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The BITS service stops responding when you try to stop the service on a Windows 8-based or Windows Server 2012-based device

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Symptoms

Assume that you try to stop the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) service manually on a Windows 8-based or Windows Server 2012-based device shortly after you start the device. In this situation, the BITS service stops responding.

Note This issue does not occur if you stop the BITS service while the device is shutting down.

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Cause

This issue occurs because of a race condition between the cancellation of the Internet Gateway Device (IGD) device search and the callback function that is generated when the device search finishes.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, restart the device.

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Keywords: KB2734827, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseinter, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 2734827
Revision : 1
Created on : 8/2/2012
Published on : 8/2/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 421