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Is there any way to exclude a certain update without having to enter in the KB number in the Create list of specific updates for download/installation window ? I know that i can type in one by one which KB i want installed on the PCs in the list, but an exclusion list would be nice to have as well.
This Windows 10 upgrade is being downloaded on all of my systems when running a Check or Download Updates using BatchPatch and i dont want to accidentally upgrade my systems to Windows 10.
Excluding patches using the KB would be a cool feature to add if it already doesn’t exist…
Hello – Thank you for your feedback. An exclusion list will exist in the next version of BatchPatch. It has already been implemented in BatchPatch but has not been released in the production build yet. You can expect it probably sometime in the next 4 to 8 weeks.
In the meantime, you can still exclude an update by hiding it, which in your particular case with Windows 10 upgrade is actually probably a better option anyway because once the update is hidden, it will remain hidden until/unless you unhide it: Hiding Windows Updates
I hope this helps.
-Doug
Dumb question right back at ya:
How are you seeing this particular upgrade appear in BatchPatch? I don’t have your computer in front of me, so I don’t know what you are seeing to be able to guide you. 🙂
If you do a check for available updates in BatchPatch, you get back a list of updates that are available for installation on the target host(s). Most updates have a KB number, but sometimes certain updates do not have a KB number. If you see the Windows 10 upgrade appear in the list of available updates but it does not have a KB number, it should still have a title… maybe something like “Upgrade to Windows 10 for x86 computers” or similar.
In the “hide” list instead of inputting the KB number you would simply input the title of the update. So in this case if the update is called “Upgrade to Windows 10 for x86 computers” then that is the text that you would put into the “hide” list.
Does this make sense? Let me know if you’re still having trouble, and if so please provide as much detail as you can about what you are seeing and what is happening.
Thanks,
Doug
No worries at all. Sounds like you got it. As a FYI for future reference, in this case it appears that the complete title of the update is
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586
BatchPatch will match any part of the title, so it’s sufficient to just use “Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro” as you have done to hide the update. The only thing worth knowing for future usage is that if you had two updates (I’m inventing the second update – it doesn’t actually exist, of course):
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1512, 10586
If you were to use “Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro” as the title-matching input in the “hide” list, then both updates would end up getting hidden. However, if you matched the complete title “Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586” then only that particular update would get hidden.
I hope this helps.
Take care,
Doug
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