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Get-BitsTransfer

Gets the associated BitsJob object for an existing BITS transfer job.

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Microsoft BitsTransfer reference: Gets the associated BitsJob object for an existing BITS transfer job. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Get-BitsTransfer [[-Name] <String[]>] [-AllUsers] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-BitsTransfer. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / BitsTransfer · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AllUsers: Indicates that this cmdlet gets BITS transfer jobs that are owned by all users. If this parameter is not specified, only jobs that are owned by the current user are returned. This parameter requires administrative credentials.
-JobId (required): Specifies an array of BITS jobs by job ID. Only the BITS jobs that include a job ID in this array are returned. If BitsJob objects are piped to this cmdlet, their job IDs are used as the values of this parameter.
-Name: Specifies an array of BITS jobs based on job name. Only BITS jobs with job names that match a name in this array are returned. You can use standard wildcard characters such as the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). Or, you can use a range operator such as"\[a-r\]". For example, you can use any of the following commands: Get-BitsTransfer -Name "BITS*" Get-BitsTransfer -Name "BITS Transfer" Get-BitsTransfer -Name "BITS Transfe[a-r]" A combination of the wildcard character and range operators is also possible.

Prerequisites

Windows with the BitsTransfer module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Get all BitsJob objects owned by the current user

Get-BitsTransfer

This command gets all the BitsJob objects that are owned by the current user. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/BitsTransfer/Get-BitsTransfer.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/bitstransfer/get-bitstransfer?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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