After changing a policy, run gpupdate /force in the Command Prompt to without waiting for the background refresh cycle. Troubleshooting Tips
: Prevent domain users from side-loading unapproved apps. windows 11 gpo
: The gpupdate /force behavior now triggers a background sync of MDM policies as well, though they are not stored in C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy . After changing a policy, run gpupdate /force in
A common mistake: setting WHfB GPO to Disabled while a tenant-wide Intune WHfB policy is Enabled . Windows 11 resolves this by if the device is Azure AD joined. For domain-joined (hybrid), GPO still wins. After changing a policy