Re-registering VSSAdmin - Writers not stable

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at March 31st, 2021

Do not recommended to perform on Small Business Server, the steps performed on Small Business Server are at own risk. 

Right-click the following services one at a time. For each service, click Restart:

  • COM+ Event System
  • COM+ System Application
  • Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider
  • Volume Shadow Copy

Over elevated CMD type vssadmin list writers

Re-registering VSSadmin

cd /d %windir%\system32
net stop vss
net stop swprv
regsvr32 /s ole32.dll
regsvr32 /s oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 /s vss_ps.dll
vssvc /register
regsvr32 /s /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /s /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 /s es.dll
regsvr32 /s stdprov.dll
regsvr32 /s vssui.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml3.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml4.dll
vssvc /register
net start swprv
net start vss