Group Policy Objects Propagation

[ibukunbalogun]

Hi Everyone, I wonder if anyone is very proficient with Group Policy and Group Policy objects for an environment using Server 2016 and Windows 10. I created two GPOs here that are supposed to set a default URL on the Internet Explorer of my users and also put a Shortcut on all the desktop of all domain users. Unfortunately this Group Policy has not taken effect on any system in the domain.

Things i have done:
I have tried to enforce the group policy on a users system and restart it (Does not work)

Changed the Security filtering on the Domain Controller to include All Domain Users, All Authenticated users and All Computers

I have checked if the Computers are receiving Group Policy updates from the Domain Controller and also what time they are updating with gpresult (Everything looks fine on that front)

Turned off the Firewall and windows defender on a test system and it still does not work

Please if anyone has had this challenge before and was able to resolve it, help.

@paulluciano @jameskennedy6569 @adam-s-spiceworks @tobywells @victoria-sandisk

[jitensh]

only authenticated user is enough and you forgot to link it to the domain, you just created group policy object.

Just right click domain and select link group policy and select this policy

[Denham]

You have to link the policy to the appropriate object in the domain.

[ibukunbalogun]

Thank you so much that worked, i can see the Update already on some Servers in the Domain, however i am yet to see it on our users Desktop. I wonder if Windows Firewall/Defender blocks GPO update in anyway.

I used a test system to try out this theory and after putting off windows firewall on that system, the GPO was propagated almost instantaneously.