

a USB drive) and creating some bootable recovery media (of which both can be skipped for now).Īt this point the installation will be complete and we can start using Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, it is also important to note that as well as a management console (available via the system toolbar), Veeam have split this application into several smaller tools each performing specified tasks and available individually via the Windows start menu.Īs can be seen above, we can make use of the “Configure Backup” tool to actually make our new backup set in the same wa y as we can use the “Create Recovery Media” tool to create a bootable CD/DVD or USB flash drive for restoring an un-bootable PC.

Once running, however, the installation is fairly straight forwards and only takes a few moments to complete, towards the end of the process Veeam also start guiding their users towards some important backup related tasks including being prompted to insert a backup target (e.g.
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This download itself totalled 338MB on the day of my testing meaning it is already on the larger side of most other backup software installers available, it is also delivered as a ZIP file meaning this must also be unzipped before the installer can finally be set running. Installing the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows starts off at the Veeam website where the software installer can be downloaded for free, potential users of the software must already have (and be logged into) a free Veeam account or, if necessary, register for a new one in order to download the software. In this section of this review I will be looking at the f ree Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows in more detail, this includes making use of the backup functionality itself in more detail as well as investigating how easy it is obtain and get installed on a Windows PC.
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