(Requires Group Policy management cmdlets and administrative rights on targets)
You cannot directly run gpupdate on 100 machines via the command line. Instead, use :
Scripting and automation Admins commonly integrate gpupdate into scripts for remote maintenance: gpupdate command
command is a Microsoft Windows command-line utility used to refresh and apply Group Policy settings to computers and users in an Active Directory environment. By default, Windows updates these settings every 90 minutes, but allows administrators to force these changes immediately. ServiceNow Core Command Syntax The standard command applies only incremental
This is often a permissions issue, where the user account lacks necessary privileges to force a Group Policy update. To resolve: ServiceNow Core Command Syntax The standard command applies
You don't always need to be an Administrator to run a basic refresh, but for computer-wide changes, elevated privileges are best. Press Win + R , type , and hit Enter. Type gpupdate /force .
To refresh all changes incrementally, input gpupdate and press . Type gpupdate /force
For modern administration, PowerShell provides powerful alternatives to the command-line gpupdate:
When you run a standard gpupdate command, Windows only processes the GPOs that have changed since the last refresh cycle. Syntax and Key Parameters
:: Check what will be applied without updating (use GPResult) gpresult /scope user /v
gpupdate /force