Background Intelligent Transfer - Vista Service
What is BITS?
Background Intelligent Transfe
Explanation
Windows Vista Service:
BITSThe Background Intelligent Transfer Service or the "BITS" service is used to automatically tranfer
files in the background using idle network bandwidth.
Default Startup:
| Home Basic |
Home Premium |
Business |
Ultimate |
| Automatic |
Automatic |
Automatic |
Automatic |
Depended Services:
| Services |
Home Basic |
Home Premium |
Business |
Ultimate |
| COM+ Event System |
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 |
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| Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
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Required Services:
| Services |
Home Basic |
Home Premium |
Business |
Ultimate |
| None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
If the Background Intelligent Transfer Service is stopped, features such as Windows Update, and MSN Explorer will be unable to automatically download programs and other information.