In this article, we will have a look at how to install Windows server backup. Windows Server Backup Installation Features to see how we can use Windows Server Backup to backup a Windows Server. We will then find a more robust solution to back up Windows Server for free. This is a fair way of installing the Windows Server Backup feature. If you would like to do it via Server Manager, you just have to follow the steps below. Visit Dell for more details.
Microsoft has included the Windows Server Backup as a fixable feature in Windows Server for quite some time now. Even in previous Windows Server 2019, this Windows server feature is still available for installation.
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To install Windows Server Backup
How do we “install” Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2022?
In the server manager, click on Add Roles and Features.

Add Roles and Features Wizard, and choose next.

Select the Installation Type page
Role-based or feature-based installation, choose next.

Select the destination server, and then click next.

Select the Server Roles page and click next.

On the Select Features page, select the Windows Server Backup feature, and then click next.

Add Roles and Features Wizard, confirm the installation of the Windows Server Backup feature, and then click Install.

Once the installation is complete, click Close.

Enable Windows Server Backup using PowerShell
Installing the Windows server backup features and using PowerShell is the simplest way to do it. To check if the Windows Server Backup feature is available, you need to open PowerShell and type.
Get-WindowsFeature Windows-Server-Backup
After running the command, you can see under the Install State if it is available. It means the “Windows Server backup feature” is available for installation.

Now, to install this feature, run the following command:.
Install-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Server-Backup

Click on the Tools tab, and then open Windows Server Backup.

Windows Server Backup (local).

After enabling the Windows Server Backup feature on Windows Server 2022, once it has been installed, you can type the Get-WindowsFeature command again in PowerShell to verify if it’s in the Install State.
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