How to Force a Group Policy Update
September 10, 2023 by Robert Allen
If you want to force a Group Policy Update in Windows 11/10, you will have to make use of the built-in GPUPDATE.exe command-line tool.
How to Use GPUPDATE.exe to Force a Group Policy Update
To force a background update of all Group Policy settings, regardless of whether they've changed, type the following command in a Command Prompt window and press Enter:
gpupdate /force
To force an immediate Group Policy refresh for all Group Policy settings for all computers in a single OU when you combine the Get-GPUpdatestatus cmdlet with the Invoke-GPUpdate cmdlet, type the following command in a Windows PowerShell window and press Enter:
Get-GPUpdatestatus -computer computername | Invoke-GPUpdate -force
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