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Windows Update for Offline Computers and Disconnected Networks

By Scott | Published: December 31, 2018

It’s becoming increasingly common for companies and organizations to segregate at least some of their servers (and even non-server computers sometimes too) so that they don’t have any internet access. The goal in eliminating internet access for computers is virtually always to increase security by decreasing the attack surface or vector. However, while it’s true […]

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Download All Windows Security Updates to Distribute to Remote Computers

By Scott | Published: December 19, 2017

BatchPatch has a number of ways that it can work to apply Windows Updates to computers that do not have internet access or access to a WSUS. You can read more about those options here. However, today I am going to focus on how you can pre-download all Windows security updates at once in order […]

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The Best Way to Patch an Isolated Network Environment

By Scott | Published: November 9, 2016

We have talked a lot about offline patch management with BatchPatch, and today will be no exception. We truly believe that BatchPatch provides the best, simplest, least expensive way to apply updates to machines on isolated networks. (We also happen to believe that BatchPatch is the best, simplest, and least expensive option for updating machines […]

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Offline Patch Management

By Scott | Published: August 31, 2016

One of the challenges that many administrators face is patch management for offline networks. In many cases it can be a bit of a catch-22. On the one hand we are charged with keeping the computers on the offline network 100% patched and up to date, so that they pass any security vulnerability audits. On […]

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Offline Windows Update

By Scott | Published: March 21, 2016

Today I’d like to take a few minutes to go over the offline Windows Update capabilities that are built in to BatchPatch. One of the common problems that sysadmins have, particularly on secured networks, is getting their Windows systems updated without having access to the internet or a WSUS server (Windows Server Update Services). In […]

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