Tag Archives: remote windows updates

Remotely Initiating Windows Update on Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: June 11, 2024

One of the primary tasks that BatchPatch facilitates is the application of Windows Updates. BatchPatch enables systems administrators to initiate the Windows Update process remotely on numerous computers at the same time. Let’s take a look at how this is accomplished. Start by adding computers to your BatchPatch grid. To do this you can either […]

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Silently Install Patches Remotely and Automatically Reboot Many Computers

By Scott | Published: February 16, 2023

If you’re new to BatchPatch you probably arrived at this page after some web searching or maybe through a link posted by someone in an IT-related forum. Presumably you’re looking for a tool that will enable you to easily install Windows Updates as well as third-party software and patches on a group of remote computers […]

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Uninstall Windows Updates Remotely

By Scott | Published: February 4, 2016

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. Unfortunately it’s often the case that even after testing updates in a lab environment, upon final deployment to production there are […]

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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 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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Remotely Install Windows Updates – A Guide To Updating Your Computers Remotely

By Scott | Published: May 29, 2014

It’s not necessarily as straightforward as it seems like it might be to remotely install Windows updates. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) provides a significant amount of help with this process, but there are still a number of important considerations to keep in mind. The great news about WSUS is that it’s free to use […]

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