---
title: "Start-VEADRestoreSession"
description: "Starts a restore session to explore backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases and to perform operations with these databases. In Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1, this cmdlet became deprecated."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/start-veadrestoresession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory > Start-VEADRestoreSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-18"
---

# Start-VEADRestoreSession

## Short Description
Starts a restore session to explore backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases and to perform operations with these databases.

::: note

In Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1, this cmdlet became deprecated. Use the [`Start-VEADRestoreSessionJob`](start-veadrestoresessionjob.md) cmdlet to start a session.

:::

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

**Product Edition**: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Start-VEADRestoreSession [-RestorePoint] <IVBRApplicationRestorePoint> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet starts a new restore session, establishes a connection to the backup server and retrieves backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases. Within the restore session, you can get backed-up data using the following cmdlets:

- [`Get-VEADDomain`](get-veaddomain.md)
- [`Get-VEADContainer`](get-veadcontainer.md)
- [`Get-VEADItem`](get-veaditem.md)

After you get backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases, you can restore these databases.

Run the [`Restore-VEADItem`](restore-veaditem.md) cmdlet to restore Microsoft Active Directory databases.

## Parameters

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          <p>Parameter</p>
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          <p>Description</p>
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          <p>Type</p>
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          <p>Required</p>
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          <p>Position</p>
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          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RestorePoint</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a restore point to start a new restore session. You will be able to use this session to perform operations with Microsoft Active Directory databases that this restore point contains.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/vbrapplicationrestorepoint.html?ver=13"><code>IVBRApplicationRestorePoint</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrapplicationrestorepoint.html?ver=13"><code>Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
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          <p><code>IVBRApplicationRestorePoint</code></p>
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          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
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`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Docs.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VEADRestoreSession`](veadrestoresession.md) object that contains settings of the restore session started to explore backed-up Microsoft Active Directory data and to perform operations with this data.

## Examples

::: example
### Starting Restore Session

This example shows how to start a restore session to perform operations with Microsoft Active Directory databases.

```
$restorepoint = Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint -ActiveDirectory
Start-VEADRestoreSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[0]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint`](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrapplicationrestorepoint.html?ver=13) cmdlet with the `ActiveDirectory` parameter. Save the result to the `$restorepoint` variable.

   The cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Note the ordinal number of the necessary restore point. In this example, it is the first restore point in the array.

2. Run the `Start-VEADRestoreSession` cmdlet. Set the `$restorepoint` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value and select the necessary restore point.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint`](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrapplicationrestorepoint.html?ver=13)