Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Delivery Optimization Description
Specifies the maximum foreground download bandwidth that Delivery Optimization uses during and outside business hours across all concurrent download activities as a percentage of available download bandwidth.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeliveryOptimization/DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization]
"DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_From"=dword:00000008
"DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_To"=dword:00000011
"DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_In"=dword:00000000
"DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_Out"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_From' -Value 8 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_To' -Value 17 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_In' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_Out' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeliveryOptimization/DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="SetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidthFrom" value="8"/>
<data id="SetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidthTo" value="17"/>
<data id="SetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidthIn" value="0"/>
<data id="SetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidthOut" value="0"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_From' -Expected 8 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_To' -Expected 17 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_In' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_Out' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_From' -Value 8 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_To' -Value 17 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_In' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_Out' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_From' -Expected 8 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_To' -Expected 17 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_In' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization' -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_Out' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Set Business Hours to Limit Foreground Download Bandwidth
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_From' -Value 8 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_To' -Value 17 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_In' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DOSetHoursToLimitForegroundDownloadBandwidth_Out' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.