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<p>If you have tried to create a backup using Windows Backup utility on Windows Server 2012 R2 you have probably noticed that you are unable to use local or critical drives on that server.</p>
<p>It is not recommended to have a backup on local/critical drives but if you have the valid reason to do so here&#8217;s what you need to do..</p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">Open the registry editor and </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">create</span><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> the following key:</span></p>
<p><strong>HKLM | SYSTEM | CurrentControlSet |Services | wbengine | SystemStateBackup</strong></p>
<p>In the right pane create new DWORD (32-bit) Value:</p>
<p><strong>AllowSSBToAnyVolume</strong></p>
<p>Modify the key data to <span style="color: #003366;"><strong>1</strong></span>.</p>
<p>Start or restart Windows Backup utility and you should be able to choose local system drives for the backup.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, please feel free to post a comment below.</p>

Enable Windows backup on local drives
