{"id":6013,"date":"2022-10-26T17:23:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2022-10-26T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:24:00","slug":"remotely-deploy-windows-updates-to-multiple-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/remotely-deploy-windows-updates-to-multiple-computers","title":{"rendered":"Remotely Deploy Windows Updates to Multiple Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BatchPatch provides an easy way for you to apply Windows Updates to numerous target computers, simultaneously.  The BatchPatch interface is about as intuitive and straight-forward as it gets.  The process to remotely install Windows Updates involves just a few simple steps.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Load a list of computer names or IP addresses into a BatchPatch grid.<\/strong>  You can either manually type your list (or use copy\/paste) into the <em>Grid > Add hosts<\/em> window, or you can drag\/drop a text list onto the BatchPatch window, or you can use <em>File > Import<\/em> to import your text file list, or you can import host names directly from your Active Directory with <em>Grid > Add hosts from directory<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_13_40-BatchPatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_13_40-BatchPatch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"410\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_13_40-BatchPatch.png 649w, https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_13_40-BatchPatch-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highlight the hosts in the grid that you want to act on, then select the desired action to execute.<\/strong> Highlight\/select the hosts in the grid that you want to include.  Then either right-click on the selected\/highlighted area or use the <em>Actions<\/em> menu to execute the desired action.  In this case we&#8217;ll execute <em>Actions > Windows updates > Download and install updates + reboot if required<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_17_21-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_17_21-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"973\" height=\"852\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_17_21-.png 973w, https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_17_21--300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_17_21--768x672.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click OK to proceed with execution.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_18_34-new-1-BatchPatch.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_18_34-new-1-BatchPatch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"410\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_18_34-new-1-BatchPatch.png 649w, https:\/\/batchpatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-17_18_34-new-1-BatchPatch-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>That&#8217;s all there is to it!<\/strong>  If you are looking for instructions for updating offline computers, please see <a href=\"\/cached-mode-and-offline-updates\" title=\"BatchPatch Cached Mode and Offline Updates\">here<\/a>.  For a list of some of the many other features that BatchPatch offers, please see <a href=\"\/home\" title=\"BatchPatch Home\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BatchPatch provides an easy way for you to apply Windows Updates to numerous target computers, simultaneously. The BatchPatch interface is about as intuitive and straight-forward as it gets. The process to remotely install Windows Updates involves just a few simple steps. Load a list of computer names or IP addresses into a BatchPatch grid. 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