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System state backup by using Windows Server Backup fails with error: System writer is not found in the backup

  Event ID 517 Takeown /f %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /a icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(RX)" icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "NT Service\trustedinstaller:(F)" icacls %windir%\winsxs\temp\PendingRenames /grant "BUILTIN\Users:(RX)" Takeown /f %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\* /a icacls %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\*.* /grant "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(RX)" icacls %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\*.* /grant "NT Service\trustedinstaller:(F)" icacls %windir%\winsxs\filemaps\*.* /grant "BUILTIN\Users:(RX)" net stop cryptsvc net start cryptsvc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/backup-and-storage/system-writer-not-found-in-backup