BatchPatch Cumulative Update query/filtering

[rgustafson]

Hello,

I am having issues querying the specific patch I am looking for in BatchPatch. As of today, 11/30, I would like to install the October Cumulative Updates on some servers, but when I follow the steps listed below, I am only seeing the November Cumulative update.
 
Windows Updates->Filter which available updates are included or excluded when downloading/installing -> Include / exclude specific updates (graphical)

I have used this software for around 2 years and only seen this happen a few times, is there any setting I need to tweak in order to pull the Oct CUs?

Thanks,
Ryan

[doug]

You can’t query for a specific update that is not being offered to the machine. The filter works by enabling you to filter which available updates are shown. However, if an update is not available to the computer in the first place, you can’t use the filter to make it become available. The cumulative update each month replaces all previous cumulative updates. Windows will not ever offer a cumulative update from a previous month once the new month’s cumulative update has been published. This has nothing to do with BatchPatch. It’s part of how Windows functions nowadays. If you want to install a specific cumulative update that was released in a previous month, then you need to download the update directly from the Microsoft Update Catalog. You can then use the BatchPatch ‘Deploy’ functionality to deploy it to your systems.

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