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

Question

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?

Answer 1

Sorry about that.

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

After fixing the issue, ALL works fine.

Answer 2

@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!

• Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that "The question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others", I'll repost your solution in case you'd like to accept the answer.

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!

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