Neowin News Feed for: Bits

Windows 11 KB5083769 update breaks BITS and causes system freezes

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:52:01 +0000

A frustrating new bug is causing essential Windows services to hang after the latest update. Find out if your PC is affected and how to apply the temporary workaround. Read more...

Microsoft answers customer doubts and queries on Windows Update UUP 10GB downloads

Sayan Sen — Fri, 19 May 2023 19:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has published yet another article about Windows UUP on-premises updates, trying to address a lot of the concerns, doubts, and questions that customers have had, since its release. Read more...

BackWeb files patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:29:01 +0000

Backweb, an Israeli company which creates communications acceleration software based on Push technology for the Web, intranets and extranets has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft claiming that the Microsoft Windows Update feature infringes on Backweb's... Read more...

Vista SP1 gold bits on track for this week

Steven Parker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:20:51 +0000

After both public and private betas galore, Microsoft is set to make the final, gold Windows Vista Service Pack (SP) 1 bits available, most likely this week. Last week, I've been getting reports of SP1... Read more...

Storing data in molecules: shifting atoms and flipping bits

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:47:44 +0000

As electronics continue to shrink, they're constantly pushing up against the limits of our ability to craft increasingly tiny features. Processors rely on features etched with extremely high-energy light, and disk drives store information in... Read more...

Vista MCE beta bits

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:54:03 +0000

Windows Media Center would like to announce that the following has been released to connect.microsoft.com and is available for download G-Force Blue is a music visualization by SoundSpectrum Inc. that will ship as a... Read more...

Intel to put 64 bits in desktops in 2005

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:43:08 +0000

Intel once said desktop buyers wouldn't really need 64-bit capabilities until toward the end of the decade, but the company will make such capabilities a feature across its desktop lines next year. ... Read more...

Shadow Ops Coming in 64 Bits

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 04:39:58 +0000

Atari announced today that it will be delivering a special 64-bit edition of Shadow Ops: Red Mercury for the PC, in addition to the 32-bit version, which they state will provide "improved textures, better image... Read more...

Update for BITS 2.0 and WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:25:46 +0000

This software updates the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to v2.0 and updates WinHTTP. These updates help ensure an optimal download experience with future versions of Automatic Updates, Windows Update, and other programs that rely... Read more...

Microsoft: Buy 32 bits, get 32 bits free

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:07:09 +0000

Windows Server customers who buy a 64-bit Opteron or Xeon server will be able to exchange their server license for a 64-bit edition at no cost. This free exchange is a great relief for... Read more...

AMD's Athlon steps up to 64 bits

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:31:54 +0000

The chipmaker will unveil its Athlon 64 processor on Tuesday. Along with added performance, the chip offers PC buyers the option of upgrading to 64-bit software--a feature Intel's Pentium doesn't offer. Such software, which offers... Read more...

Wrapping BITS for Use in .NET Applications

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Apr 2003 07:58:43 +0000

Quick Info File Name: WrappingBITS.msi - Download Size: 214 KB - Date Published: 4/7/2003 - Version: 1.0.0.0 Overview This download contains a wrapper that wraps the Background Intelligent Transfer... Read more...

NV30 tid bits of information

Tue, 06 Aug 2002 23:04:02 +0000

From our most mighty source ooo, we have picked up some top information on Nvidias latest graphics chip, the NV 30. First some impressive information on how fast it is : whilst playing... Read more...

AMD fielding 64 bits for PCs

Thu, 25 Jul 2002 12:37:53 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices is building a 64-bit field of dreams. While Intel this week was accelerating the rollout of its 3GHz Pentium 4 processor, arch rival AMD continued to build the foundation... Read more...

Windows XP Patch: BITS update

Sun, 10 Feb 2002 00:40:35 +0000

Windows XP Patch: Background Intelligence Transfer Service Update The Background Intelligent Transfer service is used by programs (such as Windows AutoUpdate) to download files by using spare bandwidth. The Background Intelligent Transfer... Read more...

Zapping unwanted bits of Windows XP

Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:45:18 +0000

Users of Windows XP (and Windows 2000) may be frustrated at the seeming impossibility of removing exciting applets such as Microsoft Messenger which pop up seemingly at random intervals no matter how loudly you shout... Read more...

XP related news bits

Steven Parker — Sun, 23 Sep 2001 15:13:05 +0000

Thanks NTCompatible for these news-bits on XP. Windows XP Pro German at MSDN The german version of Windows XP Professional is now available at MSDN subscriber downloads. There is also a... Read more...