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title: "Starting and Stopping Backup Jobs from Control Panel"
description: "From the Veeam Agent control panel or status bar menu, you can perform the following operations to start or stop a backup job: Start Backup Job. Create Active Full Backup. Stop Backup Job."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Performing Backup > Starting and Stopping Backup Jobs > Starting and Stopping Backup Jobs from Control Panel"
dateModified: "2026-10-20"
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# Starting and Stopping Backup Jobs from Control Panel

From the Veeam Agent control panel or status bar menu, you can perform the following operations to start or stop a backup job:

- [Start Backup Job](backup_job_start_panel.md).
- [Create Active Full Backup](backup_job_start_panel.md).
- [Stop Backup Job](backup_job_stop_panel.md).