Operation could not be completed (error 0x00000005) when Eg. trying to change default printer

[Kim Mortensen]

Problem occurred after updating to 1803. This solves the problem (or actually, did in my case)

1. Regedit

2. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

3. Backup/Export the Windows reg folder

4. Right click on Windows folder and select Permissions…

5. Here check the Full Control permission for Your user under Allow option. Click Apply > OK to save changes.

6. Delete these following registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows (I only had Legacy+User, not device) 

LegacyDefaultPrinterMode

UserSelectedDefault

Device

7. Reboot

Just wanted to let You know. Really annoying problem........

BR

Kim

[#2]

Bit late to the party, but I just had this issue for a computer trying to print to a network printer after an OS update. After an hour of researching the issue, this was the solution that worked!

[#3]

In my case, using Windows 11, the way I solved it without changing the Registry Editor, was by adding the printers as admin. I opened an explorer window as an administrator (from an administrator terminal/console), then I accessed the remote printer, "connected" to it, and voilà, I am no able to print to it from my PC (again).

BR,
Hugo