- Go to Windows 7 Backup and Restore Center from Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore selections. Windows Backup dialog box appears on the screen, click on Set up backup link.
- You may select the Backup destination for the local drive, or Click on “Save on a network…” to select a network destination. Click Next.
- In this screen, you can provide the network location for your Windows backup files and required credentials for Windows Backup to the network share. You may also click Browse… button, to select your network location from Windows Explorer.
- Then click the OK button the Click Next
- Select Let Windows Choose (recommended) and click Next
- Click on the Change schedule to select the date to schedule the backup.
- Select Run backup on a schedule (recommended) and select the appropriate time then click OK.
- Click Save Settings and Run Backup.
- When Windows Backup starts, you will see a progress bar at the top of the screen. It shows the progress taken in Windows backup task.
- If you click the View Details button, you can see the files that are backed at that time and the progress bar indicating the status of Windows Backup task.
- After a successful backup process, you will be informed with a message Windows Backup has completed successfully.
