4 Simple Steps to Refresh the Group Policy Settings in Windows

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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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    To do this, right-click and select run as administrator.
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    Enter the command: "gpupdate /force" and press enter.
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    Group Policy changes will be updated. The console displays:
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    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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