Category Archives: General

Windows 11 Monthly Cumulative Update Fails to Install in Offline Mode: Copy To Cache: Failed. HRESULT: -2145095681 or HRESULT: -2146467818

By Scott | Published: April 16, 2025

We have received some reports that using BatchPatch offline mode to install the most recent monthly cumulative update for Windows 11 is now failing with the following errors appearing in the Remote Agent Log column in the grid (this log can also be accessed by using Actions > Windows updates > View BatchPatch.log or by […]

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WSUS is Now Deprecated

By Scott | Published: April 3, 2025

Microsoft announced at the end of last year that WSUS is now officially deprecated. Microsoft said: As part of our vision for simplified Windows management from the cloud, Microsoft has announced deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Specifically, this means that we are no longer investing in new capabilities, nor are we accepting new […]

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Wait for a Remote Process to Finish Running Before Installing Updates

By Scott | Published: March 17, 2025

BatchPatch has a lot of built-in options to facilitate customizing your Windows Update process or your process for updating a third-party application. Today I want to illustrate one way to use BatchPatch to proceed with an update installation only after it confirms that a remote process is no longer running. Maybe your environment has some […]

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BatchPatch New Build Released March 2025

By Scott | Published: March 14, 2025

We published a new build recently. The change log is visible in the software under Help > Check for updates > View change log

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BatchPatch New Build Released February 2025

By Scott | Published: February 17, 2025

We published a new build recently. It contains a security update as well as grid performance improvements. The change log is visible in the software under Help > Check for updates > View change log

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Reviewing Some of the Basic BatchPatch Functionality

By Scott | Published: November 8, 2024

I am regularly reminded that we have some users who have been using BatchPatch for months or even years but who haven’t even scratched the surface when it comes to functionality. Today I don’t even want to get into any of the more advanced features of BatchPatch. Instead I actually want to focus on just […]

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CLR error when launching BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: September 27, 2024
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Remotely Download and Install Windows Updates on Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: September 17, 2024

You can use BatchPatch to trigger the Windows Update process across an entire network of computers in just a couple of clicks. Highlight the rows in the grid for the target hosts that you would like to act upon. If you’d like to see which updates are available for your computers, start by clicking Actions […]

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Windows Updates and Patch Management with BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: September 5, 2024

BatchPatch continues to be one of the most effective Windows Update tools in existence, while also being one of the most cost-effective applications when it comes to patch management, in general. The name, BatchPatch, was selected because the software enables an IT administrator to be able to manage patches and updates on many computers, simultaneously. […]

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BatchPatch New Version Released 20240716

By Scott | Published: July 19, 2024

Just a reminder… we don’t post about every new build/version on this blog. You can see the full change log and version history inside of the software under Help > Check for updates > View change log On July 16, 2024 we released a new version of BatchPatch (v20240716): BatchPatch Offline Mode now supports Windows […]

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