If gpupdate is used to update Group Policy settings, then gpresult must be used to show us some kind of results from Group Policy updates, right? Absolutely. GPResult is another client-side command-line tool that can be used to show you some details about which GPOs have been applied or not applied to a particular workstation.
When I talk about workstations, what I really mean here is any device within your domain that can receive Group Policy settings. This includes both Windows 7/8/10/and so on workstations, as well as Windows Server operating systems. gpupdate and gpresult are just as useful on both client and server operating systems.
Switches also exist for GPResult, which are quite common to use because oftentimes when you ...
