Enable RPC on a system
Remote WMI connections use RPC as a communications interface. If the RPC service is disabled on a target server, remote WMI connections cannot be established.
To enable RPC:
- Log om to the target server with an administrator account.
- Click Start > Run, then type
services.msc
, and then press Enter. - Scroll to Remote Procedure Call (RPC), right-click and select Start on the shortcut menu.