Update Group Policy settings.
Syntax
GPUpdate [/Force] [/Logoff] [/Boot] [/Sync]
[/Target:{Computer | User}] [/Wait:value]
Key:
/Force Apply all policy settings, not just those that have changed.
/Logoff Logoff after the Group Policy settings have been updated.
Some group policy client-side extensions are only processed when a
user logs on. (Software Install, Folder Redirection.)
/Boot Restart after the Group Policy settings are applied.
Some group policy client-side extensions are only processed at startup
(e.g. computer-targeted Software Install)
/Sync Apply the next foreground policy synchronously (in the background).
This can be applied to computer boot and/or user logon. (see /Target)
/Target: Update only User or only Computer policy settings
default = both
/Wait: The number of seconds to wait for policy processing.
default = 600 (10 minutes)
'0' = do not wait.
'-1' = wait indefinitely.
If the time limit is exceeded, the command prompt returns,
but policy processing continues.
/Logoff and /Boot will have no effect if there are no client-side extensions called that require a logoff/reboot. /Force and /Wait parameters will be ignored if /sync is specified.
GPUPDATE will apply new and changed policies, it will not remove an existing setting where the policy is set to "not configured"
Example
C:\> GPUpdate /Force
When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called "The People's Stick" - Mikhail Bakunin (Statism and Anarchy)
Related:
NTRIGHTS - Edit user account rights.
LGPO - Local Group Policy Object utility.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GroupPolicy\History
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GroupPolicy\History