How to reapply a Group Policy Preference that is configured to Apply Once

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:03:43 +0000

When creating a Group Policy Preference you can configure it to only apply once. The exact wording is “Apply once and do not reapply”. But when you are implementing such a GPP you most likely want to test the setting prior moving it into production. So here’s a brief explanation how to reapply a GPP when it’s configured to apply once.

The below screen shot illustrates a GPP that is configured to write a registry key to HKLM\Software\Demo\RunIT with the value set to True.

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How to reapply a Group Policy Preference that is configured to Apply Once