: Remember that some policies are "foreground" policies. If /force doesn't work, a full reboot is usually the next step.
Wait for the confirmation message: "User Policy update has completed successfully. Computer Policy update has completed successfully." GPUpdate vs. GPRESULT gpupdate command
Running the command by itself ( gpupdate ) will only refresh policies that have changed. To get more specific results, you can use several "switches." 1. gpupdate /force : Remember that some policies are "foreground" policies