220-1102 Question 126
Single answergpupdateA technician joins a Windows 10 laptop to the company domain and confirms the user can sign in with domain credentials. The company uses a Group Policy that maps a shared drive and applies a desktop wallpaper. The user logs in, but neither setting appears. The technician wants to apply the latest Group Policy changes immediately without waiting for the normal background refresh interval. Which command should the technician run on the laptop?
- A
gpupdate /force
- B
sfc /scannow
- C
ipconfig /renew
- D
net use /persistent:yes
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The best answer is gpupdate /force because it is the standard Windows command-line tool used to refresh Group Policy immediately on a local machine. In real support scenarios, technicians commonly use it after joining a device to a domain, after modifying Group Policy Objects (GPOs), or when troubleshooting why user or computer settings have not yet applied. The /force switch reapplies all policy settings rather than only changed settings. Depending on which policies are involved, Windows may prompt for logoff or restart if required to complete application. This aligns with Microsoft best practices for manually refreshing policy when immediate application is needed.
- A. Correct.
Correct. The gpupdate /force command immediately refreshes both user and computer Group Policy settings and reapplies all policies, not just those that have changed. In this scenario, it is the appropriate command to use when a technician needs newly assigned domain Group Policy settings, such as mapped drives and wallpaper settings, to take effect right away.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. sfc /scannow checks and repairs protected Windows system files. It is useful for operating system corruption issues, but it does not retrieve or apply Group Policy settings from the domain controller.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. ipconfig /renew requests a new IP configuration from DHCP. Although network connectivity is important for contacting a domain controller, renewing the IP address does not force Group Policy processing. A candidate might choose this if they suspect a network issue, but the question states the system is already joined to the domain and the user can sign in with domain credentials.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. net use /persistent:yes controls whether manually mapped network drives reconnect at sign-in. It does not trigger Group Policy processing and would not apply a wallpaper policy. This distractor targets the misconception that drive mapping issues should always be fixed with net use commands, even when the mappings are deployed through Group Policy.