Author Archives: Scott

Remote .MSI (or .MSU / .MSP) Package Deployment to Multiple Target Computers

By Scott | Published: August 26, 2019

If you have a .MSI package that you need to deploy to numerous computers, it’s very easy to accomplish this with BatchPatch. The great thing is that not only does it only take a moment to create the deployment, when you are ready to execute the process you can do it for as many target […]

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Windows Update: Error 1611/1620: -1073741502. Failure

By Scott | Published: August 14, 2019

A BatchPatch user recently reported a new error that we had never encountered before. It comes in two flavors, depending on whether the action was executed with integrated security or alternate logon credentials: Windows Update: Error 1611: -1073741502. Failure Windows Update: Error 1620: -1073741502. Failure You may also see something like this screenshot, likely with […]

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Applying Windows Security Updates to Air-Gapped Systems

By Scott | Published: July 31, 2019

BatchPatch provides two basic methods for applying updates to so-called “air-gapped” systems that are isolated from the rest of the world. Patching systems in isolated networks has always been both a challenge and a pain because you can’t simply follow your normal/typical procedures to get updates applied to these systems. Air-gapped systems virtually always have […]

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Single-Click Update Plus Reboot of All Virtual Machine Guests and the VM Host They Reside On

By Scott | Published: July 22, 2019

It seems that everyone always wants to automate everything these days. Sometimes it almost feels like sysadmins think that their credibility hinges on their ability to automate something. However, in reality I think there are times when more automation makes sense, but there are also times where automating something isn’t the best idea or isn’t […]

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The Best Windows Patching Software

By Scott | Published: July 16, 2019

When it comes to patching and updating the Windows operating system in a business environment, there are a lot of options to choose from. Regardless of whether you have a smaller business with fewer computers to manage or larger business with hundreds or thousands of machines, you still need a good solution to help keep […]

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Using BatchPatch to Deploy Software to Multiple Remote Computers

By Scott | Published: July 2, 2019

In addition to being a great tool for initiating Windows update processes on remote computers, BatchPatch can also simplify the task of deploying / installing third-party software on numerous target computers. The process is generally very simple with three basic steps: Identify the silent / quiet parameter for the installer package that you plan to […]

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Remotely Installing Windows Feature Update Version 1903 (the ‘May 2019 Update’)

By Scott | Published: June 25, 2019

To install Windows 10 feature update 1903 (as well as the other Windows 10 feature updates) remotely using BatchPatch, you should follow the process outlined below. The standard, built-in Windows update actions in BatchPatch will not work to install these feature updates. Also note FYI even though these are “feature updates” they are actually technically […]

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An Alternate Way to Deploy a Registry Value to Remote Computers

By Scott | Published: June 17, 2019

In the past I demonstrated how to use BatchPatch to deploy registry changes to multiple remote computers. For your reference those tutorials are available at the following links: Remote Registry Updates with BatchPatch Deploy Registry Keys to Multiple Computers Using BatchPatch Deploying a Registry Key / Value to HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) or All Users in HKEY_USERS […]

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Orchestrating Complex Update And Reboot Sequences Involving Multiple Target Computers

By Scott | Published: June 4, 2019

BatchPatch has a unique capability that we call the ‘Advanced multi-row queue sequence‘. Admittedly the name of this functionality isn’t its best feature, but we chose to name it for exactly what it is and what it does rather than a fancier name that would be less descriptive. 🙂 The advanced multi-row queue sequence is […]

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Using BatchPatch Standalone Without WSUS

By Scott | Published: May 28, 2019

If you are using BatchPatch in a standalone configuration without a WSUS server, there are a few things to be aware of. The first order of business is to configure your environment to work with BatchPatch. Please review the Getting Started page. Make sure that you can successfully run the BatchPatch action ‘Windows updates > […]

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