Choose Computer Support to Fix “the remote procedure call failed” Windows Error

Windows errors on your PC might annoy you especially when you are working on something very important but worry not because these are not something that will ruin your PC permanently. You can quickly and easily fix these errors if you use the right kind of tips and tricks or look for professional computer support service. Errors are quite common, and you may encounter these anytime. You have a higher possibility to face these errors especially when you have added a new hardware component, installed a new software or made some changes to the settings of your PC. 

Reasons Behind “the remote procedure call failed” Windows Error

 The Remote Procedure Call Failed error is one of those Windows errors that can halt your PC and prevent you from using your computer. It often occurs when you stop the firewall service, and your system gets vulnerable to a variety of threats. If you use Windows Store apps regularly, then you might face this error quite often as the error may prevent you from installing new apps. Incorrect allocation of registry entries that get tweaked by third party apps is one of the major reasons behind this error. Moreover, you may face this problem because of the failure of Remote Procedure Call and Remote Procedure Call Locator services. Once you face the problem, you need to configure a remote desktop application and ask a tech support technician to ensure whether the call locator services are functioning in an appropriate manner. 

How the Error Takes Place? 

 The complexity of this error requires expert tech support if you are not able to troubleshoot the error yourself. Technicians involved in providing quick IT solutions are the right person to diagnose and troubleshoot the error. Let us first know how the error executes. 

Once you finish installing Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 on a PC running Server 2003, you may get an update asking you to terminate the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Once you consent to stop the Microsoft Firewall Service, and then again the update may ask you right-click the firewall service in the ISA Management. Here you need to click on 'Stop' button, and you may come across the following message. 

“The remote procedure call failed.”

 Here you must acknowledge that however you have stopped the Microsoft Firewall service still you will see this error for a number of times. You may see this error repeatedly because of a new remote procedure call (RPC) error has returned a value in Windows Server 2003.

Steps to Resolve the Error:

 •    First of all, press ‘Windows Key + R’ together and then type ‘Regedt32.exe’ in Run dialog box. Next, hit ‘Enter’ to open the Registry Editor.

•    Now try to navigate the following location

•    “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage” 

•    Move to the left pane of the location and try to look for ‘winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy subkey,’ under the ‘Key Storage’ section

•    In case, you fail to find the subkey then you need to create a subkey by right-clicking on ‘Storage key’ and selecting ‘New key.’ 

•    Now create two separate subkeys of ‘winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy’ named as Internet Settings and Software

•    Next you have to open the browser and then download the ‘SetACL.exe’ file and save it to ‘C: \Windows\System32,’ considering 'C:' as the system root drive

•    Now you have to run the following command by using administrative Command Prompt:

•    SetACL -on "hkcu\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy" -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n: 

S-1-15-2-2608634532-1453884237-1118350049-1925931850-670756941-1603938316-3764965493;p:full;i:so,sc;m:grant;w:dacl" (Source: Microsoft.com)

•    Wait patiently, and let the command execute. Once it is over, restart your PC to see the changes.

Most probably, the tips mentioned above will resolve the error. But in a few cases these tips are not enough to troubleshoot the error. In those cases, you may also require updating Windows Server 2003 package. You also need to download the Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 updates if above-mentioned tips are not working to your benefit. 

You don’t require a remote login session while troubleshooting the error because ISA Server is compatible with all versions of Windows Server 2003. You can also try resolving this error by stopping the Microsoft Firewall services. For this, you need to use the services of Control Panel tool and perform the below-given steps.

•    First of all, click Start, click Run, and then type services.msc in the Open box and then finally click OK. 

•    Once you see the Name list, you require right-clicking Microsoft Firewall and then click Stop. 

It will stop the Firewall services and help you troubleshoot the error. 

Conclusion 

 Sometimes, troubleshooting error takes hours, and you find it very difficult to diagnose the cause. If you are facing the error and not able to diagnose the issue, then assign the task to the experts. Simply place a call to a PC help technician and let him diagnose and troubleshoot the issue. These tech support experts are highly trained and experienced and track the reasons behind the error within minutes. With your approval, they will connect to your PC through the remote desktop application and quickly resolve the error. So from the next time, if you want a quick resolution of Windows errors then choose computer support for quick and secure PC help.