Remote Desktop and Doing System / Software Updates

I am new to Remote Desktop.  I am starting to use it daily in my class room to share things with students and lock screens, etc.  Is there an easy way to do system updates and software updates (adobe flash player, java, etc.) without having to manually log in to each machine?  I have to believe there is a better way...could someone point me in the right direction?  Thanks!

Oh, my version of Remote Desktop is 3.7.2

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