Monthly Archives: August 2016

Offline Patch Management

One of the challenges that many administrators face is patch management for offline networks. In many cases it can be a bit of a catch-22. On the one hand we are charged with keeping the computers on the offline network 100% patched and up to date, so that they pass any security vulnerability audits. On […]

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Uninstalling Internet Explorer (IE) 9, 10, 11 from Multiple Computers

We recently received a request to post a tutorial that demonstrates how to use BatchPatch to remove Internet Explorer (IE) versions 9, 10, and 11 from target computers. No problem. Below is a step-by-step guide to removing previous versions of Internet Explorer. Microsoft explains here how to use the command line to perform an IE […]

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Deploying Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to Multiple Computers

We got a request earlier today asking “How do I deploy IE 11 using BatchPatch?” I’ve posted a tutorial below that explains the process. First you’ll need to download the offline installer package for IE11 from Microsoft. At the time of this writing, you can find the Internet Explorer 11 Offline Installer for Windows 7 […]

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Remotely Install Java 8 on Numerous Computers Simultaneously

It looks like the team working on Java has made it easier, finally, to perform offline installations of their software. The tutorial below takes advantage of the Java offline installer to deploy Java 8 Update 101 using BatchPatch. Note, we have an older tutorial on our site posted for deploying Java version 7 to multiple […]

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