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BatchPatch Tweaks And Tips You’ll Probably Never Need Or Use

By Scott | Published: July 9, 2021

OK, so the title to this posting is a bit jocular and misleading because I’m going to include some things in this posting that you will want to use if you don’t already know about them. 🙂 Middle-click tooltip: This is a MUST-USE feature that some users never discover. Every field in the BatchPatch grid […]

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How to Check if a Particular Software Application is Installed on Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: June 23, 2021

One of the questions that we are sometimes asked is “How can I use BatchPatch to determine if a particular application is installed on target computers?” First, you should know that BatchPatch has a built-in action ‘Get list of installed programs‘, which you can find under ‘Actions > Get information > Get list of installed […]

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Using an Alternate WSUS Server for BatchPatch Windows Update Actions – Part 2

By Scott | Published: June 10, 2021

I recently wrote about how to use an alternate WSUS server with BatchPatch. That posting is long and contains a lot of information about the process. I recommend that you read through it to learn about how everything fits together with BatchPatch, WSUS, and Group Policy. However, today I’d like to just get straight into […]

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Using an Alternate WSUS Server for BatchPatch Windows Update Actions – Part 1

By Scott | Published: May 27, 2021

Currently BatchPatch provides you with three different options to choose from for ‘Server Selection’ in the BatchPatch settings window (‘Tools > Settings > Windows Update > Server Selection’) Default / Managed Windows Update Microsoft Update The ‘Server Selection’ field enables you to select which Windows Update source server target computers will use to perform their […]

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Error 1612 / 1621 : No application is associated with the specified file for this operation. Please make sure that C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll is a valid/accessible filepath. HRESULT: -2147467259

By Scott | Published: May 6, 2021

There is an edge-case bug that exists in the current version 20210407 of BatchPatch. We’ve had several reports of users encountering the error described in this posting. Error 1612 / 1621 : No application is associated with the specified file for this operation. Please make sure that C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll is a valid/accessible filepath. HRESULT: -2147467259 What’s […]

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Removing Orphaned PsExec Services from Target Computers

By Scott | Published: April 20, 2021

What’s the problem? Occasionally we will hear of a situation where PsExec is not able to properly clean itself up on target computers. Under normal circumstances when PsExec runs, it installs a service on the remote computer, temporarily, in order to run the desired application/script/command. Then when it completes the action, the service is removed. […]

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PsExec Version 2.33 Released March 23, 2021 – LPE Mitigation

By Scott | Published: March 26, 2021

PsExec v2.33 was released March 23, 2021. We are recommending that everyone update to this version. You can download it here. After you download it, make sure to launch it manually one time under the account that you use to run BatchPatch. Also check the file properties to make sure it isn’t being blocked by […]

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How to Remotely Clear the Print Queue on Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: March 8, 2021

We recently received a question about how to use BatchPatch to remotely clear the print queue on numerous computers. The process is actually pretty simple, and I’ll go through it step by step below. First we need to prepare a simple script that will do the actual work. The process for clearing a print queue […]

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How to do Offline Windows Updates for Numerous Computers

By Scott | Published: February 23, 2021

Many organizations have one or more networks of computers that don’t have access to the internet, but this creates a challenge for keeping the operating systems up to date. Fortunately, BatchPatch has functionality that enables administrators to easily deploy updates to their offline computers. When it comes to offline Windows Update, there are a few […]

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Including Custom Remote Commands in a Job Queue

By Scott | Published: February 9, 2021

If you want to create a job queue in BatchPatch to execute a multi-step process on target computers, you can do that very easily. Today I’m going to show you how you can add your own custom remote commands or deployments to a job queue. There are many different uses for a job queue in […]

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