Background Intelligent Transfer Service

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Background Intelligent Transfer Service is a Windows component that transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth to support features like automatic updates and downloads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows component
network transfer service
abbreviation BITS
canBeConfiguredVia Group Policy
canBeManagedWith PowerShell BITS cmdlets
bitsadmin.exe
componentOf Windows Update infrastructure
designedTo minimize impact on foreground network traffic
developer Microsoft
exposedAs Windows service
feature automatic retry
background operation
bandwidth management
checkpoint restart
error recovery
file hashing
job queuing
network cost awareness
power state awareness
throttled network usage
transfer prioritization
handles network interruptions gracefully
introducedInVersion Windows XP
jobState ACKNOWLEDGED
CANCELLED
CONNECTING
ERROR
QUEUED
SUSPENDED
TRANSFERRED
TRANSFERRING
TRANSIENT_ERROR
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows
providesAPI COM interface
PowerShell cmdlets
relatedTo Windows Background Transfer Service API
securityContext runs under service accounts
serviceDisplayName Background Intelligent Transfer Service
serviceName BITS
serviceType Win32 service
startupType Automatic (Delayed Start)
supports HTTP
HTTPS
SMB
download jobs
upload jobs
upload-reply jobs
usedBy BranchCache
Microsoft Store
System Center Configuration Manager
Windows Error Reporting
Windows Update
usedFor automatic updates
background downloads
background file transfers
content distribution
uploading diagnostic data
uses idle network bandwidth

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Windows Update client usesService Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Background Intelligent Transfer Service serviceDisplayName Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Background Intelligent Transfer Service relatedTo Windows Background Transfer Service API
linked to: Background Intelligent Transfer Service
BITS standsFor Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Background Intelligent Transfer Service serviceDisplayName Background Intelligent Transfer Service
subject linked to: BITS
wuauserv dependsOn Background Intelligent Transfer Service
wuauserv relatedTo Background Intelligent Transfer Service