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Deploying Windows Feature Update 25H2 Remotely to Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: January 5, 2026

Standard Deployment Method for Windows Feature Update 25H2 (and other feature updates/upgrades such as 24H2, 23H2, 22H2, 21H2 etc) in BatchPatch If Microsoft has already made the update available to your computer, then unless you are using an old version of BatchPatch (released prior to April 2020), you can deploy Windows Feature Update 25H2 using […]

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Windows Updates and Patch Management with BatchPatch

By Scott | Published: September 5, 2024

BatchPatch continues to be one of the most effective Windows Update tools in existence, while also being one of the most cost-effective applications when it comes to patch management, in general. The name, BatchPatch, was selected because the software enables an IT administrator to be able to manage patches and updates on many computers, simultaneously. […]

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Using BatchPatch to Rename the Windows SoftwareDistribution Folder on Target Computers

By Scott | Published: August 22, 2023

In some cases when you’re dealing with Windows Update problems on a target computer, you might find recommendations on the web that suggest to rename the Windows SoftwareDistribution folder ( C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution ) in order to reset the Windows Update components. The purpose of renaming that folder is to cause Windows to re-create it from scratch. […]

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BatchPatch Stuck Searching for Available Updates on a Windows 8.1 or 2012R2 Target

By Scott | Published: January 13, 2023

This isn’t really a BatchPatch problem per se, but it’s come up a couple of times in the past handful of months, so I want to take a moment to discuss it here today. The issue is that when you have a Windows 8.1 or 2012R2 target computer, the search for available updates seems to […]

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New Version of BatchPatch Released July 2022

By Scott | Published: July 6, 2022

This week we released a new version of BatchPatch. Along with miscellaneous fixes and enhancements, the primary features/functionality we added are: Custom email notifications that can be saved and added to job queues or scheduled tasks. Now you can have different email notification settings for different purposes. So, for example, if you need to have […]

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Remotely Deploying Monthly Windows Updates to Multiple Computers

By Scott | Published: June 3, 2022

BatchPatch can do quite a few things, but at the core of the software is the functionality for managing Windows Updates on numerous computers without having to install any permanent remote agents, and with only minimal setup and configuration. In many environments BatchPatch will just work right out of the box, without any configuration. In […]

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Excluding Specific Dates or Date Ranges from Recurring Scheduled Tasks

By Scott | Published: November 11, 2021

We recently received a question from a user who has scheduled tasks configured in BatchPatch to run with recurrence set to ‘Monthly (2nd Tuesday) + 4 days‘. He asked how he can effectively exclude the entire month of December so that none of the recurring scheduled tasks run in December. Now, of course if you […]

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There are no applicable updates in the filtered collection

By Scott | Published: June 15, 2020

Sometimes we’ll get an email from someone who is confused about the message ‘There are no applicable updates in the filtered collection‘. They’ll note that when they execute ‘Check for available updates‘, BatchPatch finds updates, but when they execute ‘Download and install updates‘, BatchPatch reports There are no applicable updates in the filtered collection. Below […]

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Preventing Particular Updates from Installing on Target Computers

By Scott | Published: April 10, 2020

Under normal circumstances BatchPatch is used to initiate the download and/or installation of updates on a group of target computers. So long as you have setup your environment to work with BatchPatch as far as permissions and firewall settings are concerned, then BatchPatch can, if desired, be used without altering your existing Windows Update settings. […]

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A Utility to Schedule Windows Updates on Numerous Computers

By Scott | Published: January 14, 2020

When we first created BatchPatch it was intended to be used primarily as a real-time utility, where an administrator could initiate the download and installation process for Windows Updates on many target computers at the same time, while also being able to monitor the progress of each action on every computer all the way through […]

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