| Event Id | 81 |
| Source | Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client |
| Description | BITS has encountered %1 error while starting one or more peer-client or peer-server components. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Resolution : Restart the BITS service To resolve this issue, stop and then restart the BITS service. If this does not resolve the issue, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS). Note: To perform this procedure, you must have membership in the local Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To stop and restart the BITS service: 1.Open an elevated command prompt. To open an elevated command prompt, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator. 2.Type sc stop bits, and then press ENTER. 3.Type sc start bits, and then press ENTER. Verify : To ensure that the peer caching client is enabled: 1.From a command prompt running as an administrator, type: bitsadmin /PEERCACHING /GETCONFIGURATIONFLAGS Confirm that the output includes: 1.Enable download from peers: true 2.Enable serving to peers: true |
| Reference Links | Event ID 81 from Source Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client |
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