Problem with VSS (system restore and chkdsk on shadow copy fails)

Anonymous
2021-09-01T07:56:28+00:00

Hello.

Windows version is Windows 10 Professional 21H1 build 19043.1165 with latest updates. The volume is BitLocker encrypted.

Yesterday just navigating through tabs on System Properties dialog, I occasionally found that System Restore fails to launch with error 0x81000203:

Open tab in English probably is "System protection".

I tried to boot in safe mode (booted OK), and launch System Restore but it also don't works.

Next i have found that disk checking utility is not starting normally (but is starting at boot if to schedule a disk check):

It says that failed to check the disk and offers to close this window and retry. I launched disk checking on next reboot, and did some fixed according to journal, but have hang at 100%. I rebooted hardly. There was nothing special in chkdsk journal report, so I omit it here.

The above gui chkdsk error generates two VSS errors in the journal and one chkdsk error:

Ошибка теневого копирования тома: Ошибка при вызове подпрограммы на поставщике теневого копирования {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Данные подпрограммы IVssSnapshotProvider::IsVolumeSupported() failed with 0x8000ffff [hr = 0x8000ffff, Разрушительный сбой

]. 

Операция:

   Проверьте, поддерживается ли том поставщиком

   Добавление тома в набор теневых копий

Контекст:

   Контекст выполнения: Coordinator

   Код поставщика: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}

   Имя тома: C:\

   Контекст выполнения: Coordinator

and

Ошибка теневого копирования тома: Ошибка при вызове подпрограммы на поставщике теневого копирования {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Данные подпрограммы Cannot ask provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5} if volume is supported. [0x8000ffff] [hr = 0x8000ffff, Разрушительный сбой

]. 

Операция:

   Проверьте, поддерживается ли том поставщиком

   Добавление тома в набор теневых копий

Контекст:

   Контекст выполнения: Coordinator

   Код поставщика: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

   Имя тома: C:\

   Контекст выполнения: Coordinator

The chkdsk error says something like "Chkdsk was launched on instant volume shadow in the scan mode. Unexpected error of shadow copy provider during the operation..." But chkdsk from cmd is OK to launch because it does not uses the volume shadow.

I checked VSS status, and it was "manually launch", working. Changed to "automatic" but it have not resolved anything. Changed back to manual.

I googled for VSS errors, and next i launched cmd with elevated privileges and tried vssadmin:

(it says no elements). Same for list volumes and list shadowstorage.

vss list writers gives:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>vssadmin list writers 

vssadmin 1.1 - Программа командной строки для администрирования службы теневого копирования томов 

(C) Корпорация Майкрософт (Microsoft Corportion), 2001-2013. 

Имя компонента записи: "Task Scheduler Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "VSS Metadata Store Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "Performance Counters Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "System Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {96072fb4-5ed1-473e-a558-93e310766659} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "ASR Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {59d20d36-c7dd-416f-8e06-ce00c73eac4b} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "MSSearch Service Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {cd3f2362-8bef-46c7-9181-d62844cdc0b2} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {10230147-6a54-4344-94d3-e0892f4ac9ef} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "Shadow Copy Optimization Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {9a331436-273c-45a0-aaa1-2c156d56de8c} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "Registry Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {c9b507a7-4b8e-4372-a82e-c7eae9c4637a} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "BITS Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {c8dcb6ad-ea59-4078-b73c-3835fbb32c47} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "WMI Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {084f8829-78f6-4581-a13d-ddbffc4b8139} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок 

Имя компонента записи: "COM+ REGDB Writer" 

   Id компонента записи: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} 

   Id экземпляра компонента записи: {730da79f-771a-4a68-aa67-c0e6bb7254e0} 

   Состояние: [1] Стабильный 

   Последняя ошибка: Нет ошибок

but no errors everywhere.

Also i did sfc /scannow without errors.

Any suggestions how to fix this (without Windows reinstalling)?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-04T22:43:27+00:00

    I have resolved the problem.

    Solutions found:

    This was a problem caused by the installer of AOMEI Backupper in one of it's versions and future installers were not fixing it.

    There was no value 'volsnap' in the UpperFilters param of Компьютер\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{71a27cdd-812a-11d0-bec7-08002be2092f} registry key. Added volsnap there manually, rebooted and problem is now resolved.

    Thanks.

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  2. Igor Leyko 111.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-09-01T13:24:10+00:00

    I'm sorry, I cannot download it. Can you re-share file and check share settings?

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  3. Igor Leyko 111.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-09-01T13:00:58+00:00

    Please check if a problem still persists.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-09-01T12:46:12+00:00

    Executed that.

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth 
    
    Cистема DISM 
    
    Версия: 10.0.19041.844 
    
    Версия образа: 10.0.19043.1165 
    
    [==========================100.0%==========================] Восстановление выполнено успешно. 
    

    Операция успешно завершена.

    It says that Restore completes successfully. Launched before with /ScanHealth but it said that no corruption have been found.

    Also there was no new errors in system journal.

    I will share the System Event Journal in the next message.

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  5. Igor Leyko 111.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-09-01T12:23:11+00:00

    Hi,

    My name is Igor, I have 12 Microsoft MVP awards. It's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll do all my best to help you. I'm sorry you have a problems.

    Please repair system files by

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

    command from Windows PowerShell (administrator) environment.

    Check system journal (Event Viewer) for possible errors at these moments. DistributedCOM errors should be ignored.

    Or save system journal to evtx file and share it to OneDrive for analysis.

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