Timeout for inactive BITS jobs: registry value JobInactivityTimeoutComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS

Policy ID: BITS_Job_Timeout
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, or computers with BITS 1.5 installed.
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Network › Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

Registry

JobInactivityTimeout

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Inactive Job Timeout in Days:
Value type: REG_DWORD
Minimum value: 1
Maximum value: 999

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"JobInactivityTimeout"=dword:<enter value>

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "JobInactivityTimeout" /t REG_DWORD /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'JobInactivityTimeout' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null