Category Archives: Tutorials

Using the Task Scheduler to Execute a Custom Job Queue

By Scott | Published: November 19, 2020

Create a custom job queue Let’s start by creating our custom job queue. Select ‘Actions > Job Queue > Create/modify job queue‘ In the Job Queue window, create your desired queue. In this case I have created a queue to execute an update + reboot cycle, indefinitely, until there are no more updates available to […]

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Remotely Deploying Windows Feature Update Version 20H2 (the ‘October 2020 Update’) to Numerous Computers

By Scott | Published: November 4, 2020

Standard Deployment of Windows Feature Update 20H2 (and other feature updates/upgrades) with BatchPatch in Default/NON-Cached Mode Generally speaking, if you are using the April 2020 or newer release of BatchPatch, you can install Windows feature updates with the normal ‘Windows Update’ actions in BatchPatch, when running the application in standard, non-cached, mode. To do so, […]

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Remotely Executing Windows Console or Shell Commands vs Windows Executables in BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: October 20, 2020

Today I’d like to discuss a topic that comes up sometimes that can be confusing when you don’t know anything about what is happening “under the hood” in BatchPatch. BatchPatch Remote Commands In BatchPatch we provide two primary ways for executing remote commands– ‘Remote command 1/2‘ and ‘Remote command 3/4 (logged output)‘. What some of […]

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Verifying the Authenticity and Integrity of BatchPatch.exe

By Scott | Published: September 29, 2020

PROTECT YOURSELF any time you download an executable file from the internet. *Before* you launch a freshly downloaded file for the first time, ensure that it’s safe. Check the digital signature to confirm that it’s signed by the publisher, and scan the file for malware. See below for more. Sometimes we are asked why we […]

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Deploying .msi, .msu, and .msp Files Remotely to Numerous Computers

By Scott | Published: September 17, 2020

You can use BatchPatch to deploy virtually any type of file or package to target computers. As Windows systems administrators, we commonly have to work with .msi and .msu files, and occasionally we need to deal .msp files too. If you have a .msi, .msu, or .msp file that you need to install on numerous […]

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Error retrieving service instance data: The maximum message size quota for incoming messages has been exceeded.

By Scott | Published: August 31, 2020

Today I’d like to discuss an uncommon error that can occur when trying to launch selected .bps files that are active in the BatchPatch service instance. First, if you’re not sure what the BatchPatch service instance is, you might not be running BatchPatch as a service. This error can and will only occur when a […]

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Reset Windows Update with a Single BatchPatch Remote Command

By Scott | Published: August 17, 2020

We recently received a request to integrate the following into BatchPatch, so that with a single click a user could perform the following actions on numerous target computers: Stop the Windows Update service by running the following command: NET STOP WUAUSERV Rename the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution.old Start the Windows Update service by running the […]

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Applying Windows Updates to a Large Group of Computers En Masse

By Scott | Published: July 29, 2020

Many environments will be ready to use BatchPatch without any special or additional configuration required, but some might require a few tweaks in order for everything to work properly. If it’s the first time you’ve used BatchPatch, check out the ‘Getting Started‘ guide to learn how to configure your computers and network for BatchPatch. Once […]

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Deploying a Registry Key / Value to HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) – Part 2

By Scott | Published: July 20, 2020

Last year I posted this tutorial about how you can deploy a registry key/value to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) registry hive of target computers. Following those instructions will enable you to place a registry key/value into the registry hive of all users who have logged on to the target computers. However, what if you want to […]

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Deploying Windows 10 Feature Update Version 2004 (the ‘May 2020 Update’) to Numerous Remote Computers Simultaneously

By Scott | Published: June 29, 2020

Beginning with the April 2020 release of BatchPatch, all Windows 10 feature updates/upgrades can be applied using the standard/normal Windows Update actions in BatchPatch (‘Actions > Windows updates > Download and install updates‘ or ‘Actions > Windows updates > Install downloaded updates‘). However, please note that for that to work, BatchPatch must be running in […]

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