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Remotely Remove a Problematic Windows Update from Multiple Computers
It seems to be happening more and more frequently these days. Microsoft releases a Windows Update that causes some type of problem for users, and even though you are a stellar sysadmin with a solid...
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Protecting Sensitive Passwords in Saved BatchPatch Grid Files (.bps / .bpt)
In the November 2015 release of BatchPatch one of the cool new features is password protection with 256-bit AES encryption for your saved .bps / .bpt files. What does this mean? The contents of a .bps...
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Notifying Logged-On Users of Impending Reboot or Shutdown
One of the more frequently requested features from our customers has been to provide the ability to notify the logged-on users of an impending reboot or shutdown. BatchPatch has provided the ability to...
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Reattach Orphaned Remote Windows Update Processes
In the most recent release of BatchPatch there is a new menu option: Actions > Windows Updates > Reattach orphaned Windows Update process. I want to take a few minutes today to explain exactly...
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Remotely Installing Adobe Air on Multiple Computers
Today I’d like to demonstrate how to deploy Adobe Air to your entire network of computers in just a few clicks. Obtain the offline installation media for Adobe Air. At the time of this writing, the...
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Remotely Installing Skype on Many Computers
Installing Skype remotely isn’t much different than installing other applications remotely. Here’s how it goes: Obtain the Skype .msi installer from http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-msi. If you just go...
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Uninstall Skype Remotely
We are going to uninstall Skype remotely in almost exactly the same way that we installed Skype remotely. Obtain the .msi installer package from http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-msi. In BatchPatch...
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Using BatchPatch as a WSUS Alternative
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...
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Remotely Deploy Google Chrome to Numerous Computers
I’ve posted a handful of deployment tutorials in recent months, but I’ve never demonstrated how to remotely install one of the most popular web browsers — Google Chrome. Today I’ll show you how to use...
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Uninstall Windows Updates Remotely
It seems like in the past year or so there has been a pretty significant need to remotely uninstall Windows Updates after discovering that a particular update has caused a problem in one’s environment....
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
FYI – There is a new FAQ posted here: BatchPatch – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) We will be adding more to it in the coming weeks.
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Remotely Install OpenType (.otf) or TrueType (.ttf) Fonts
A customer recently asked how he can use BatchPatch to deploy .otf and .ttf font files to remote computers. It’s a pretty simple and straightforward process. Below I’ll go through the steps. Create a...
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Remotely Update Adobe Reader on Many Computers Simultaneously
Recently I published a tutorial on how to remotely deploy Adobe Reader to numerous computers. Today I’d like to do a follow-up tutorial that illustrates how to remotely update your existing Adobe...
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Filter Which Available Updates Are Included Or Excluded When Downloading Or...
In the most recent release of BatchPatch (20160304) we added some new functionality for selecting individual updates to be downloaded / installed on target computers. In addition to the previously...
View ArticleOffline Windows Update
Today I’d like to take a few minutes to go over the offline Windows Update capabilities that are built in to BatchPatch. One of the common problems that sysadmins have, particularly on secured...
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Remotely Deploy EMET 5.5 to Multiple Computers
If you need to deploy EMET (Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit) to one or more computers on your network, you may follow the instructions below. Download the EMET 5.5 .MSI installer file from...
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How to Block the Windows 10 Upgrade
As most of already know, Microsoft has been pushing hard in the past few months to get Windows 10 installed on machines that are currently running Windows 7 and 8/8.1. We have received numerous emails...
View ArticleChecking for Available Windows Updates on Windows 7 Targets Take Too Long!
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...
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Uninstall QuickTime Remotely
By now most of you are probably aware that Apple is no longer going to be supporting or updating QuickTime for Windows: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?locale=en_US The internet is abuzz with...
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Executing Processes on Computers that are Frequently Powered Off or...
Every administrator at one time or another has the need to update user computers that are rarely connected to the corporate network. Whether you need to install Windows Updates or update a third-party...
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