Tag Archives: Windows Updates

Checking for Available Windows Updates on Windows 7 Targets Takes Too Long!

By Scott | Published: April 18, 2016

If you’re experiencing *very* slow Windows Updates processing (scanning, downloading, installing) with Windows 7, in particular, you’re not alone. For approximately a year now Windows 7 users have been struggling with very slow performance during the scan for Windows Updates. The issue occurs regardless of whether you check for updates using BatchPatch or directly on […]

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Update Date Filtering: Skip Download / Installation of Recently Deployed Updates

By Scott | Published: September 22, 2015

In the most recent release of BatchPatch we added functionality that enables you to easily filter out recently published/approved updates during download and installation. In many environments there is a need or desire to be able to apply updates to computers only if the updates are at least X days old, where X is a […]

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Create a Consolidated Report of Available Updates for Numerous Computers

By Scott | Published: August 25, 2015

Some administrators might need a singular, consolidated report that lists all Windows Updates that are needed by computers in the organization. It would be nice if creating such a report didn’t require any manual work on the part of the administrator. The good news is that with BatchPatch you can create a consolidated report like […]

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Using BatchPatch with an Enterprise Web Proxy

By Scott | Published: June 15, 2015

If your environment forces computers to make http connections through a corporate proxy of some kind, usually BatchPatch will work properly with no additional configuration. This is because in most environments where an outbound web proxy is already configured and running, the target systems will also already have been configured with all of the settings […]

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Advanced Script Integration with BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: April 27, 2015

In BatchPatch we’ve tried to integrate numerous features to help an administrator perform his/her duties. However, no matter how much we provide out-of-the-box, there will always be unique situations in every environment, and it might be the case that you want BatchPatch to do something that it doesn’t already do. Of course in these instances […]

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Using the Task Scheduler in BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: February 17, 2015

BatchPatch really shines when it comes to providing real-time control and monitoring of the Windows Update process, reboots, software deployments, and remote script execution on numerous computers. But what if you want to execute tasks while you’re sleeping? For sysadmins it’s extremely common to have to perform tasks on servers at off-hours, often in the […]

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Using ‘Offline Mode’ to Install Windows Updates on Computers That Do Not Have Internet Access or WSUS Access – Video Tutorial

By Scott | Published: November 17, 2014

This video demonstrates the process for installing Windows Updates to an entire network of computers when that network is completely segregated with no internet access and no WSUS access. Note, there are multiple ways to utilize ‘offline mode’ and this video demonstrates only one method. All methods are described in more detail, with tutorials, here: […]

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Using BatchPatch In ‘Offline Mode’ When BatchPatch Has Internet Access

By Scott | Published: September 24, 2014

When cached mode is enabled, the computer that is running BatchPatch will download updates for all target computers directly to its local cache directory. Target computers will not individually download their own updates from Microsoft or a WSUS. Instead BatchPatch will distribute updates to target computers from its cache. The advantage of cached mode in […]

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Using BatchPatch in ‘Cached Mode’

By Scott | Published: September 24, 2014

When cached mode is enabled, the computer that is running BatchPatch will download updates for all target computers directly to its local cache directory. Target computers will not individually download their own updates from Microsoft or a WSUS. Instead BatchPatch will distribute updates to target computers from its cache. The advantage of cached mode in […]

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Using BatchPatch To Remotely Install Windows Updates

By Scott | Published: September 24, 2014

This tutorial illustrates how to use BatchPatch in its default configuration to remotely install Windows Updates on your computers. If you prefer a video tutorial, please check out this link: Remotely Installing Windows Updates – Video Tutorial. Please review the Getting Started page as well as the Authentication Details page to get acquainted with the […]

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