set commands (shadow copy creation)

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  ✅ Windows Server 2025, ✅ Windows Server 2022, ✅ Windows Server 2019, ✅ Windows Server 2016, ✅ Windows 11, ✅ Windows 10, ✅ Azure Stack HCI, versions 23H2 and 22H2

Sets the context, options, verbose mode, and metadata file for shadow copy creation. If used without parameters, set lists all current settings.

Syntax

set
set context
set option
set verbose
set metadata

Parameters

Parameters	Description
set context	Sets the context for shadow copy creation.
set metadata	Sets the name and location of the shadow creation metadata file.
set option	Sets options for shadow copy creation.
set verbose	Turns the verbose output mode on or off.
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.

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