how to update group policy without restart or logon / logoff?

Hi Muppuri, By default, a refresh occurs every 90 minutes. The system may add a random time of up to 30 minutes to the refresh interval. If you'd like to apply domain policy to clients immediately, you could use update /force command. However, not all Group Policy extensions are processed during a background refresh. For more information about Background Refresh of Group Policy, please refer to: Background Refresh of Group Policy http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa373482(VS.85).aspx Brent Hu, TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi muppuri, For most of group policy settings, you can run "gpupdate /force" in command-line prompt to make them take into effect without restart. However, as far as i know, some of the computer configuration settings should be restart computer to make them work. For example, software installation, PKI, BitLocker Drive Encryption.etc. Hope it helps. ScorprioTechNet Software Assurance Managed Newsgroup MCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin