In this Windows 10 guide, I will show you how to check your volume shadow copy services / VSS writers on your computer so you can make sure there are no errors. The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) is a Windows service that captures and takes snapshots of data and your system called shadow copies.
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This feature allows server backups and allows application data to be backed up. The application and its data are told how to be backed up by the VSS writers.
Check Volume Shadow Services
Below are the steps for ensuring that all the services are running correctly if an issue is detected then it will give you an error under the writer’s name.
1. Type in CMD in Windows search bar (bottom left hand corner)
2. Right click on Command Prompt > Run as an administrator
3. Type In: vssadmin list writers > Press enter
4. Scroll up to see if any Writers have gone into error
I hope the above guide has helped ensure that all the Volume Shadow services are running with no errors on your Windows 10 computer if you found this guide helpful then we are sure you would like some of our other Windows 10 guides.