How to fix ‘the remote procedure call failed’ Error While Using DISM in Windows 8.1

We are living in an ultra modern technology era that gets introduced by the presence of supercomputers, touch-enabled devices, highly secure and advanced cloud computing, Wi-Fi-enabled Internet access and more. The speed of the Internet has increased manifold because of the advent of new technologies in this realm making it faster and safer. Among all these technology wonders, do you still expect that you need to take your PC to a PC service workshop? 

 Today we expect everything online and expect tech support or computer technician to be available online as well. Your expectation is a reality today, and computer technicians are available online. You can connect them instantly through email, chat or phone. So, don’t worry even if you are facing a tech issue, go online, do a bit of research and find out your tech support partner and enjoy instant PC service. 

Irrespective of the brand every computer is subject to spontaneous issues or errors that you might come across time-to-time. You may face the problem whether you are using Windows or Mac. These errors get triggered by various reasons including installation of a software or hardware, incompatible device drivers, corrupt registry or virus or malware infection. But it gets very important to ascertain the exact cause of the error to fix it permanently. In case you fail to diagnose the responsible fault then the error might occur again.

In this blog post, you will get tips and tricks to fix one such common Windows error called ‘the remote procedure call failed’ that can prevent your PC from working smoothly. Find the symptoms, causes, and steps for resolving the error in detail. 

How the Remote Procedure Call Failed Error Executes?

 

Once a user finishes installing Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 on a PC running Server 2003, he may get prompted to stop the Microsoft Security Essentials. When he agrees to stop the Microsoft Firewall program, them the commands may again ask him to right-click the firewall service in the ISA management. Now, the user needs to click on the ‘Stop’ button when he receives the error message:

“The remote procedure call failed.”

You should also keep it in mind that even after you stopped the Firewall service successfully, you may receive the error frequently. It happens because of a new remote procedure call (RPC) error that has returned a value in Windows Server 2003. 

Causes of the Error 

As stated above there may be multiple reasons for one Windows error, and you need to identify that reason with sharp precision to fix the issue. In case, the error gets triggered by the corrupt registry and you are updating the antivirus program, no benefit will happen. Thus, it gets very important to reach the reason first and then start the troubleshooting. 

In this blog, we will discuss the scenario in which the error takes place because of DISM files. If you come across the remote procedure call failed error, while running DSIM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth in Windows 8.1 then you need to do something that you will find in this tutorial.

PC users often use the System File Checker to scan the computer and then restore the corrupt Windows system files. However, sometimes while running this tool, users may come across some errors that prevent the tool from running or completing its process successfully. 

Some of the errors include: 

•    System File Checker (SFC) cannot repair corrupted system file

•    Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but failed to fix some of those

•    System File Checker is not working or not able to repair files

•    Windows Resource Protection failed to start the repair service. 

Resolution

If you are facing the above situations, then you may go for using System File Checker in Safe Mode or repair Windows Component Store by using DISM. Hopefully, it will work and resolve the issue. But you shouldn’t ignore the fact that sometimes it doesn’t work. When you try to repair the Windows Component Store using DISM, the scan may stop at 20%, and it results in an error. 

If you face the error then you need to perform the following steps to get it fixed:

First of all, from the WinX menu, open Run and then type services.msc and then hit Enter to open Services Manager. 

Now locate the Remote Procedure Call service and double-click on it. You also need to check and ensure that its startup type is Automatic, and the service is started. If not started then press the Start button.

Just below that you can see the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator service. Double-click on it. The service that you will find here is the Service Control Manager for COM and DCOM servers. The service performs object activations requests, object exporter resolutions and collection of distributed garbage for COM and DCOM servers. 

You should make sure that its startup type is Manual and then start the service by clicking on the Start button. The service helps with application compatibility.

Now restart the system and hopefully the error shouldn’t appear again. 

Conclusion

Your Windows PC has a variety of software and hardware components, and failure of one single component may make it malfunction. Therefore, it gets very important that you diagnose each error in detail and find out the exact cause. Sometimes, it becomes difficult for a basic user to apply the technical steps and troubleshoot the issue thus it gets advisable to contact a professional computer technician to get your PC fixed.