Gpupdate Force

Force a Group Policy Update

Introduction

The gpupdate command is used to update group policies that are applied by your company. You can use the command to force an update of all group policies, or you can specify a specific group policy to update.

Forcing an Update of All Group Policies

To force an update of all group policies, type the following command at a command prompt:

gpupdate /force

This command will force an update of all group policies, regardless of whether they have changed. The update will be applied to all computers in the domain.

Forcing an Update of a Specific Group Policy

To force an update of a specific group policy, type the following command at a command prompt:

gpupdate /force /target:{group policy name}

For example, to force an update of the "Default Domain Policy" group policy, you would type the following command:

gpupdate /force /target:Default Domain Policy

This command will force an update of the "Default Domain Policy" group policy on all computers in the domain.

Additional Options

The gpupdate command has a number of additional options that can be used to control the update process. For more information, see the gpupdate documentation.