trigger batchpatch via cmd

[belne]

Hi BatchPatch forum,

I would like to automatize our windows update procedure at my company, we use batchpatch a while.
My question is, is there any way to trigger batchpatch via cmd or powershell?
I have the list of the hosts, but I dont want to manually add them to batchpatch and start the windows update download & install procedure, I just want to “give” the list from a csv to batchpatch with a command and start the winupdate procedure with another. In this way I could write a script to do that or do a schedule task, or basically anything.
Is it possible? I would be so happy…

Thanks;

[doug]

You cannot trigger BatchPatch actions from cmd/powershell. However, if you want to automate the update process you can schedule BatchPatch actions to run at a desired datetime by using the Task Scheduler inside of BatchPatch:

How to Automate Monthly Windows Patching and Updates for Numerous Computers

If you want to be able to run BatchPatch scheduled tasks without having to be logged on with BatchPatch running, you can run BatchPatch as a service:

Running BatchPatch as a Service

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