Solved Event Viewer VSS fails...


Sir_George

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I use Acronis and Macrium Reflect, both of them are paid versions, as my backups. I have used each of them to recover my system on a few occasions and never experienced a problem. When running event viewer and checking Windows Logs, I see VSS as failing on both of the software apps. As stated, the backups do not appear to have any issues. Searching the web for a solution, I have tried a few suggestions which haven't resolved the problem. My first question is, why do these VSS failures occur and the second question is how can it be resolved? I have attached a screenshot which may help in diagnosing the issue.
VSS Fails.webpVSS Fails.webp
 

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I use Acronis and Macrium Reflect, both of them are paid versions, as my backups. I have used each of them to recover my system on a few occasions and never experienced a problem. When running event viewer and checking Windows Logs, I see VSS as failing on both of the software apps. As stated, the backups do not appear to have any issues. Searching the web for a solution, I have tried a few suggestions which haven't resolved the problem. My first question is, why do these VSS failures occur and the second question is how can it be resolved? I have attached a screenshot which may help in diagnosing the issue.
View attachment 166975View attachment 166975
Solved! System Protection was disabled. Turning it on using Group Policy Editor allowed me to turn on system protection on drive C. I will verify the results tomorrow to be sure that's all that was needed. I will mark this as solved.
 

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Windows 11 ProfessionalIntel Core i5-940032GBIntegrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
OS
Windows 11 Professional
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Microcenter B677
CPU
Intel Core i5-9400
Motherboard
ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
Sound Card
Intel Kaby Lake - High Definition Audio / cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech) [A0]
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Model: GSM59F1
Screen Resolution
2560x1080
Case
Lian Li 205M
Antivirus
Kaspersky AV
If you're not having any problems, why are you looking in event viewer? I urge you to stay away from Event Viewer unless you enjoy giving yourself a headache ;-)
 

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