Group Policy does not update after logon with a domain account.

annana 0 Reputation points
2023-09-07T01:33:24.56+00:00

hello.

I have a question about the process of applying Group Policy to a domain.

In Group Policy Manager

Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Group Policy > in the description of the item "Set Group Policy refresh interval for computers",

I see the following statement: Group Policy for the computer is always updated when the system starts.

Also,

In the description of the User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Group Policy > "Set Group Policy refresh interval for users" item, found the following statement

Group Policy for users is always updated when users log on.

If I understand these two descriptions correctly, it appears that Machine Group Policy is automatically updated when a PC connects to a DC and User Group Policy is updated when a domain account is logged on.

However, after making changes to Group Policy on the server,

Group Policy is not updating automatically when logged in with a user account.

Is this feature deprecated by any chance? Or do I need to take any further action?

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  1. annana 0 Reputation points
    2023-09-07T02:55:37.25+00:00

    Sorry about that.

    The issue was caused by a connection error with the Domain Controller.

    After fixing the issue, ALL works fine.

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  2. JamesTran-MSFT 36,871 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2023-09-07T17:29:30.6+00:00

    @annana

    I'm glad that you were able to resolve your issue and thank you for posting your solution so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this!

    Issue:

    You were having issues with your Group Policy not updating even after logging in with a domain account.

    When looking further into this issue, within the Group Policy Manager under the Computer and User Configuration paths, the description shown states - Group Policy for the computer is always updated when the system starts and Group Policy for users is always updated when users log on.

    • Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Group Policy > Set Group Policy refresh interval for computers.
    • User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Group Policy > Set Group Policy refresh interval for users

    Solution:

    To resolve your issue, you found that it was caused by a connection issue with your Domain Controller. After resolving your connection issue with the Domain Controller everything was working as expected.

    The issue was caused by a connection error with the Domain Controller. After fixing the issue, ALL works fine.

    • If I missed anything please let me know and I'd be happy to add it to my answer, or feel free to comment below with any additional information.

    I hope this helps!


    If you have any other questions, please let me know. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue.


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