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  • When starting, the KBOX displays an OK/Snooze choice to you for 15 minutes, then proceeds if there was no response.
  • If you choose Snooze, the KBOX waits 5 minutes and asks again.
  • The KBOX displays a Patching in Progress message continuously until this step is completed.
  • The actual patching process takes significant computer resources, so your other work may be noticeably affected. Also, some
  • Some applications (e.g., Java) will not patch successfully if the application is running at the time the patching is attempted, so during the Deploy step you should close any applications and Web browsers you are not actively using.
  • If a reboot is needed, the KBOX displays a Reboot prompt to you for 5 minutes, and re-prompts every hour (unless auto-reboots).

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  1. Visit the KBOX user portal in your web browser
  2. Log in with your Carleton username and password
  3. Click the My Computer tab
  4. Scroll down the page to the Activities section
  5. Click on the Labels link
  6. If you have a Label beginning with PatchSelf, your machine is on a patching schedule
    1. Note: If you have a VM, multiple Operating Systems, or multiple computers, you'll need to repeat this process from each VM/OS/computer

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  1. Visit the KBOX user portal in your web browser
  2. Log in with your Carleton username and password
  3. Click the Software Library tab
  4. In the Search field, type Patch and click Search, or scroll down the page until you see the entries beginning with Patch Schedule: 
  5. Click on the desired Patch Schedule
  6. Read the Installation Instructions and click Install Now
    1. Note: If you have a VM, multiple Operating Systems, or multiple computers, you'll need to repeat this process from each VM/OS/computer

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