Name
Group Policy Refresh Utility —
\windows\system32\gpupdate.exe
Synopsis
Refresh group policies and settings. (Group Policy Refresh Utility is included with Windows XP Professional only.)
To Open
Command Prompt →
gpupdate
Usage
gpupdate [/target] [/force] [/wait] [/logoff] [/boot] [/sync]
Description
Type gpupdate at the command prompt to refresh
group policy settings. The Group Policy Refresh Utility accepts the
following options:
-
/target:computeror/target:user Refresh only
useror onlycomputerpolicy settings; by default, both are refreshed.-
/force Reapply all policy settings — by default, only policy settings that have changed since the last refresh are applied.
-
/wait:value Wait a specified number of seconds for policy processing to finish before being returned to the command prompt. The default is 600 seconds; specify
0(zero) not to wait at all, or1(one) to wait indefinitely.-
/logoff Log off the current user after the Group Policy settings have been refreshed.
-
/boot Restart Windows after the Group Policy settings have been refreshed.
-
/sync Cause the next foreground policy application (occurring at computer startup and user logon) to be done synchronously. If
/syncis specified,/forceand/waitparameters will be ignored.
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