The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon displayed in the system tray lets you monitor the state of your backups and get informed about the computer protection status.
The icon can be in one of the following states:
Icon | Description | Backup state |
| Question mark over the icon | The backup job is not configured. |
| Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows icon | The backup job is set up but scheduling settings for the job are not configured. |
| Animated icon | The backup task is being performed. To view the backup task progress, hover the mouse over the icon. |
| Clock over the icon | The latest session of the scheduled backup job has completed successfully; waiting for the next backup job session. |
| Sync sign over the icon | Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is uploading backup file(s) from the backup cache to the target storage. |
| Cancel sign over the icon | The latest session of the scheduled backup job has been canceled. |
| Error sign over the icon | An error occurred during the latest backup job session, and the session was terminated. |
| Minus sign over the icon | The scheduled backup job is disabled. |
| Grey icon | The tray agent is not connected to the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows service. |
| Warning sign over the icon |
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