Force Group Policy to Update Remotely

On the local machine

secedit /refreshpolicy machine_ policy /renforce

secedit /refreshpolicy user_policy

here's a link for changing the defaul group policy refresh interval http://support.microsoft.com/kb/203607/EN-US/#4

On a workstation, use: gpupdate.exe /force

For many machines, insert this command into the logon batch file located in the Netlogon share on a domain controller.

Other command options are available.

Here is the solution and it is absolutely AWESOME!!!

copy the text below into a text editor and save it as remotecommand.vbs

This can be used to execute any command on any windows computer that you have admin rights to.

Syntax: cscript.exe remotecommand.vbs COMPUTER1 "gpupdate.exe /force"

Use the following syntax

' Executes a command on a remote system using WMI Scripting
' syntax remotecommand.vbs Computer1 "GPUPDATE /force > C:\logs\VH-ad-01.txt

strComputer = WScript.Arguments.Item(0)
strCommand = WScript.Arguments.Item(1)

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & _
"\root\cimv2:Win32_Process")

errReturn = objWMIService.Create(strCommand,null,null,intProcessID)
if errReturn = 0 Then
Wscript.Echo strCommand & " was started with a process ID of " _
& intProcessID & "."
Else
Wscript.Echo strCommand & " could not be started due to error " & errReturn & "."
End If