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Silently Deploy EXEs and MSIs to Computers on Your Network

By Scott | Published: February 3, 2014

BatchPatch makes it very simple to deploy not only Windows Updates but also software, scripts, registry keys, MSIs, EXEs… you name it. Today we’re going to be discussing how to deploy software to computers on your network. In this case we’ll use Firefox as an example. (Scroll to the bottom for a video demonstration) 1. […]

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BatchPatch – New Features Released Fourth Quarter 2013

By Scott | Published: February 3, 2014

Hey everyone – I just wanted to take a few minutes to blog about some of the new features that we’ve added to BatchPatch over the past several months. We’ve been able to get a lot of good functionality added, and there is still a plenty more to come in the new year. The list […]

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Using BatchPatch with Windows Firewall

By Scott | Published: August 17, 2013

BatchPatch uses a combination of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and PsExec to access remote computers, plus ICMP for pinging.  If you need to use BatchPatch in an environment where your remote computers have Windows Firewall enabled, here’s what you need to do to make everything work. (For specific information about port requirements, please see BatchPatch […]

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Remotely installing software, patches, hotfixes, or updates with BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: July 26, 2013

Installing Applications or Patches Remotely with BatchPatch:

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Remotely Installing Windows Updates

By Scott | Published: July 26, 2013

Installing Windows Updates Remotely with BatchPatch:

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How to push .NET (or just about anything) to remote hosts using BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: July 15, 2013

Here’s how to use BatchPatch to push the .NET framework to remote hosts that don’t already have it installed.  You can easily modify this example to push Adobe updates, Java updates, or just about anything else to remote hosts. When the remote host is XP/2003: 1. Add your remote host(s) to the BatchPatch grid, highlight […]

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