We discussed the specifics of GPUpdate and the various switches that can be used with it in Chapter 3, Daily Tasks in Group Policy, but it is very important to mention it in this chapter as well, because this is probably the most commonly utilized Group Policy troubleshooting tool. If ever you are in a situation where you believe GPO settings are not making their way down to a user or computer, the very first thing to test is a simple gpupdate /force command, where we can watch in real time as the client workstation attempts to reach out to a Domain Controller and process any Group Policy settings that are waiting for it. Any other troubleshooting would be premature if you have not first attempted to GPUpdate.
If GPUpdate presents ...
