry values.

Note:

• Before doing this, you need to back up the Registry to prevent errors. Backup and Restore Registry on Windows
• These Registry values ??can only be added to Windows clients in the print network, not the server.
• Each version of Windows has a different Registry value to add.
• You need to restart the machine after adding the Registry value.

The steps are as follows:

• Check Windows version: How to check the version of Windows 10 installed on your computer
• Download the .reg file corresponding to the Windows version:
  • .reg files for Windows 10 2004, 20H2, 21H1 and 21H2
  • .reg file for Windows 10 1909
  • .reg file for Windows 10 1809 and Windows Server 2019

Microsoft is expected to roll out this patch to everyone in the December Patch Tuesday update. Another thing you need to know is that this fix does not fix printer error 0x00000709.

Good luck!