# Refresh policy on a single remote computer Invoke-GPUpdate -Computer "Finance-PC01" -Target "User" # Refresh policy on all computers in a specific Active Directory OU Get-ADComputer -Filter * -SearchBase "OU=Workstations,DC=domain,DC=local" | ForEach-Object Invoke-GPUpdate -Computer $_.Name -Force Use code with caution.
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: Certain policy settings, especially those related to software installation or user profile changes, require a logoff ( /logoff ) or reboot ( /reboot ) to take effect. The gpupdate command can be used to enforce these conditions. # Refresh policy on a single remote computer
: When you see a message that the computer policy update failed while the user policy succeeded, it may be due to slow network links, inaccessible domain controllers, or locked files. : When you see a message that the
Running gpupdate can sometimes feel like reading tea leaves. It tells you it completed successfully, but the user still can’t map the drive. You then have to run gpresult /h report.html just to figure out that a permission string was missing. gpupdate promises a lot, but it doesn't always deliver the diagnostics.