Category Archives: Tutorials

How to Run a Remote Task Immediately After a Computer is Detected Online

BatchPatch has functionality built-in that lets you use the Task Scheduler to schedule tasks to run on target computers immediately after those target computers are detected online. This can be useful for computers that are often taken off the network. If you need to deploy an update to such a computer, it might be good […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , | Comments closed

How to Launch an Application Interactively on Remote Computers

Occasionally someone wants to launch an application interactively on target computers. That is, they want to use BatchPatch to trigger the execution of an application that will appear on the desktop of the currently logged-on user of the target system(s). This can be both simple and not-so-simple to do at the same time. There are […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , | Comments closed

Using BatchPatch to Rename the Windows SoftwareDistribution Folder on Target Computers

In some cases when you’re dealing with Windows Update problems on a target computer, you might find recommendations on the web that suggest to rename the Windows SoftwareDistribution folder ( C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution ) in order to reset the Windows Update components. The purpose of renaming that folder is to cause Windows to re-create it from scratch. […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , | Comments closed

Using BatchPatch to Update Google Chrome on Remote Computers

The process for updating Google Chrome remotely, using BatchPatch, is quick and painless. Create a BatchPatch ‘Remote Command’ by highlighting the desired target hosts and then selecting Actions > Execute remote process/command > Create/modify remote command 1 Input the remote command syntax exactly as follows: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /ua /installsource scheduler When you click the […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged | Comments closed

BatchPatch Error 1611:5. Failure

99% of the time if you see 1611:5. Failure appear in BatchPatch, it’s due to PsExec getting blocked by your anti-virus/security software. Sophos seems to be the primary culprit for when we get reports of this failure/error. To resolve this, generally you’ll just need to add an exclusion in your AV/Security app for PsExec.exe that […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged | Comments closed

BatchPatch Custom Email Notifications

Recently someone asked if it’s possible to configure BatchPatch to send an email notification 15 minutes before the patching maintenance begins. Here is how to do it: If you haven’t already done so, you’ll need to configure the outgoing email account details under Tools > Settings > Email Notifications Next, setup a custom email notification […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , | Comments closed

BatchPatch March 2023 New Release

On Friday we published a new version of BatchPatch. In addition to numerous smaller fixes and improvements (you can view them in the app under Help > Check for updates > View change log), we added more grid encryption options which are all available under File > Protection Options. For those of you using the […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , , | Comments closed

BatchPatch Stuck Searching for Available Updates on a Windows 8.1 or 2012R2 Target

This isn’t really a BatchPatch problem per se, but it’s come up a couple of times in the past handful of months, so I want to take a moment to discuss it here today. The issue is that when you have a Windows 8.1 or 2012R2 target computer, the search for available updates seems to […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , , | Comments closed

Remotely Execute a Script that Connects to a Third Remote Computer

PROBLEM: In BatchPatch you want to deploy a script to target computers that will connect to a third remote machine when it’s executed. That is, BatchPatch is running on computerA, your target computer where the script will run is computerB, and the script will create a connection to computerC. How do you do this in […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged , , | Comments closed

Custom Local Command to Launch Explorer Window to Target Computer C$

If you want to hard-code into your BatchPatch menu a command that will launch \\targetComputer\C$ or similar, it’s pretty simple. Here’s all you need to do: Create a local command in BatchPatch by selecting Actions > Execute local process/command > Create/modify local commands The actual command syntax to use is: cmd.exe /c start \\$computer\c$ cmd.exe […]

Also posted in Blog, General | Tagged | Comments closed