This tutorial mainly describes how to fix 0xXXXXXXXX80042306 (VSS 0x80042306 error - VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO, The shadow copy provider had an error. Check the System and Application event logs for more information.) error you encounter when performing backups or clones while using Hasleo Backup Suite.
Hasleo Backup Suite uses Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) technology to implement Windows hot backup/cloning, and we may encounter 0xXXXXXXXX80042306 error while performing backups or clones with Hasleo Backup Suite, the last 8 bytes (0x80042306) of which are the VSS error code returned by Windows. The VSS error code 0x80042306 (VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO) usually means that the backup process could not initialize due to VSS provider component was corrupted or a third party VSS Provider component was installed on the system. Below we describe how to fix the VSS 0x80042306 (VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO) error.
Step 1. Open an elevated cmd.exe prompt and typing ‘vssadmin list providers’
If more than the default software provider (Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider) is installed, another third party software suites (such as Acronis, Symantec, Macrium, etc.) are or have been installed on your computer. When these provider remains on the system when backup has completed, it may cause problems for native backup and other software that attempt to initiate a VSS backup/clone.
Step 2. Uninstall third party software, you can identify the software that needs to be uninstalled from the VSS providers listed in the step 1.
Step 3. Remove the registry keys for these third-party VSS Providers. The installed VSS Providers can be found in the Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS\Providers\
Step 4. Restart Windows and try Hasleo Backup Suite again.
Step 1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Windows Run dialog.
Step 2. Enter services.msc and press Enter or click OK.
Step 3. Double-click "Volume Shadow Copy" Service program.
Step 4. Set the service program to start automatically and start the service program.
Step 5. And please make sure that "Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider" service is not disabled here.
Open Command Prompt as administrator and run sfc /scannow to scan and repair corrupted system files
Use the chkdsk C: /f /r command to scan for hard drive bad sectors or file system errors
This tutorial describes how to fix the 0xXXXXXXXX80042306 (VSS 0x80042306 error - VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO) error you encounter when performing backups or clones while using Hasleo Backup Suite.
