Deployment Procedure for Windows Computers

To deploy a hotfix on Microsoft Windows computers included in the protection group, perform the following steps:

NOTE

Before you deploy a hotfix, make sure that the Install backup agent and Auto-update backup agents and plug-ins check boxes are selected in the protection group settings. Otherwise, the hotfix will not be installed.

  1. Obtain a hotfix from Veeam Customer Support.
  2. Save the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows setup archive to the following folder on the backup server:

C:\Program Files\Veeam\Veeam Distribution Service\Fixes\vaw\kb.<number>

where <number> is a number of the hotfix provided by Veeam Customer Support.

  1. Rescan the protection group:
  1. Open the Inventory view.
  2. In the inventory pane, expand the Physical Infrastructure node.
  3. In the inventory pane, select the necessary protection group and click Rescan on the ribbon or right-click the protection group and select Rescan.

Deploy Hotfix on Microsoft Windows Computers

Page updated 10/23/2025

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