We currently have a maintenance window set up once a week during a time when we're closed and have Windows Update set to run during that period with some padding time before and after.
For example, if the maintenance window is 2:30 am to 6:30 am we set Windows Update to run at 3:00 am. It works relatively well given that we close at 1:00 am at the latest and open at 7:30 am at the earliest. However, the auto-download set up by DeepFreeze looks promising! FWIW we're running 7.21. Joel Marchesoni Tech Support Analyst Hunter Library, Western Carolina University http://library.wcu.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Lolis, John Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 11:21 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Automating Windows Updates on Deep Freeze computers This is one of those things that I've been meaning to tackle myself. I guess it's time. I just did a search on your subject and found this: http://support.faronics.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/297/8/how-are-windows-updates-handled-on-deep-freeze-protected-computers With the latest version (v7.5), they added a nice feature that will download updates to a frozen system and retain them for updating when the system is thawed. John Lolis Coordinator of Computer Systems White Plains Public Library 100 Martine Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 tel: 1.914.422.1497 fax: 1.914.422.1452 http://whiteplainslibrary.org/ On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Kyle Breneman <tomeconque...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anybody out there have a process in place that allows for > regular, automatic download and installation of Windows Updates on > computers that are running Deep Freeze? Currently we manually thaw > the computers, then check for, download and install any updates, > before manually freezing the computers again. With only 2 PCs, its > not a big deal, but it would be nice to know if there's a way to automate > this process. > > Regards, > Kyle >
