The Guest OS has reported an error during quiesing: The error code was 5

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When taking a snapshot you recieve the below errors:

The Guest OS has reported an error during quiesing: The error code was: 5 The error message was: ‘VssSyncStart’ operation failed. Operation aborted

The Guest OS has reported an error during quiesing: The error code was: 3 The error message was: Error Quiesce operation aborted

The Guest OS has reported an error during quiesing: The error code was: 3 The error message was: Error when notifying the sync provider Resolution:

1) Uninstall vmtools, reinstall, reboot server.
2) If this does not resolve the issue, uninstall vmware tools, reinstall using the custom option when prompted, deselect VSS, reboot the server after install completes.

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