Laptop BitLocker failing on drive with VSS service not responding

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The VSS service is running but is "stuck" and not responding to requests.

Symptoms

BitLocker hangs
Service cannot be stopped
System lag

Possible Causes

Deadlock
Resource exhaustion
Disk errors

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Kill VSS Process

Use Task Manager to end "vssvc.exe".

2

Restart Service

Start the service again in services.msc.

3

Check Disk Health

A hanging service often indicates a drive waiting for I/O.

When to See a Technician

If a service won't stop, killing the process is the only way to reset it without a reboot.

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