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BatchPatch Service Stuck Starting?
When you want or need to have BatchPatch execute scheduled tasks even if the BatchPatch computer is not logged-on and/or you have not launched BatchPatch, the BatchPatch ‘run-as-service’ feature...
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Copying Files from Target Computers to the Local BatchPatch Computer
Occasionally someone asks how they can use BatchPatch to copy files from target computers back to the BatchPatch computer. While BatchPatch has a built-in function for copying files to target...
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Deploying a Registry Key / Value to HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) or All Users in...
A question that comes up periodically is “How can I deploy a registry key or value to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) hive of the registry on a target computer or group of computers?” If you were to...
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When ‘Uninstall individual update Windows 10/2016’ in BatchPatch Fails to...
Unfortunately there are cases where remotely removing an update from numerous computers can prove to be more challenging than it seems like it ought to be, especially when you have a great tool like...
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Remotely Patch and Reboot Multiple Computers
If you’ve stumbled upon this page, it’s probably because you are looking for a simple method to remotely apply Windows updates to multiple computers on your network, simultaneously. Not only that but...
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Using the Row Template Configurator to Automatically Apply Job Queues and...
BatchPatch has a very neat feature that is probably not used nearly as much as it would be used if more people realized it existed, and if they understood what it is. It’s called the ‘Row Template...
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The Best Software to Automate Windows Patching
Systems administrators have quite a few options when it comes to applying Windows updates to the computers that they’re responsible for. In smaller environments with looser requirements it might be...
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Schedule a Service to Shutdown on Multiple Computers Before Applying Updates...
Every network environment has its own requirements that are particular to it, depending on the types of servers and services running, the service level agreements in place between companies and their...
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Windows Patch Deployment Software
If you’re new to BatchPatch you might be aware of how easily it works to download and install Windows updates across your entire network of computers, but did you know that you can also use BatchPatch...
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Patching Automation
When we originally designed BatchPatch the primary goal was to enable administrators to have much more control over the Windows update and reboot process on numerous systems. If the entire process is...
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When WSUS and Group Policy (GPO) Are Not Enough
Does Everyone Need a 3rd-Party Patch Management Solution? A very common statement that you’ll find in discussions on the web about updating Windows computers in a network environment goes something...
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Custom Update And Reboot Sequences for Multiple Computers
Today I’d like to demonstrate how to create a complete update-plus-reboot sequence where a group of computers must be shutdown and started up in a particular order. You might work in an environment...
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BatchPatch Stuck ‘Attempting to initiate Windows Update’
This isn’t a particularly common issue, but occasionally we’ll have a user who can’t seem to get any Windows Update, Remote Process, or Deployment actions to work in BatchPatch. Inevitably they all...
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Using BatchPatch Standalone Without WSUS
If you are using BatchPatch in a standalone configuration without a WSUS server, there are a few things to be aware of. The first order of business is to configure your environment to work with...
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Orchestrating Complex Update And Reboot Sequences Involving Multiple Target...
BatchPatch has a unique capability that we call the ‘Advanced multi-row queue sequence‘. Admittedly the name of this functionality isn’t its best feature, but we chose to name it for exactly what it is...
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An Alternate Way to Deploy a Registry Value to Remote Computers
In the past I demonstrated how to use BatchPatch to deploy registry changes to multiple remote computers. For your reference those tutorials are available at the following links: Remote Registry...
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Remotely Installing Windows Feature Update Version 1903 (the ‘May 2019 Update’)
To install Windows 10 feature update 1903 (as well as the other Windows 10 feature updates) remotely using BatchPatch, you should follow the process outlined below. The standard, built-in Windows...
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Using BatchPatch to Deploy Software to Multiple Remote Computers
In addition to being a great tool for initiating Windows update processes on remote computers, BatchPatch can also simplify the task of deploying / installing third-party software on numerous target...
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The Best Windows Patching Software
When it comes to patching and updating the Windows operating system in a business environment, there are a lot of options to choose from. Regardless of whether you have a smaller business with fewer...
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Single-Click Update Plus Reboot of All Virtual Machine Guests and the VM Host...
It seems that everyone always wants to automate everything these days. Sometimes it almost feels like sysadmins think that their credibility hinges on their ability to automate something. However, in...
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