A Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows v6 Backup Job for a machine running Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 fails with the error:
Exception of type 'Veeam.Backup.AgentProvider.AgentClosedException' was thrown.
When this occurs, the following error can be found in the Windows Logs > Application event log:
Log Name: Application Source: Application Error .. Event ID: 1000 Task Category: Application Crashing Events Level: Error Keywords: Classic Description: Faulting application name: VeeamAgent.exe, version: 6.0.0.960, time stamp: 0x63dd15c4 Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7601.24384, time stamp: 0x5c6e248c Exception code: 0xc0000005 ... Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\x64\VeeamAgent.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll ...
Update 2023-03-08: A hotfix is now available to resolve this issue.
Deploy the Hotfix as documented in the Deploying Hotfix on Protected Computers section of the User Guide.
Procedure summary:
For Standalone Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Deployments
Download and install the fix directly on the machine where Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is operating in standalone configuration.
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