Overview
What is Background Intelligent Transfer Service?
Background Intelligent Transfer Service : The client component for the BITS system service that applications can use to transfer files asynchronously between a client and an HTTP server
In depth
A closer look at Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is a Windows component that asynchronously transfers files in the foreground or background, throttles the transfers to preserve the responsiveness of other network applications, and will automatically resume file transfers when a computer is restarted and a network connection is re-established. This is the client component of the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) that your system will need for transferring the files.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows XP / Windows 2000
Verdict
Should you download Background Intelligent Transfer Service?
Background Intelligent Transfer Service runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 936 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Networking.
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At a glance
Background Intelligent Transfer Service specifications
- Last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows XP / Windows 2000
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 936 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 435
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