Solved VSS Error 8194 in Applications Log - Should I Be Concerned?

KevTech’s Defrag/Trim post caused me to peek behind the curtain. I’m running Windows Home on a 3 week old Dell Inspiron. I have no 'Defrag' events as far as I can determine, but I have 'VSS' errors, which I think may be related.
The Error Event 8194, repeats exactly about 3 minutes later:


Then 3 minutes after the 2nd Error there is a 'VSS' Information Event 8224 "The VSS service is shutting down due to idle timeout."

This 'VSS' 3-event combo repeats 2 and mostly 3 times per day, with different "Writer Instance ID's" but otherwise the rest of the error messages have the same wording - Error 8194, 3 minutes later Error 8194 repeats, then 3 minutes later Event 8224 "The VSS service is shutting down due to idle timeout." 7-8AM, 12-2PM, 7-9PM.

Concerning?

It appears you have some backup program trying to run. See if this article will help you. VSS Error 8194: Access Denied | Knowledge Base It's written in relation to Cloudberry Backup but the solution should be the same.

Thank you!
I just got the Event 8224 "The VSS service is shutting down due to idle timeout" without the Error 8194, so it looks like that worked!

In Services 'Volume Shadow Copy' (VSS) is set to "Manual."

Sometimes Windows leaves me scratching my head....