Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

Registry Name

BITS

Display Name

Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Description

Transfers files in the background using idle network bandwidth. If the service is disabled, then any applications that depend on BITS, such as Windows Update or MSN Explorer, will be unable to automatically download programs and other information.

Default Status

Stopped

Default Startup Type

Manual (Delayed Start)

Image Path

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p

DLL File Path

C:\WINDOWS\System32\qmgr.dll

Dependencies

The service depends on the following system components to function properly: System components that depend on this service to function properly:
  • None

Log On As

LocalSystem

Additional Information

None at this time