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Downloading Windows Updates for Distribution to Offline Computers on High-Security Networks

By Scott | Published: June 16, 2016

For environments with high-security networks that not only have NO access to the internet or a WSUS but also disallow copying any data from the high-security network to any other lower-security network, BatchPatch has a feature for pre-downloading some or all of the Windows Updates security updates repository from Microsoft on a computer that has […]

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Using BatchPatch as a WSUS Alternative

By Scott | Published: January 14, 2016

One of the questions we regularly receive from users is “What is the best way to use BatchPatch as an alternative to WSUS?” Even though WSUS is free, lightweight, and relatively easy to install and manage, there are certainly cases where administrators don’t already have it and don’t want to deal with installing or managing […]

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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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Remotely Deploy Windows Updates To Computers With No Internet Access

By Scott | Published: October 21, 2014

We recently added two new features to BatchPatch: Cached Mode and Offline Mode. The use of these two features together enables administrators to deploy windows updates to remote computers when the computers do not have internet access. For those of you who are working with highly secure networks that are completely detached from the world, […]

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Using BatchPatch In ‘Offline Mode’ When BatchPatch Does *Not* Have Internet Access

By Scott | Published: September 26, 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. Cached mode can also be used […]

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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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BatchPatch – New Features Released Fourth Quarter 2013

By Scott | Published: February 3, 2014

Hey everyone – I just wanted to take a few minutes to blog about some of the new features that we’ve added to BatchPatch over the past several months. We’ve been able to get a lot of good functionality added, and there is still a plenty more to come in the new year. The list […]

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Installing Specific Windows Updates on 20 Remote Computers – BatchPatch Video Demo

By Scott | Published: December 21, 2013
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