Windows 10: False "RPC services unavailable" warnings.

Has anyone else suffered "RPC service unavailable" warnings (even though the RPC services had been pre-checked OK) while trying to back-up systems in Windows 10 with a x86 based software ? Firewall ON or OFF made no difference.

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"The RPC service is unavailable"


I'm monitoring workstations using WMIC.
In a few cases, I'm getting "The RPC service is unavailable".
There is quite an extensive bunch of settings on the workstation that are used to make this possible - permissions, ports, etc.
Occasionally all of these setting efforts don't seem to work.
Turning off the Windows firewall does no good - so it's not the firewall it appears.
The RPC service is running.
DCOM permissions are set but which ones seem to be a question. I'm afraid that some writers just throw the kitchen sink at this and call for more than are needed.
It seems I'm looking for an obscure setting that's not on my list for setup.

I know this is quite an open question but I'm running out of ideas. I have a couple of computers that are doing this right now and haven't been able to fix them (out of around 50 computers).

 

windows defender won't start - rpc srver is unavailable.

Hi Mark,

The "RPC server is unavailable" error can be caused by improper functioning of Remote Procedure Call service. You can resolve this issue by following the steps provided by Isha Soni on this

link.

Get back to us if you need further assistance.

 

How to resolved "RPC Server Unavailable" - and no recover options !?


I have multiple external USB devices.
I just added another (a fourth drive) and
the VSS stopped, causing Disk Management not to report anything about my drives and not allow me to rescan them.










I restarted VSS and tried to rescan my drives. This resulted in "RPC Server unavailable". The service says it is running, but offers no restart. It also has all recovery options greyed out.











Cannot add or scan any of my former external drives now.
Suggestions?