Windows Server Backup failed to backup with error 0x81000101
Symptom:
Sometimes Windows Server Backup failed to backup the data. The error is:
The shared restore point operation failed with error (0x81000101) The creation of a shadow copy has timed out. Try this operation again.
In the event viewer, found the following error:
The backup operation that started at '**** has failed because the Volume Shadow Copy Service operation to create a shadow copy of the volumes being backed up failed with following error code '2155348001'. Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
Cause:
Windows Server Backup is timing out during shadow copy creation since it is taking more than 10 minutes.
Resolution:
- Run regedit.exe and navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SPP"
- Create a new Registry value of type DWORD with name "CreateTimeout"
- Change value to 12000000(2*10*60*1000 = 20 mins) in decimal
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