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Update Group Policy without Restarting Your Computer

By on March 23, 2009 (5 Comments)

GPUpdate00 Update Group Policy without Restarting Your Computer

If you make a change to the group policy on your Windows XP Professional; Vista Business or Ultimate; or Windows 7 Ultimate machine, you will need to restart your computer to make the changes take effect. In this guide, you’ll learn how to avoid restarting with a simple command.

There are many guides on this site that require you to use the Group Policy Management Console. Once you’ve made the changes, do the following:

  1. Press the Start button and type CMD
  2. Right click cmd.exe and select Run as Administrator
  3. Now type gpupdate/force and press enter

GPUpdate Update Group Policy without Restarting Your Computer

Group policy will now refresh and your changes will be in effect.

Update Group Policy without Restarting Your Computer

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    That's the great article! I just pass 'n read it, two thumbs up! ;)

  • supCugar

    is there a way to make group policy objects work in safe mode? Specifically the “prevent installation of devices by class” gpo. I tried using the ‘gpupdate /force’ command but that still wont activate the policy. There must be a way to make it work in safe mode right?

    thanks in advance

  • http://richr.org/ Rich

    I’m sure there is but I don’t know, off hand, how. I recommend asking in the forums: http://forum.mintywhite.com/


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