Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth

Policy ID: SetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Delivery Optimization

Description

Specifies the maximum foreground download bandwidth that Delivery Optimization uses during and outside business hours across all concurrent download activities as a percentage of available download bandwidth.

Options

Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth:
From:
- 12 AM
- 1 AM
- 2 AM
- 3 AM
- 4 AM
- 5 AM
- 6 AM
- 7 AM
- 8 AM
- 9 AM
- 10 AM
- 11 AM
- 12 PM
- 1 PM
- 2 PM
- 3 PM
- 4 PM
- 5 PM
- 6 PM
- 7 PM
- 8 PM
- 9 PM
- 10 PM
- 11 PM
To:
- 12 AM
- 1 AM
- 2 AM
- 3 AM
- 4 AM
- 5 AM
- 6 AM
- 7 AM
- 8 AM
- 9 AM
- 10 AM
- 11 AM
- 12 PM
- 1 PM
- 2 PM
- 3 PM
- 4 PM
- 5 PM
- 6 PM
- 7 PM
- 8 PM
- 9 PM
- 10 PM
- 11 PM
Maximum Foreground Download Bandwidth (percentage) during Business Hours:
Maximum Foreground Download Bandwidth (percentage) outside of Business Hours:

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization View registry values

DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_FromREG_DWORD
DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_ToREG_DWORD
DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_InREG_DWORD
DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_OutREG_DWORD

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