Unable To Install SQL Server(Setup.exe) - Exit Code 2068052096 - SQL Server VSS Writer Failed To Start

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Log Details

Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2068052096
Start time: 2021-06-15 11:39:03
End time: 2021-06-15 11:40:23
Requested action: Install

Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Next step for Writer: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Machine Properties:
Machine name: ****************
Machine processor count: 8
OS version: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (10.0.19042)
OS service pack:
OS region: United States
OS language: English (United States)
OS architecture: x64
Process architecture: 64 Bit
OS clustered: No

Product features discovered:
Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered Configured

Package properties:
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2019
ProductName: SQL Server 2019
Type: RTM
Version: 15
SPLevel: 0
Installation location: C:\SQL2019\Developer_ENU\x64\setup\
Installation edition: Developer

Product Update Status:
User selected not to include product updates.

User Input Settings:
ACTION: Install
ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: false
AGTSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\SQLSERVERAGENT
AGTSVCPASSWORD: *****
AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Manual
ASBACKUPDIR: Backup
ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS
ASCONFIGDIR: Config
ASDATADIR: Data
ASLOGDIR: Log
ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1
ASSERVERMODE: TABULAR
ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>
ASTELSVCACCT: <empty>
ASTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
ASTEMPDIR: Temp
BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled
CLTCTLRNAME: <empty>
CLTRESULTDIR: <empty>
CLTSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CLTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CLTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CLTWORKINGDIR: <empty>
COMMFABRICENCRYPTION: 0
COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL: 0
COMMFABRICPORT: 0
CONFIGURATIONFILE: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20210615_113903\ConfigurationFile.ini
CTLRSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CTLRSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CTLRSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CTLRUSERS: <empty>
ENABLERANU: false
ENU: true
EXTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
EXTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
FEATURES: SQLENGINE
FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0
FILESTREAMSHARENAME: <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
HELP: false
IACCEPTPYTHONLICENSETERMS: false
IACCEPTROPENLICENSETERMS: false
IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS: true
IACKNOWLEDGEENTCALLIMITS: false
INDICATEPROGRESS: true
INSTALLSHAREDDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSQLDATADIR: <empty>
INSTANCEDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server
INSTANCEID: MSSQLSERVER
INSTANCENAME: MSSQLSERVER
ISMASTERSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISMASTERSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISMASTERSVCPORT: 8391
ISMASTERSVCSSLCERTCN: <empty>
ISMASTERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ISMASTERSVCTHUMBPRINT: <empty>
ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ISTELSVCACCT: <empty>
ISTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
ISWORKERSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISWORKERSVCCERT: <empty>
ISWORKERSVCMASTER: <empty>
ISWORKERSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISWORKERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT: 0
MATRIXCMSERVERNAME: <empty>
MATRIXNAME: <empty>
MRCACHEDIRECTORY:
NPENABLED: 0
PBDMSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
PBDMSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
PBDMSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
PBENGSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
PBENGSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
PBENGSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
PBPORTRANGE: <empty>
PBSCALEOUT: false
PID: *****
QUIET: true
QUIETSIMPLE: false
ROLE:
RSINSTALLMODE: DefaultNativeMode
RSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
RSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SAPWD: <empty>
SECURITYMODE: <empty>
SQLBACKUPDIR: <empty>
SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
SQLJAVADIR: <empty>
SQLMAXDOP: 8
SQLMAXMEMORY: 2147483647
SQLMINMEMORY: 0
SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\MSSQLSERVER
SQLSVCINSTANTFILEINIT: true
SQLSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: **********
SQLTELSVCACCT: NT Service\SQLTELEMETRY
SQLTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBFILECOUNT: 8
SQLTEMPDBFILEGROWTH: 64
SQLTEMPDBFILESIZE: 8
SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBLOGFILEGROWTH: 64
SQLTEMPDBLOGFILESIZE: 8
SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SUPPRESSPAIDEDITIONNOTICE: false
SUPPRESSPRIVACYSTATEMENTNOTICE: false
TCPENABLED: 0
UIMODE: Normal
UpdateEnabled: false
UpdateSource: MU
USEMICROSOFTUPDATE: false
USESQLRECOMMENDEDMEMORYLIMITS: false
X86: false

Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20210615_113903\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:
Feature: Database Engine Services
Status: Failed
Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Component name: SQL Server Writer Component
Component error code: 1920
Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20210615_113903\SqlWriter_Cpu64_1.log
Error description: Service 'SQL Server VSS Writer' (SQLWriter) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.
Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=15.0.2000.5&EvtType=SqlWriter.msi%40StartServices%401920

Feature: SQL Browser
Status: Passed

Feature: SQL Writer
Status: Failed
Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Component name: SQL Server Writer Component
Component error code: 1920
Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20210615_113903\SqlWriter_Cpu64_1.log
Error description: Service 'SQL Server VSS Writer' (SQLWriter) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.
Error help link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=15.0.2000.5&EvtType=SqlWriter.msi%40StartServices%401920

Rules with failures or warnings:

Global rules:
Warning IsFirewallEnabled The Windows Firewall is enabled. Make sure the appropriate ports are open to enable remote access. See the rules documentation at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2094702 for information about ports to open for each feature.

Rules report file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20210615_113903\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to Q&A!

Make sure you use an account with administrator rights on this computer to run the SQL Server installation, or run the SQL Server installation(setup.exe) as "run as administrator".

Please try to download the SQL Server installation resources to a local disk and try the installation again. If the installation still fails, You may need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) first.

Answer 2

According to the summary file you provided, I can see that no SQL Server instance has been installed on your computer. So please try the following steps to clear all SQL Server installation remnants and reinstall SQL Server 2019. These steps will affect all SQL Server instances.

1.Go to "Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features" (Microsoft SQL Server 2019) to delete SQL Server and its components.

2.Back up the registry.

3.Delete the following items in regedit:
--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Microsoft SQL Server
--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ MSSQLServer

Go to --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall to delete all subkeys that reference SQL Server
Go to --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services to delete all keys referencing SQL Server

4.Delete all the SQL Server folders in the computer (the default is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server).

5.Restart the computer and temporarily disable the Windows firewall. Then run the installer(setup.exe) as an administrator to install SQL Server 2019 again.