BITS Versions for ConfigMgr Clients

BITS has been a component of Windows operating systems beginning with Windows XP. Microsoft has released several versions of BITS, each with added functionality. Here are the versions supported by ConfigMgr 2012:

BITS Version 2.5: Included on all systems running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3. Version 2.5 can also be installed on machines running Windows Server 2003 SP 1 or SP 2 or Windows XP SP 2 64 bit.

BITS Version 3.0: Available on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems only.

BITS Version 4.0: Available natively in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and newer versions can be downloaded and installed on Windows Vista SP 1 or SP 2 and Windows ...

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