Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Windows Vista Service Details

Description:

BITS is essentially a download manager. It allows for downloads to be resumed later, and is fault tolerant. Windows Update uses this. If you disable it and run Windows update, it will automatically be set to Automatic (Delayed Start). Used for asynchronous downloading of Windows Updates.


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.


Consequences of Stopping:

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All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function


Depends on:

DCOM Server Process Launcher, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), COM+ Event System


Required for:


None


Default Settings:
Home Basic:Automatic (DS)
Home Premium:Automatic (DS)
Business:Automatic (DS)
Ultimate:Automatic (DS)
Tweaked Settings:1
Safe:Automatic (DS)
Tweak:Manual
Minimal:Manual
1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here

Service Information

Service Name: BITS
Process Name:svchost.exe
Memory Usage(MB)2:
CPU Usage(%)3:
Running Type:
2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.