Limit the maximum number of ranges that can be added to the file in a BITS job

Policy ID
BITS_MaxRangesPerFile
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Vista
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Network › Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

Description

This policy setting limits the number of ranges that can be added to a file in a BITS job. By default, files in a BITS job are limited to 500 ranges per file. You can use this setting to raise or lower the maximum number ranges per file.

If you enable this policy setting, BITS will limit the maximum number of ranges that can be added to a file to the specified number.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, BITS will limit ranges to 500 ranges per file.

Note: BITS Jobs created by services and the local administrator account do not count toward this limit.

Options

  • Maximum number of ranges that can be added to the file in a BITS job:

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • MaxRangesPerFileREG_DWORD

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