Gpupdate Command
The command I have in the batch script is 'echo n gpupdate /force'. When deploying this is just shows running and will sit there indefinitely. Anyone have any ideas how to push out this command remotely through PDQ Deploy? I feel like this is a pretty basic command and I am sure I'm just missing something. Update Group Policy settings. If the time limit is exceeded, the command prompt returns, but policy processing continues. /Logoff and /Boot will have no effect if there are no client-side extensions called that require a logoff/reboot. /Force and /Wait parameters will. The at command is used to schedule commands and other programs to run at a specific date. Gpupdate command is used to update Group policies in Windows operating system Domain. There are different options to use with the gpupdate but one of the most used option is.
The gpupdate command refreshes a computer's local Group Policy, and any Active Directory-based group policies.
Availability
Gpupdate Command Prompt
Gpupdate is an external command and is available for the following Microsoft operating systems as gpupdate.exe.
Gpupdate Command
Gpupdate syntax
| /Target:{Computer | User} | Specifies that only user or only computer policy settings be refreshed. By default, both user and computer policy settings are refreshed. |
| /Force | Reapplies all policy settings. By default, only policy settings that have changed are applied. |
| /Wait:{value} | Sets the number of seconds to wait for policy processing to finish. The default is 600 seconds. The value '0' means not to wait. The value '-1' means to wait indefinitely. When the time limit is exceeded, the command prompt returns, but policy processing continues. |
| /Logoff | Causes a logoff after the Group Policy settings are refreshed, which is required for those client-side extensions that don't process policy on a background refresh cycle but do during log on. Examples include user-targeted Software Installation and Folder Redirection. This option has no effect if there are no extensions called that require a logoff. |
| /Boot | Causes a reboot after the Group Policy settings are refreshed, for those client-side extensions that don't process policy on a background refresh cycle but do at startup. Examples include computer-targeted Software Installation. This option has no effect if there are no extensions called that require a reboot. |
| /Sync | Causes the next foreground policy application to be done synchronously. Foreground policy applications occur at computer boot and user login. You can specify this for the user, computer or both using the /Target parameter. The /Force and /Wait parameters are ignored if specified. |
Gpupdate examples
Running the command alone refreshes the computers policies as shown below in the example output.
Gpupdate Command Mean
Additional information
Gpupdate Command Line
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