Event 4098 0x80070bc4 No printer were found

Question

Hello,

I installed a new print server on windows server 2022. I also installed signed HP Universal Printig PCL 6 drivers (Type 3, Package). I distribute these printers through GPO. Unfortunately, Group policy object did not apply on the client (RDS Session Host Windows 2019) because it failed with error code '0x80070bc4 No printer were found' This error was suppressed.
I also did a GPO that allowed to install printers for non-admins (via PrintNightmare mitigation)

My GPO Settings

for PrintNightmare:

Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options > Prevent users from installing printer drivers. -Disabled
Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Driver Installation > Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these device setup classes:
{4658ee7e-f050-11d1-b6bd-00c04fa372a7};
{4d36e979-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Printers > Point and Print Restrictions - disabled
User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Printers > Point and Print Restrictions - disabled

• Registry key:

Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry.

Action: Replace  
Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  
Key path: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Printers\PointAndPrint  
Value name: RestrictDriverInstallationToAdministrators  
Value type: REG_DWORD  
Value data: 0  

GPo for Printer rollout

User Configuration -> Preferences -> Control Panel Setting -> Printers -> New -> Shared Printer

• Run in logged-on user’s security context
• Item-level targeting (IP Range)

Both server has been restarted.
The printer is from Session Hosts available.

Installed Updates:

KB5014665
KB5013890
Servicing Stack 10.0.20348.793

Answer 1

Hi there,

The first and most common troubleshooting is to remove that latest update and see how thing goes as updates have a history of breaking print servers.

Try to ping the printer server with the IP address and server name and see if it goes well. In my opinion, you may need to flush your DNS and try again, please run the following command:
Ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns

Also, here is a similar thread which you could take a look at and use for reference:

Access computers by IP addresses, but not by Computer Name
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/f82b747e-6711-418b-9b6f-317223daa2dc/access-computers-by-ip-addresses-but-not-by-computer-name?forum=w7itpronetworking

Printer mappings via GPO Preferences - "No printers were found" error https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/54804a60-2d5c-481e-84af-1ddcb22142f1/printer-mappings-via-gpo-preferences-quotno-printers-were-foundquot-error?forum=winserverGP

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