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BatchPatch Troubleshooting Guide
We designed BatchPatch to be as easy to use as possible. However, of course it’s still possible to encounter problems or run into unexpected situations. The goal of this guide is to help direct your...
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Adding Hosts to BatchPatch from Active Directory
Even if you have been using BatchPatch for a while, you might have realized that you can import host names into a BatchPatch grid directly from Active Directory, if you desire. In BatchPatch use the...
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Exporting the BatchPatch Grid
One of the features in BatchPatch that many users overlook is the export tool. Admins frequently desire to get BatchPatch grid information into a different format so that it can be consumed by people...
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Remotely Install Greenshot 1.2.9.104 on Many Computers Simultaneously
Today let’s have a look at deploying Greenshot screen capture software to numerous computers simultaneously. The process is no different from other remote installations with BatchPatch. We will start...
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Deploying a Script with Relative Instead of Absolute Paths
In order for a custom deployment to be successful, you might not be able to use absolute paths inside of a script where those paths point to a location on a remote server. This is dependent upon the...
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Perform Update and Reboot Actions Sequentially Across Numerous Hosts
One of the more powerful features that BatchPatch offers is the ability to automate basic or advanced sequences of actions across multiple target computers. For example, if you have a group of...
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Virtual Machine – Create Snapshot, Apply Windows Updates, Reboot, Remove...
Recently we were asked if BatchPatch can be used to automate a process to snapshot a virtual machine, apply Windows Updates to the virtual machine, reboot it, verify the VM is back online after reboot,...
View ArticleAdvanced Multi-Row Queue Sequence – Video Tutorial
This video tutorial demonstrates how to use the Advanced Multi Row Queue Sequence in BatchPatch. For written tutorials, please see the following links: Advanced Multi-Row Queue Sequence – Written...
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Synchronize a BatchPatch Grid with Active Directory OUs and Groups
In the new version of BatchPatch that was published yesterday we added a new feature that people have been asking about for a while. You can now “link” a grid to any number of organizational units...
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BatchPatch Task Scheduler Recurrence Options
Most of you are probably well aware of the fact that Microsoft releases Windows Updates on the second Tuesday of each month. This recurring Tuesday has come to be known in the industry as ‘Patch...
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Daisy Chaining Multiple Patch and Reboot Steps for Windows Update
BatchPatch provides the IT administrator with a significant amount of flexibility when it comes to stringing together multiple update and reboot steps for a single computer or for numerous remote...
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Install Patches with Multiple Automated Reboots
Today I want to take a few minutes to go over one of the core automation options that BatchPatch provides for Windows Updates. Anyone who has ever been responsible for applying Windows Updates across a...
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Removing Windows Updates Remotely from Windows 10 and 2016
In BatchPatch we have a menu item ‘Actions > Windows updates > Uninstall individual update’ that you can use to easily remove a single Windows update from numerous target computers,...
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Install Windows Updates Only If Sufficient Space Is Detected On Target C: Drive
Today I’m going to demonstrate an ‘advanced’ concept in BatchPatch. We will use a combination of features, including the Job Queue, the Deployment feature, and bit of custom scripting to achieve the...
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Using the HTML Export Feature to Produce Reports
One of the most common questions we get from customers and non-customers is “how do you produce a report of available updates on numerous computers?” There are two basic ways to accomplish this task....
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Remotely Manage Windows Updates and Reboots on Your Network
Today we are going back to the basics! The core functionality that BatchPatch offers is the ability to easily manage Windows Updates on multiple remote computers, simultaneously. This means that you...
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Deploying a Standardized Hosts File to Multiple Computers on a Network
Recently someone asked us how they could use BatchPatch to replace the ‘hosts’ file on all target computers in their network with a customized ‘hosts’ file that had been created by the IT department....
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Remote Registry Updates with BatchPatch
Pretty much every systems administrator will need, at one point or another, to apply a registry update, remotely, to multiple computers. Today I’m going to show you how that can be accomplished quickly...
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Protecting Your Machines from the WannaCry Malware
By now most of you have surely read about the new WannaCry ransomware malware that has recently been disabling computers and networks all over the planet. Protecting your computers is very easy, but...
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Deploy a Specific Windows Update KB ID
Today I want to spend some time clarifying the answer to a question that we commonly receive. Some BatchPatch users want to simply deploy a particular Windows KB update to target computers. They...
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