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gpupdate: Specify the target Group Policy settings to check for update.

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$ gpupdate /target:${select}

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The command gpupdate /target:${select} is used to update Group Policy settings on a computer or a group of computers.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

gpupdate: This is the main command that triggers the update of Group Policy settings. It stands for "Group Policy Update".
/target:${select}: This is an argument or a parameter provided to specify the target or the scope of the update. ${select} is a placeholder indicating that the target needs to be specified.

When you run this command, you would replace ${select} with the actual target for the update. The target can be specified in the command itself. For example, you could use the /target:computername flag to update the Group Policy settings on a specific computer, replacing computername with the actual name of the computer.

Here are some examples of how you can specify the target:

/target:computername: Updates the Group Policy settings on a specific computer.
/target:user: Updates the Group Policy settings for the currently logged-in user.
/target:domain: Updates the Group Policy settings for all computers in a domain.

In summary, the command gpupdate /target:${select} is used to update Group Policy settings and the target is specified using the /target:${select} argument, where ${select} is a placeholder that needs to be replaced with the actual target.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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