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Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Creates a transfer job with the given display name.

Note

The /Upload and /Upload-Reply parameter types aren't supported by BITS 1.2 and earlier.

Syntax

bitsadmin /create [type] displayname

Parameters

Parameter Description
type There are three types of jobs:
  • /Download. Transfers data from a server to a local file.
  • /Upload. Transfers data from a local file to a server.
  • /Upload-Reply. Transfers data from a local file to a server and receives a reply file from the server.
This parameter defaults to /Download if it's not specified.
displayname The display name assigned to the newly created job.

Examples

To create a download job named myDownloadJob:

bitsadmin /create myDownloadJob