Update Policies on Remote Computers

William Gordon Updated by William Gordon

Update Policies on Remote Computers

This Guide will walk you through connecting to VPN for remote Users and then updating the Computer Group Policies and User Group Policies using Command Prompt.

If Remote, Launch FortiVPN

Double click the FortiClient VPN Shortcut to launch FortiVPN

Connect to the VPN

Select your preferred VPN connection such as "Avita-Cloud" VPN

Then select SAML Login as seen below.

FortiVPN Connected

The screen may automatically minimize once connected as seen below.

Open Command Prompt

Search in the Start Menu for "Command Prompt" as seen below.

Select the Command Prompt App to open Command Prompt.

Run GPUPDATE

In Command Prompt, type "gpupdate /force" as seen below and press the Enter key.

Policies Updated Successfully

After the Computer Policy and User Policy apply it will prompt the updates completed successfully as seen below.

At this time everything is updated but may require a reboot for some settings.

Restart The Computer

Last step will be to open the Start Menu and select "Restart" to reboot the computer for any remaining updated settings to apply.

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