ERROR_VOLSNAP_PREPARE_HIBERNATE 0x8007028F

Error code 655 · HRESULT 0x8007028F

WINDOWS

Please wait while the Volume Shadow Copy Service prepares volume … for hibernation.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_VOLSNAP_PREPARE_HIBERNATE is a Windows error code (system error 655, returned as HRESULT 0x8007028F) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “{Volume Shadow Copy Service} Please wait while the Volume Shadow Copy Service prepares volume %hs for hibernation.”

How to fix ERROR_VOLSNAP_PREPARE_HIBERNATE

  1. Reboot once — many one-off system codes disappear with a clean restart
  2. Repair system files: 'sfc /scannow' then 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'
  3. Find the source in Event Viewer → System: filter for this exact code and open its provider link

Related errors

ERROR_VOLSNAP_HIBERNATE_READYERROR_VOLSNAP_BOOTFILE_NOT_VALIDERROR_VOLSNAP_ACTIVATION_TIMEOUTERROR_DRIVER_FAILED_PRIOR_UNLOADERROR_HIBERNATION_FAILUREERROR_SYSTEM_HIVE_TOO_LARGE

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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