This random delay cannot be configured when you use the GPMC, but you can configure the random delay for the scheduled task or set the scheduled task to run immediately when you use the Invoke-GPUpdate cmdlet.

The task is scheduled to run with a random delay of up to 10 minutes to decrease the load on the network traffic. When you select an OU to remotely refresh the Group Policy settings on all the computers in that OU, the following operations happen:Īn Active Directory query returns a list of all computers that belong to that OU.įor each computer that belongs to the selected OU, a WMI call retrieves the list of signed in users.Ī remote scheduled task is created to run GPUpdate.exe /force for each signed in user and once for the computer Group Policy refresh. The remote Group Policy refresh updates all Group Policy settings, including security settings that are set on a group of remote computers, by using the functionality that is added to the context menu for an OU in the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). Or you can use the Invoke-GPUpdate Windows PowerShell cmdlet to refresh Group Policy for a set of computers, including computers that are not within the OU structure-for example, if the computers are located in the default computers container. With Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, you can remotely refresh Group Policy settings for all computers in an organizational unit (OU) from one central location by using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). In previous versions of Windows, this was accomplished by having the user run GPUpdate.exe on their computer. When the Resultant Set of Policy settings does not conform to your expectations, a best practice is to first verify that the computer or user has received the latest policy settings. Group Policy is a complicated infrastructure that enables you to apply policy settings to remotely configure a computer and user experience within a domain. Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

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