Refreshing GPO settings

This recipe shows how to refresh Group Policy settings on domain-joined hosts after changing and/or adding GPOs.

This recipe shows two ways to refresh GPO settings:

• Using Group Policy Management, centrally
• Using the command line on a domain-joined host

Getting ready

To refresh Group Policy settings using Group Policy Management, sign in to a system with the Group Policy Management feature installed with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.

To refresh Group Policy settings using the command line on a domain-joined host, sign in to the host with an account that has local administrator privileges.

How to do it…

To refresh the GPO settings, choose between the two ways – using Group Policy Management and using the command line on a domain-joined host.

Using Group Policy Management

Perform these steps to refresh the GPO settings for an OU using Group Policy Management:

1. Press Start.
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