Error server log shows "Couldn't initialize VSS (0x80070005: Access denied)"

This error originates outside of Magnus Box but shows up in the Magnus Box server logs.

  • Affects: Windows server, multiple years and versions.
  • Cause: The addition of the DHCP role to the server.
  • Solution: Follow the authoritative solution(s) suggested in the external links below.
  • Summary: "Add Network Service account on this registry key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSS\Diag. After you give it full permission this error will be gone".

(source: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2186246-vss-writer-access-denied-windows-server-2016 and https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2298620/vss-eventid-8193-is-logged-when-you-restart-the-cryptographic-services)

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