Fix: Windows 7 backup utility requires a lot of time to backup

This is one strange Windows 7 quirk! Lets say you use the Windows 7 Backup utility to perform a backup and save the files on to your hard disk. Now IF you use this Windows 7 Backup utility again to perform a backup for a group of files that are LARGER than the first group of backed up files, the back up may take a real long time … even upto 16 hours for 400 GB of files!

hotfix icon Fix: Windows 7 backup utility requires a lot of time to backup

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows 7. Now why does Windows 7′s backup utility behave this way? Err … no idea! But hey, a fix is available to remedy this problem, if your Windows 7 Backup Utility is behaving this way!

Head over to KB2283445, download the HotFix there and install it.

Should help! wink Fix: Windows 7 backup utility requires a lot of time to backup

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