Check the scheduled backup for the Windows 10 backup program

1. Right-click on the Windows Start button.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Select System and Security.
4. Double-click on Backup and Restore (Windows 7). You will see the scheduled backup dates in the "Schedule" line, e.g., in the example below, "Every Sunday at 2:00 AM."
   
   
   
   

   

You can also determine the next scheduled backup time and whether the backup task is currently running from a command prompt using the schtasks command as shown below:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>schtasks /query | find /i "AutomaticBackup"
AutomaticBackup                          7/2/2017 2:00:00 AM    Running

The second and third columns in the output list the next scheduled backup time, i.e., July 2, 2017 at 2:00 AM in the example above. The last column shows the current status; in the example above the backup task is currently running.

In the above example, the backup program is currently running. If it is scheduled to run, but is not currently running, you will see output similar to the following:

C:\Users\Sharon>schtasks /query | find /i "AutomaticBackup"
AutomaticBackup                          7/2/2017 2:00:00 AM    Ready

C:\Users\Sharon>

You can manually run the backup at an unscheduled time by clicking on the Backup now button in the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) window.

Related articles:

1. Determining the last system image backup time for a Windows system
2. Determining last Windows backup time from a command prompt
3. Checking the status of a server backup with wbadmin
4. Image Backup with Windows 7 Backup Program
5. Windows 7 Image Backup to Network Location
6. Scehduling a task to run periodically with schtasks