Limit the maximum network bandwidth for BITS background transfers: registry value EnableBITSMaxBandwidth and 5 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS
- Policy ID
- BITS_MaxBandwidth
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1, or computers with BITS 2.0 installed.
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Network › Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Registry
EnableBITSMaxBandwidth
-ComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key
MaxTransferRateOnSchedule
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Limit background transfer rate (Kbps) to:
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Maximum value
- 4294967200
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 "MaxTransferRateOnSchedule"=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 "MaxTransferRateOnSchedule" /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 'MaxTransferRateOnSchedule' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null
MaxBandwidthValidFrom
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- From
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Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS] ; Options (use only one) ; 12 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000000 ; 1 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000001 ; 2 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000002 ; 3 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000003 ; 4 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000004 ; 5 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000005 ; 6 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000006 ; 7 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000007 ; 8 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000008 ; 9 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000009 ; 10 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:0000000a ; 11 AM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:0000000b ; 12 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:0000000c ; 1 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:0000000d ; 2 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:0000000e ; 3 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:0000000f ; 4 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000010 ; 5 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000011 ; 6 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000012 ; 7 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000013 ; 8 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000014 ; 9 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000015 ; 10 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000016 ; 11 PM "MaxBandwidthValidFrom"=dword:00000017
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: 12 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: 1 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: 2 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f :: 3 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f :: 4 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f :: 5 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 5 /f :: 6 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 6 /f :: 7 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 7 /f :: 8 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 8 /f :: 9 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 9 /f :: 10 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 10 /f :: 11 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 11 /f :: 12 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 12 /f :: 1 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 13 /f :: 2 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 14 /f :: 3 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 15 /f :: 4 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 16 /f :: 5 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 17 /f :: 6 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 18 /f :: 7 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 19 /f :: 8 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 20 /f :: 9 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 21 /f :: 10 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 22 /f :: 11 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidFrom" /t REG_DWORD /d 23 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # 12 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # 1 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # 2 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null # 3 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null # 4 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null # 5 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 5 -Force | Out-Null # 6 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 6 -Force | Out-Null # 7 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 7 -Force | Out-Null # 8 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 8 -Force | Out-Null # 9 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 9 -Force | Out-Null # 10 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 10 -Force | Out-Null # 11 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 11 -Force | Out-Null # 12 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 12 -Force | Out-Null # 1 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 13 -Force | Out-Null # 2 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 14 -Force | Out-Null # 3 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 15 -Force | Out-Null # 4 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 16 -Force | Out-Null # 5 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 17 -Force | Out-Null # 6 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 18 -Force | Out-Null # 7 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 19 -Force | Out-Null # 8 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 20 -Force | Out-Null # 9 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 21 -Force | Out-Null # 10 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 22 -Force | Out-Null # 11 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidFrom' -PropertyType DWord -Value 23 -Force | Out-Null
MaxBandwidthValidTo
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- to
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Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS] ; Options (use only one) ; 12 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000000 ; 1 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000001 ; 2 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000002 ; 3 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000003 ; 4 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000004 ; 5 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000005 ; 6 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000006 ; 7 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000007 ; 8 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000008 ; 9 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000009 ; 10 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:0000000a ; 11 AM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:0000000b ; 12 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:0000000c ; 1 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:0000000d ; 2 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:0000000e ; 3 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:0000000f ; 4 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000010 ; 5 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000011 ; 6 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000012 ; 7 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000013 ; 8 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000014 ; 9 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000015 ; 10 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000016 ; 11 PM "MaxBandwidthValidTo"=dword:00000017
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: 12 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f :: 1 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: 2 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f :: 3 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f :: 4 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f :: 5 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 5 /f :: 6 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 6 /f :: 7 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 7 /f :: 8 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 8 /f :: 9 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 9 /f :: 10 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 10 /f :: 11 AM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 11 /f :: 12 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 12 /f :: 1 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 13 /f :: 2 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 14 /f :: 3 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 15 /f :: 4 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 16 /f :: 5 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 17 /f :: 6 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 18 /f :: 7 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 19 /f :: 8 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 20 /f :: 9 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 21 /f :: 10 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 22 /f :: 11 PM reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "MaxBandwidthValidTo" /t REG_DWORD /d 23 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # 12 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null # 1 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # 2 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null # 3 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null # 4 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 4 -Force | Out-Null # 5 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 5 -Force | Out-Null # 6 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 6 -Force | Out-Null # 7 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 7 -Force | Out-Null # 8 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 8 -Force | Out-Null # 9 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 9 -Force | Out-Null # 10 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 10 -Force | Out-Null # 11 AM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 11 -Force | Out-Null # 12 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 12 -Force | Out-Null # 1 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 13 -Force | Out-Null # 2 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 14 -Force | Out-Null # 3 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 15 -Force | Out-Null # 4 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 16 -Force | Out-Null # 5 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 17 -Force | Out-Null # 6 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 18 -Force | Out-Null # 7 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 19 -Force | Out-Null # 8 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 20 -Force | Out-Null # 9 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 21 -Force | Out-Null # 10 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 22 -Force | Out-Null # 11 PM New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'MaxBandwidthValidTo' -PropertyType DWord -Value 23 -Force | Out-Null
UseSystemMaximum
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key
- Checked
- 1
- Unchecked
- 0
- Element
- Use all available unused bandwidth
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS] ; Options (use only one) ; Checked "UseSystemMaximum"=dword:00000001 ; Unchecked "UseSystemMaximum"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Checked reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "UseSystemMaximum" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Unchecked reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS" /v "UseSystemMaximum" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Checked New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'UseSystemMaximum' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Unchecked New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS' -Name 'UseSystemMaximum' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
MaxTransferRateOffSchedule
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Limit background transfer rate (Kbps) to:
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Maximum value
- 4294967200
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 "MaxTransferRateOffSchedule"=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 "MaxTransferRateOffSchedule" /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 'MaxTransferRateOffSchedule' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null