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Update + Reboot Cycle with the BatchPatch Job Queue

By Scott | Published: December 22, 2020

One of the things that sysadmins frequently like to do with BatchPatch is use it to create an update + reboot loop with the goal of applying updates to target computers, rebooting those computers, and then doing a fresh check for available updates. If more updates have become available after the reboot, initiate the installation […]

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Install Patches with Multiple Automated Reboots

By Scott | Published: March 15, 2017

Today I want to take a few minutes to go over one of the core automation options that BatchPatch provides for Windows Updates. Anyone who has ever been responsible for applying Windows Updates across a network of computers has encountered the rather annoying and often frustrating situation where installing updates and then rebooting target computers […]

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How to Automate Windows Updates with Multiple Patch and Reboot Cycles

By Scott | Published: October 18, 2016

Anyone who has worked with Windows Updates for any length of time has encountered the situation where after downloading/installing updates and rebooting, all of a sudden after the computer comes back online there are new updates available, even though all available updates were installed before the reboot. This seems to be an unavoidable fact with […]

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