Windows 10: Help with a very bad VSS issue. Cannot find answer anywhere

Hi, so i have been trying to create a back up and restore on windows 10 home. I am about to do some major modifications to my PC and would like to be safe about it. Every time I try and create a backup through the control panel or through settings I get an error. So i followed this error down a rabbit hole that just leads to more errors. And ive tried literally every thing i have found online to no avail. The first error I get when the backup fails is
Fault bucket 1437583563729172518, type 5
Event Name: WindowsBackupFailure
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: Backup
P2: 10.0.18362
P3: 0x81000019
P4: 13
P5:
P6:
P7:
P8:
P9:
P10:

Attached files:
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\Logs\WindowsBackup\WindowsBackup.1.etl
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER32B0.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER32C1.tmp.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3456.tmp.csv
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER3467.tmp.txt

These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\NonCritical_Backup_4492a065b37d6b293b965d8a0e 1f9949a5370d7_00000000_d18673d8-7da6-42c9-844d-d90e021760e3

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: d18673d8-7da6-42c9-844d-d90e021760e3
Report Status: 268435456
Hashed bucket: d43f428e64735603f3f352a273047826
Cab Guid: 0

Also:

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on a Shadow Copy Provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Routine details IVssSnapshotProvider::IsVolumeSupported() failed with 0x8000ffff [hr = 0x8000ffff, Catastrophic failure
].

Operation:
Check If Volume Is Supported by Provider
Add a Volume to a Shadow Copy Set

Context:
Execution Context: Coordinator
Provider ID: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Volume Name: \\?\Volume{30710e8b-f4ad-409b-a99f-c82ee7e927d3}\
Execution Context: Coordinator

So i googled this and followed the steps i found online, going into command prompt and making sure alll vss writers are error free:
Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer'
Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124}
Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer'
Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06}
Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer'
Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2}
Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {4cdf48b9-691e-436f-aea7-dfdd60661d43}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {8ade2500-2474-4963-9575-4490557a9dcf}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {82fe8b48-d36b-4398-a7e6-3d496c1a190f}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {cee31d50-1430-41b3-a60b-2f6cf1cf0d5b}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {75361916-988d-40d1-a5d4-93ba7980a865}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'MSSearch Service Writer'
Writer Id: {cd3f2362-8bef-46c7-9181-d62844cdc0b2}
Writer Instance Id: {bd3a1a0f-b890-4634-ba58-acbe17b9f55e}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {ae651bb3-587f-4792-8a5b-8bda425ea08f}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Looks good, so vssadmin list providers is
Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7

when i ask it to list volumes, shadows, and shadow storage it says nothing is found.

I have run SFC /scannow and it came back clean. I have run DISM and it came back clean. I have run chkdsk and it came back clean. So im at a loss here. I have a boot cd or two. but i kinda would like my backup and restore functioning properly as well. Oh and ive tried disabling anti virus and windows defender and rebooting. So please if anyone can shed some light thatd be awesome, thank you!

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EMERGENCY - Boot Loop After Win Update

Hi zbook,

I already answered him that "Fix VSS Problems" doesnt fix the problem. What do you suggest?

 

Failed to Create Volume Snapshot Macrium Error 0x8004230f VSS Error

Hi, you might try this:
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) Troubleshooting - Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) Troubleshooting

or the free cautious repair tool
Tweaking.com - Windows Repair Free/Pro
- observing the steps and using only the relevant repairs

More:
How to Fix VSS Errors Step-by-Step

Otherwise I suggest- assuming your disk and file system are sound-
an in-place upgrade repair install which keeps all progs, data and most settings

You need an iso of the same base language and build- freely downloadable.

 

VSS errors during upgrade to Windows 10, should I care?

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

For better assistance, please share the information:

• Are you using the installation media in USB or a DVD/CD?
• Do you have any backup for Windows 10?

The issue might have been occurred while installing/upgrading to Windows 10. The services may have not been loaded at the time of installation. So, I suggest you to check if the VSS service is running in Services by following the steps provided below:

• Press Windows key + R key, type services.msc
  and press Enter.
• From the list of services, locate and right click on Volume Shadow Copy
  and select Properties.
• Check if the service is running. If not, set the startup type
  as Automatic, click on Apply and OK.
• Restart the system and check for status.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.