When installing certificates receive error Microsoft Passport Key Storage Provider There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper. 0x800706d9 (WIN32: 1753 EPT_S_NOT_REGISTERED)

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When installing certificates receive error Microsoft Passport Key Storage Provider There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper. 0x800706d9 (WIN32: 1753 EPT_S_NOT_REGISTERED)

VanWyhe, Deborah (MNIT) 0

Hemalatha 14,525 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-10-23T21:41:15.17+00:00
Hello

Thanks for reaching out Q/A. To understand the issue better and help identify the root cause, could you please confirm the following:

Are you trying to install the certificate on a local machine, domain-joined device, or Azure VM?

Which type of certificate are you installing (user, computer, or service), and through which method (MMC, PowerShell, Intune, or GPO)?

Have you ensured that all required certificates are correctly installed and placed in the right certificate stores?

Are there any specific security policies within your network that could be impacting certificate installation or key storage?

Is the Cryptographic Services or Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service running on the system?

What version of Windows are you running, and has there been any recent configuration change or Windows update?

Do you see any related errors in the Event Viewer (Application or System logs)?

Could you provide any additional context around this error — for example, what specific action or step were you performing when it occurred?

Has there been any recent change in your environment (such as GPO, Intune policy, or user profile updates) that could affect the Microsoft Passport Key Storage Provider?

Once we have these details, we can narrow down whether the issue is due to a local configuration, service dependency, or an environment-related setting.

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Hemalatha 14,525 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-10-23T21:41:15.17+00:00

Hello

Thanks for reaching out Q/A. To understand the issue better and help identify the root cause, could you please confirm the following:

Are you trying to install the certificate on a local machine, domain-joined device, or Azure VM?

Which type of certificate are you installing (user, computer, or service), and through which method (MMC, PowerShell, Intune, or GPO)?

Have you ensured that all required certificates are correctly installed and placed in the right certificate stores?

Are there any specific security policies within your network that could be impacting certificate installation or key storage?

Is the Cryptographic Services or Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service running on the system?

What version of Windows are you running, and has there been any recent configuration change or Windows update?

Do you see any related errors in the Event Viewer (Application or System logs)?

Could you provide any additional context around this error — for example, what specific action or step were you performing when it occurred?

Has there been any recent change in your environment (such as GPO, Intune policy, or user profile updates) that could affect the Microsoft Passport Key Storage Provider?

Once we have these details, we can narrow down whether the issue is due to a local configuration, service dependency, or an environment-related setting.

Answer 1

Hello VanWyhe,

Thank you for posting question on Microsoft Windows Forum.

Based on the provided error 0x800706d9, especially when an RPC (Remote Procedure Call) service is involved in a process like certificate installation, it might indicate that the Windows Firewall service is stopped or disabled.

The following are some suggestions to deal with this error.

1.Check Key Windows Services.

Press Windows key + R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
Find each of the following services in the list to check if its startup and status is running. If not, set them to running status.
- Windows Firewall service (may be named Windows Defender Firewall) - Should be Running and Automatic.
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - Should be Running and Automatic.
- RPC Endpoint Mapper - Should be Running and Automatic.
- Cryptographic Services - Should be Running and Automatic.
- CNG Key Isolation (related to Cryptography Next Generation/Key Storage) - Should be Running and Manual.

2.Test RPC endpoint mapper (port 135) locally and to the target (if remote).

Run the following Powershell Command.
Test-NetConnection -ComputerName localhost -Port 135
Then against a domain controller or remote host (replace <dc-or-server>) with below Powershell command.
Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <dc-or-server> -Port 135
If the test fails (no listener or blocked), the endpoint mapper is not reachable and that explains the error.
For more information https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/replication-error-1753-there-are-no-more-endpoints-available-from-the-endpoint-mapper

You can refer to below article for more information regarding the issue.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/remote/rds-role-fail-to-install

Hope the above information is helpful!

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