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KBOX patch management should not reinstall patches that are already applied, nor should it downgrade your applications.
How do I keep my computer from sleeping when a patch schedule starts long after I leave?
KBOX patching cannot run if a computer is in sleep mode at the scheduled time. Most campus computers are configured to go into sleep mode after a period of inactivity, usually 4 hours. But if a patch schedule step runs at 4am, and you left your computer on at work at 6pm, the computer will be sleeping by 4am when patching is supposed to start.
There are 4 solutions to this problem:
- In the power management settings on your computer, disable the computer's sleep mode entirely (but this wastes energy).
- In the power management settings in your computer operating system or BIOS, schedule the computer to wake up about 20 minutes before patching is scheduled to start.
- Have your computer configured to accept a Wake-on-LAN request when it is sleeping, and the KBOX will send a Wake-on-LAN packet about 10-15 minutes before patching is scheduled to start (ask the ITS HelpDesk x5999 for help with this).
- Launch a "keep awake" utility on your computer when you leave, so it never becomes inactive and so never sleeps. For Windows, we have had good results with a free utility called Caffeine, from Zhorn Software.
Manual Updates Within Applications
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