Policy

Prioritize BITS

Microsoft Office

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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine) > Updates
Supported on
Windows7

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.​

Internal name
L_SetBITSasPrimary
Policy ID
9a4d2f9ed670
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
Value name
setbitsasprimary
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\officeupdate
Value name
setbitsasprimary
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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