BITS
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BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) is a Windows component that transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth to minimize impact on other network activity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows component
ⓘ
file transfer service ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BITS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit |
improves reliability of long-running transfers
ⓘ
reduces perceived impact of large downloads ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredVia | Group Policy ⓘ |
| category |
network service
ⓘ
system service ⓘ |
| componentOf | Windows networking stack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| feature |
asynchronous file transfers
ⓘ
automatic throttling of network usage ⓘ error recovery and retry ⓘ minimizes impact on other network activity ⓘ support for HTTP transfers ⓘ support for HTTPS transfers ⓘ support for SMB transfers ⓘ transfer job persistence across reboots ⓘ uses idle network bandwidth ⓘ |
| interface |
BITSAdmin command-line tool
ⓘ
COM API ⓘ PowerShell cmdlets ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Event Viewer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| platform | Windows ⓘ |
| purpose | transfer files in the background ⓘ |
| replaced | some custom update download mechanisms in earlier Windows versions ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Windows Server operating systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows client operating systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityContext | runs under Local System account by default ⓘ |
| serviceDisplayName | Background Intelligent Transfer Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceName | BITS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | Windows service ⓘ |
| standsFor | Background Intelligent Transfer Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startType | Automatic ⓘ |
| supports |
download jobs
ⓘ
upload jobs ⓘ upload-reply jobs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Background download of Windows patches
ⓘ
Microsoft Update NERFINISHED ⓘ System Center Configuration Manager NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Server Update Services NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Update NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vendor | Microsoft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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