This is basically how all partition-level imaging utilities get a consistent copy of the online windows partition, they first create a VSS snapshot of the partition and then read that partition instead of the actually running one, discarding the VSS snapshot when done.
A tool called Dism++ already has a backup method with a VSS checkbox that allows you to do this on a running system, is it possible to add it to this application so it can be run online without the whole WinPE steps required for backup ?
This is basically how all partition-level imaging utilities get a consistent copy of the online windows partition, they first create a VSS snapshot of the partition and then read that partition instead of the actually running one, discarding the VSS snapshot when done.
A tool called Dism++ already has a backup method with a VSS checkbox that allows you to do this on a running system, is it possible to add it to this application so it can be run online without the whole WinPE steps required for backup ?