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A technician just finished installing Windows 10 on a new corporate PC. Before powering the computer off. the technician needs to make sure the computer has the latest rule set for the domain. Which…
The correct answer is D. gpupdate /force. The gpupdate /force command immediately refreshes all Group Policy settings from the domain, ensuring the newly joined PC receives the latest domain rule set without waiting for the next automatic refresh.
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A technician just finished installing Windows 10 on a new corporate PC. Before powering the computer off. the technician needs to make sure the computer has the latest rule set for the domain. Which of the following commands should the technician run?
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- Aipconfig /renew
- Bsfc /scannow
- Cshutdown /t 0
- Dgpupdate /force
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Why each option
The gpupdate /force command immediately refreshes all Group Policy settings from the domain, ensuring the newly joined PC receives the latest domain rule set without waiting for the next automatic refresh.
ipconfig /renew releases and renews the DHCP-assigned IP address; it has no interaction with Group Policy.
sfc /scannow (System File Checker) scans Windows system files for corruption and replaces damaged files; it does not update Group Policy.
shutdown /t 0 immediately powers off the computer but does not apply or update any Group Policy settings before doing so.
gpupdate /force triggers an immediate foreground refresh of both computer and user Group Policy Objects (GPOs) from the domain controller, overriding the standard 90-minute background refresh interval. Running this before the first shutdown ensures domain security policies, drive mappings, and software deployment rules are applied correctly from the start. The /force flag reapplies all policies even if they have not changed.
Concept tested: Forcing an immediate Group Policy refresh with gpupdate
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/gpupdate
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