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Remotely Deploying the Patch to Fix Intel’s ‘Meltdown’ CPU Security Flaw
As you have probably already seen in the tech news this week, all Intel CPUs have a newly discovered flaw being called ‘Meltdown‘. More information is available here. Currently the only way to address...
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Remotely Uninstalling Third-Party Applications from Multiple Computers
If all applications could be removed/uninstalled with the same exact command, then it would never be a challenge, but unfortunately that’s not the case. Different applications will inevitably require...
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Presenting Data from a BatchPatch Grid for Consumption Outside of BatchPatch
One of the questions we get sometimes is how best to get data out of a BatchPatch grid, usually to present to someone who is not a BatchPatch user. For the most part when IT admins are using BatchPatch...
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BatchPatch Custom Script Integration – Install Windows Updates Only After...
Today we’re going to look at another example of how you can integrate a custom script into BatchPatch to create an effect that you could not accomplish with the built-in actions alone. The Goal Using a...
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Advanced Multi-Row Queue Sequence – Contingent Operations with Custom Scripts
Today the goal is to tie together some concepts that I’ve written about in the past in order to demonstrate how you can use the Advanced Multi-Row Queue Sequence to execute certain actions on some...
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Deploying Windows Feature Upgrades Remotely to Multiple Computers
The ‘feature upgrades’ to Windows 10 (1607, 1703, 1709 etc) cannot be installed with the normal Windows Update actions in BatchPatch. Instead we have to use an alternate method to get these updates on...
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Creating a Recurring Scheduled Task in BatchPatch
Today I’m going to talk about the Task Scheduler, recurrence, and the alternative options available to BatchPatch users needing to create tasks that execute more than just one time. Let’s start with...
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BatchPatch Hardware Requirements and Recommendations
We have never previously posted any specific information about the type of hardware required to run BatchPatch because the reality is that BatchPatch should run fine on almost any modern Windows...
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Using Email Notifications to Check Status of Automated Patching Events
Although we tend to think that BatchPatch really shines when used to execute and monitor patching operations in real-time on numerous remote computers, we have many customers who use BatchPatch to...
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Using the Task Scheduler to Synchronize a BatchPatch Grid with Active...
If you want to have BatchPatch automatically synchronize a grid with certain Active Directory organizational units (OUs) and groups at a scheduled time, you can do this now using the Task Scheduler in...
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How to Execute Batch Files (.bat or .cmd) on Remote Computers
Running batch files on target computers is actually a very easy process using BatchPatch. You can execute the same .bat or .cmd file on numerous remote computers simultaneously with just a few clicks....
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BatchPatch Error: -102: Failed to execute the search. HRESULT -XXXXXXXXXX
BatchPatch Error: -102 is one of the most common errors that users experience. In general, it indicates that the target computer had some type of problem connecting to the update server, which can be...
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Clearing Column and Grid Contents in BatchPatch
Beginning with the March 2018 version of BatchPatch we improved the functionality for clearing specific grid contents. In the past there were a handful of pre-defined methods hard-coded into the...
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Remotely Uninstall Firefox from Multiple Computers
Removing Firefox from numerous computers does not have to be a tedious process. While you could certainly use remote desktop to connect to each target computer and then manually launch the add/remove...
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Automated Patch Management
Today I’d like to go through all the ways that BatchPatch can be used to automate your software and operating system patch management. Standard BatchPatch Actions: If you log on to a computer locally...
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Quickly Confirming There Is Enough Disk Space On Remote Computers Before...
For those of you who already use BatchPatch, you’ve probably experimented with the built-in options it has for checking the disk space on remote computers. These options are pretty straightforward, and...
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Inform Users Before Applying Updates and Rebooting
BatchPatch has a feature ‘Send message to logged-on users’ that enables the administrator to quickly and easily produce a pop-up message on the interactive desktop of target computers, so that a...
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Deploying .MSI Installer Packages to Multiple Remote Computers
If the software or update that you want to deploy to computers on your network is formatted as a .MSI file, here is how to use BatchPatch to deploy it to any number of computers at one time. Add the...
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Does BatchPatch Work Over a VPN Connection?
One of the common questions we regularly receive is will BatchPatch be able to work over a VPN? BatchPatch *can* work over a VPN connection, but the real question is will BatchPatch work over *your*...
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Patch and Update Automation with Multiple Dependent Systems
I have posted articles and tutorials in the past on the BatchPatch feature known as the ‘Advanced multi-row queue sequence.‘ In fact there is a really thorough tutorial here that demonstrates how to...
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