Category: Windows 7 or computers with BITS 3.5 installed
Do not allow the BITS client to use Windows Branch Cache
This setting affects whether the BITS client is allowed to use Windows Branch Cache. If the Windows Branch Cache component is installed and enabled on a computer BITS jobs on that computer can use Windows Branch Cache by default. If you enable this policy setting the BITS client does not use Windows Branch Cache. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the BITS client uses Windows Branch Cache. Note: This policy setting does not affect the use of Windows Branch Cache by applications other than BITS. This policy setting does not apply to BITS transfers over SMB. This setting has no effect if the computer’s administrative settings for Windows Branch Cache disable its use entirely.
Set up a maintenance schedule to limit the maximum network bandwidth used for BITS background transfers
This policy setting limits the network bandwidth that Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) uses for background transfers during the maintenance days and hours. Maintenance schedules further limit the network bandwidth that is used for background transfers. If you enable this policy setting you can define a separate set of network bandwidth limits and set up a schedule for the maintenance period. You can specify a limit to use for background jobs during a maintenance schedule. For example if normal priority jobs are currently limited to 256 Kbps on a work schedule you can further limit the network bandwidth of normal priority jobs to 0 Kbps from 8:00 A. M. to 10:00 A. M. on a maintenance schedule. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the limits defined for work or nonwork schedules will be used. Note: The bandwidth limits that are set for the maintenance period supersede any limits defined for work and other schedules.
Set up a work schedule to limit the maximum network bandwidth used for BITS background transfers
This policy setting limits the network bandwidth that Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) uses for background transfers during the work and nonwork days and hours. The work schedule is defined using a weekly calendar which consists of days of the week and hours of the day. All hours and days that are not defined in a work schedule are considered non-work hours. If you enable this policy setting you can set up a schedule for limiting network bandwidth during both work and nonwork hours. After the work schedule is defined you can set the bandwidth usage limits for each of the three BITS background priority levels: high normal and low. You can specify a limit to use for background jobs during a work schedule. For example you can limit the network bandwidth of low priority jobs to 128 Kbps from 8:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. on Monday through Friday and then set the limit to 512 Kbps for nonwork hours. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting BITS uses all available unused bandwidth for background job transfers.