Policy
Prioritize BITS
Microsoft Office 5532.1000
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting prioritizes the use of Windows Background Interface Transfer Service (BITS) by the Office client when downloading Office updates from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN). If enabled, BITS will be used on devices that are downloading Office updates directly from the Office CDN and throttle values used by BITS will be honored. The device will not leverage BITS if updates are obtained from a local UNC share. If disable or not configured, BITS will not be prioritized and http will be the primary transport for downloading updates. Note: This policy setting only applies to subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, and to subscription versions of Project and Visio.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate\setbitsasprimary | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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