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Learn how to manually refresh Windows group policies at the command line
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Gpupdate refreshes local and based on Active Directory, Group Policy settings, including security settings on the computer on which it is running. Gpupdate command can be used locally on a computer running Windows XP or later to immediately refresh rules.
Things You Should Know
- Run command prompt as an admin.
- Enter the code, then press "Enter."
- Your Group Policy on your computer will update.
Steps
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Run a command prompt as an administrator. To do this, right-click and select run as administrator. -
A new window will display the console. Enter the command: "gpupdate /force" and press enter.Advertisement -
Wait a moment. Group Policy changes will be updated. The console displays: -
If you want to refresh Group Policy and restart the computer (for example, if with the update rules of the groups have yet to install the software), use the command "gpupdate /boot". This will restart your computer and update the changes.
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