The genuine VSSVC.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Windows by Microsoft.
Windows is an operating system. Shadow Copy is a backup utility for Windows that allows manual or automatic backups of snapshots of computers or volumes even when they are in use. VSSVC.exe is associated with the Shadow Copy software, and does not cause any issues in your PC.
Shadow Copy, included with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and later versions, is a Windows component that allows users to manually or automatically back up their files such as snapshots of computers or volumes even when they are in use. Dubbed the Windows Shadow Copy Service, VSS technology is only compatible with NTFS file systems, and allows copies to be created on local and external volumes by any component of Windows that uses this technology.
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