Windows 10: Update Group Policy Settings in Windows 10

How to: Update Group Policy Settings in Windows 10

How to Manually Update Group Policy Settings in Windows 10


Information The Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides a single user interface through which all the the Computer Configuration and User Configuration settings of Local Group Policy objects can be managed.

By default, computer and user Group Policy are updated in the background every 90 minutes, with a random offset of 0 to 30 minutes. In addition to background updates, Group Policy is always updated when the system starts.

After you make changes to group policies, you may want the changes to be applied immediately without waiting on the default refresh interval above to do so.

If you set group policies using Registry Editor on a local computer, then you may want to update group policy settings on the computer without having to restart the computer.

This tutorial will show you how to manually force an update of computer and user Group Policy settings in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to update Group Policy settings.



Note gpupdate command usage:

Syntax: gpupdate [/Target:{Computer | User}] [/Force] [/Wait:<value>] [/Logoff] [/Boot] [/Sync]


[table][tr][td]Parameter[/td] [td]Description[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]/Target:{Computer | User}[/td] [td]Specifies that only User or only Computer policy settings are updated. By default, both User and Computer policy settings are updated.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]/Force[/td] [td]Reapplies all policy settings. By default, only policy settings that have changed are applied.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]/Wait:{value}[/td] [td]Sets the number of seconds to wait for policy processing to finish. The default is 600 seconds. The value '0' means not to wait. The value '-1' means to wait indefinitely. When the time limit is exceeded, the command prompt returns, but policy processing continues.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]/Logoff[/td] [td]Causes a logoff after the Group Policy settings are updated. This is required for those Group Policy client-side extensions that do not process policy on a background update cycle but do process policy when a user logs on. Examples include user-targeted Software Installation and Folder Redirection. This option has no effect if there are no extensions called that require a logoff.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]/Boot[/td] [td]Causes a computer restart after the Group Policy settings are applied. This is required for those Group Policy client-side extensions that do not process policy on a background update cycle but do process policy at computer startup. Examples include computer-targeted Software Installation. This option has no effect if there are no extensions called that require a restart.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]/Sync[/td] [td]Causes the next foreground policy application to be done synchronously. Foreground policy applications occur at computer start up and user logon. You can specify this for the user, computer or both using the /Target parameter. The /Force and /Wait parameters will be ignored if specified.[/td] [/tr] [/table]

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Update Both Computer and User Group Policy Settings
• Option Two: To Update Only Computer Group Policy Settings
• Option Three: To Update only User Group Policy Settings

EXAMPLE: Computer and User Group Policies









OPTION ONE [/i] To Update Both Computer and User Group Policy Settings
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. Enter the command you want to use below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

(Updates only changed policy settings)
*Arrow gpupdate

OR

(Updates all policy settings)
*Arrow gpupdate /force








OPTION TWO [/i] To Update Only Computer Group Policy Settings
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. Enter the command you want to use below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

(Updates only changed computer policy settings)
*Arrow gpupdate /target:computer

OR

(Updates all computer policy settings)
*Arrow gpupdate /target:computer /force








OPTION THREE [/i] To Update only User Group Policy Settings
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. Enter the command you want to use below into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

(Updates only changed user policy settings)
*Arrow gpupdate /target:user

OR

(Updates all user policy settings)
*Arrow gpupdate /target:user /force






That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Open the Local Group Policy Editor in Windows 10
• How to See Applied Group Policies in Windows 10
• How to Apply Local Group Policy to Administrators in Windows 10
• How to Apply Local Group Policy to Non-Administrators in Windows 10
• How to Apply Local Group Policies to Specific User in Windows 10
• How to Backup and Restore Local Group Policy Objects in Windows 10
• How to Reset All Local Group Policy Editor Settings to Default in Windows 10

:)

 

Creative X-Fi Soundcards and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 = Complete Disaster / Not Working

Thank you for trying to help , i did tried your suggestion but it did not work :/ , nothing seems to make it work on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709. In the meantime i have bought a new SoundBlasterX AE-5 and it did installed flawlessly , no problems whatsoever. it is up to Creative ( drivers ) and Microsoft ( bug fix ) to fix this huge bugs with Audio.

Kind Regards: Chispy

 

Creative X-Fi Soundcards and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 = Complete Disaster / Not Working

Any Windows update breaks my Creative sound drivers. Best way for me is to disable it via group policy:

• Go to Run –> gpedit.msc
• In the Group Policy Editor, go to Computer Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> System –> Device Installation –> Device Installation Restrictions
• In the right hand pane, select “Prevent installation of devices not described by other policy settings” and set it to Enabled.

Once that's done, uninstall the driver Windows put in there and install the correct one.

 

Couldn't connect to windows group policy service????

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing as with error: Couldn't connect to windows group policy service, we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know when exactly you received this error code?

This issue might have occurred due to corrupted user profile, User Profile Service or Group Policy Client service stopped working, or Antivirus software conflicts.

I suggest you to check with the following and check if it helps.

Group Policy Client service, this service is responsible for applying settings configured by administrators for the computers and users through the Group Policy component. If the service is disabled
the settings will be applied and applications and components will not be manageable through Group Policy.

Step 1: Stop the Group Policy Client service.

• Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
  services.msc, Services window gets opened.
• Search for Group Policy Client service, right click on it and click on
  Stop.
• Restart the computer.

Step 2: Start
the service and set it to Automatic:

• Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
  services.msc, Services window gets opened.
• Search for Group Policy Client service, right click on it and click on
  Properties.
• Start the service, set
  Startup type to Automatic.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

GROUP POLICIES IN WINDOWS 10

You can change Group Policies by opening Group Policy Editor first. You can open it by following these steps:

• Log in an administrator account. If you are already logged in as an administrator, proceed to step 2.
  
• Press Windows + R to open Run.
• Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
  

After opening Group Policy Editor, you can now make the necessary changes that you want.

Should you have more concerns, feel free to post.

Regards.

 

Windows 10 error: "Windows couldn't connect to the Group Policy Client service. Please consult your system administrator"

Hi Rico,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing with accessing the operating system.

Do let us know the following to assist you better:

• Which edition of Windows Operating System are you using?
• What all the troubleshooting steps have you performed?
• Have you installed all the pending updates on your Operating System?
• Have you installed any third-party anti-virus software on your system?

I suggest you to try few of the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

I suggest you to Stop the Group Policy service, restart and set it to Automatic.

Group Policy Client service, this service is responsible for applying settings configured by administrators for the computers and users through the Group Policy component. If the service
is disabled the settings will be applied and applications and components will not be manageable through Group Policy.

Step 1: Stop the Group Policy Client service.

• Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
  services.msc, Services window gets opened.
• Search for Group Policy Client service, right click on it and click on
  Stop.
• Restart the computer.

Step 2: Start the service and set it to automatic:

• Press Windows Key + R on the keyboard and type
  services.msc, Services window gets opened.
• Search for Group Policy Client service, right click on it and click on
  Properties.
• Start the service, set
  Startup type to Automatic.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.