BackgroundWorkCostValue Enum

Definition

Indicates the current cost of doing background work. Used as a hint to background tasks about how much work they can do.

C#
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public enum BackgroundWorkCostValue
Inheritance
BackgroundWorkCostValue
Attributes

Windows requirements

Device family
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Fields

Name Value Description
Low 0

Background resource usage is low. The background task can do work.

Medium 1

Background resources are in use, but the background task can do some work.

High 2

Background resources are under heavy use and the background task should not do any work.

Applies to

Product Versions
WinRT Build 10240, Build 10586, Build 14383, Build 15063, Build 16299, Build 17134, Build 17763, Build 18362, Build 19041, Build 20348, Build 22000, Build 22621, Build 26100