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Virtual Server: How to restore files from a VEEAM backup (Windows Server)

Overview

This document details the process for restoring data to a VM running Windows Server. This is an opitonal process and only required for file-level restores on your server. (Note: This process requires two server reboots)

Pre-Requistes

Create a local administrator account on your server called vbradm and File Drop a text file with the full username <server name>\vbradm and password to itscs@hawaii.edu. This is the account that will be used by the Backup Administrator to restore the file(s). (Note: When creating this account, uncheck "User must change password at next logon")

Open the following inbound TCP firewall ports on your Windows Defender Firewall:

  • 445
  • 135
  • 139
  • 6160
  • 11731

Restore Process

Before the restore can happen, you must temporarily disable UAC.
 

  1. Open the Registry Editor (regedit) and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > System. On the right pane find the EnableLUA. Right-click on it and select Modify.  Set the DWORD value data to 0, and then click OK.
  2. Reboot the server.


Once you’re ready see Virtual Server: How to Submit a Restore Request (from Backed Up Data) to submit your backup request.

After the file has been restored successfully, you must re-enable UAC.
 

  1. Open the Registry Editor (regedit) and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > System. On the right pane find the EnableLUA. Right-click on it and select Modify.  Set the DWORD value data to 1, and then click OK.
  2. Reboot the server.
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Article ID: 1924
Created: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 8:58am
Modified: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 9:25am