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Windows Offline Update for Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: June 4, 2020

You can use BatchPatch to apply Windows security updates to numerous computers that do not have internet access. Many organizations will have a high-security network where no computer on that network may access the internet. Further, it’s common to have the network so protected that it cannot even house a WSUS for update delivery. If […]

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Offline Windows Patching for Isolated or Air-Gapped Networks

By Scott | Published: February 4, 2020

Applying Windows security updates to a network that is isolated from or completely air-gapped from the primary network can be a challenge and a pain. At the very least it means that you, the sysadmin, have to devise a patching plan for multiple networks. However, it also means that you need a way to figure […]

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Executing Processes on Computers that are Frequently Powered Off or Disconnected from the Network

By Scott | Published: May 2, 2016

Every administrator at one time or another has the need to update user computers that are rarely connected to the corporate network. Whether you need to install Windows Updates or update a third-party software product, it’s always a pain in the butt when the computer in question is a laptop that is rarely brought in […]

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Initiating Tasks on Computers that are Frequently Offline

By Scott | Published: November 11, 2015

One of the challenges that administrators often face is getting things done on user computers that rarely connect to the network. For example, part of your job might be to update Java, Adobe Flash, or Adobe Reader on all of your users’ computers. Inevitably it seems that you are able to get 90% done immediately […]

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