Laptop BitLocker failing on drive with VSS ownership errors

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The VSS service cannot take ownership of the shadow copy storage area.

Symptoms

BitLocker error
VSS Access Denied
Service crash

Possible Causes

Registry corruption
Orphaned SIDs

Step-by-Step Fix

1

Take Ownership of Folder

Manually set SYSTEM as the owner of the shadow storage folder.

2

Reset VSS Registry

Restore the HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServicesVSS keys.

3

Run SFC

Repair system files.

When to See a Technician

Ownership issues are often the result of a botched Windows upgrade or migration.

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