How to enable Shadow copy in Windows 10

By default, Shadow copy is disabled on Windows 10. To enable it run this command: wmic shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\. Note: C:\ is the drive you want to enable shadow copy. To enable E drive, run this: wmic shadowcopy call create Volume=E:\. Also, you may want to run a scheduler task to keep latest copy version.

Example

C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic shadowcopy call create Volume=C:\
Executing (Win32_ShadowCopy)->create()
Method execution successful.
Out Parameters:
instance of __PARAMETERS
{
ReturnValue = 0;
ShadowID = “{EB44CB98-4037-4305-89BF-C7EBC3CE8FFC}”;

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