| Task | Command | |------|---------| | Refresh both User & Computer policies (foreground) | gpupdate /force | | Refresh only Computer policy | gpupdate /target:computer | | Refresh only User policy | gpupdate /target:user | | Refresh & reboot if needed | gpupdate /boot | | Refresh & logoff if needed | gpupdate /logoff | | Refresh synchronously (apply sequentially) | gpupdate /sync | | Wait indefinitely for policy to finish | gpupdate /wait:0 | | See what changed (no action) | gpupdate /? |
While gpupdate is a legacy cmd utility, it is fully supported within PowerShell. However, PowerShell offers the Invoke-GPUpdate cmdlet for more robust scripting capabilities.