Limit the maximum network bandwidth used for Peercaching: registry value MaxBandwidthServedComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\BITS

Policy ID: BITS_MaxBandwidthServedForPeers
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)

Registry

MaxBandwidthServed

REG_DWORDComputer

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Maximum network bandwidth used for Peercaching (bps):
Value type: REG_DWORD
Required: true
Minimum value: 1048576
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
"MaxBandwidthServed"=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 "MaxBandwidthServed" /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 'MaxBandwidthServed' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null