May 31 2022 04:21 PM
I.T. Guy Managing a busy Dental Care office. When the workstations have pending updates, some functions stop responding in applications that we use, interfering with our patient flow. Does anyone have any solutions? Much Appreciated.
May 31 2022 08:14 PM
Jun 01 2022 08:08 AM
Thank you Kapil.
But......When updates are pending, printers, usb cameras, start buttons stop responding to clicks, workstations become super slow, and more, etc; etc;
The Windows 10 environment should continue function properly even with a pending update. Very annoying when trying to manage patient flow for 25 workstations. Dentist and Hygienist cannot stop working because of updates. Not good. They know to do updates at end of day but do not want to sit around for the workstations to restart, which often takes a long time.
just tired of it. sorry.
Jun 01 2022 08:30 AM
Jul 20 2022 12:34 PM
@MikeyVee4561I would suggest learning how to use Windows Admin Center, or another remote administration interface, and setting up a small server implementation (on the local area network,) to remotely deploy updates unattended (of course this is when no one is using any of the devices.) It's a lot faster, and nowhere near as inconvenient for the person using the device:
Windows Admin Center | Customizations for desktop devices
Deploy Windows client updates using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
DISM Operating System Package (.cab or .msu) Servicing Command-Line Options
If it's a thin client that remote boots over the network, then of course you could even update the images offline, probably all at the same time ( without the computers even turned on, as long as you had access to the images. )
There is one section here showing where to download updates, and how to add them to an Offline Windows 10 Image: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-11/example-iso-patch-guide-for-windows-11-64-bit-21h2...
You could obviously change the drive letters and folder names to whatever you want. The last two basically just apply the latest updates and finalize the image. This does work outside of WinPE, as long as it's not an exact copy of the running / Online Operating System Image:
REM ----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++
REM Example: Restore and Optimize an offline Windows Image on a workstation PC using WinPE to reduce boot time
MKDIR "A:\Scrtch"
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:A:\Win11_English_x64v1\sources\install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
SFC /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=A:\ /OFFWINDIR=A:\Windows
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Optimize-Image /WimBoot
RMDIR /Q /S "A:\Scrtch"
REM ----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++
REM ----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++
REM Example: Patch / Update and Optimize an offline Windows 11 Image on a workstation PC using WinPE to reduce boot time
@ECHO OFF
MKDIR "A:\Scrtch"
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Optimize-Image /WimBoot
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Add-Package /PackagePath:"A:\Patches\MS\Win11\21H2\x64\windows10.0-kb5015814-x64_db4c15264fec1ac8a6794a442a00fe7881337cd3.msu" /PackagePath:"A:\Patches\MS\Win11\21H2\x64\windows10.0-kb5013889-x64-ndp48_852faa94119365c2d2a311a59536bb9b85a5f653.msu"
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
RMDIR /Q /S "A:\Scrtch"
REM ----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++
REM ----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++
REM Example: Patch / Update and Optimize an offline Windows 10 Image on a workstation PC using WinPE to reduce boot time
@ECHO OFF
MKDIR "A:\Scrtch"
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Optimize-Image /WimBoot
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Add-Package /PackagePath:"A:\Patches\MS\Win10\21H2\x64\windows10.0-kb5015807-x64_e3e62de3b52802c48fa6b027c49e0951b8575743.msu" /PackagePath:"A:\Patches\MS\Win10\21H2\x64\windows10.0-kb5013887-x64-ndp48_cee9944aef2e07c7ca85b5ca1d9d67ecdf7a9abf.msu"
DISM /Image:A:\ /ScratchDir:"A:\Scrtch" /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
RMDIR /Q /S "A:\Scrtch"
REM ----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++----------++++++++++