To learn more, see this Microsoft article. This option is available if the hibernate mode is enabled on your computer.

Hibernate - select this option if you want Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to bring your computer to the hibernate mode.

Shutdown - select this option if you want Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to shut down your computer.

Sleep - select this option if you want Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to bring your computer to the standby mode.Keep running - select this option if the computer must keep on working.If you want Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to perform a finalizing action after the backup job completes successfully, select the necessary action:.Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows will perform backup at the next scheduled time. Skip backup - select this option if you want Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows not to start the scheduled backup job when the computer is powered on.Backup once powered on - select this option if you want Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to start the scheduled backup job when you power on the computer.Select the action that Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows must perform in case your computer is powered off at the time when the scheduled backup job must start.If you have selected the On these days option, click the Days button and clear check boxes for the days when the job must not start.To learn more, see Performing Ad-Hoc Backups. You can also use the configured backup job to create ad-hoc incremental and standalone full backups. In this case, you will be able to use the configured backup job to perform backup automatically at specific events. You can leave the Daily at check box unchecked to configure the backup job without daily schedule. On these days - select this option to start the job at specific time on selected days.On week-days - select this option to start the job at specific time on week-days.Everyday - select this option to start the job at specific time daily.Select the Daily at check box and use the fields on the right to specify time and days when the backup job must start:.In the Periodically section, specify time to launch the backup job: To do this, navigate to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Power Options > Edit Plan Settings. You can manually change the power scheme settings on your computer. Click Yes to allow Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to wake your computer from sleep for backup.

If the power scheme on your computer does not allow using wake up timers, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows will ask you to change the power scheme settings.

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