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Which command shows which Group Policy settings actually applied to a user and computer?

gpresult displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).

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  1. gpupdate /sync
  2. net user
  3. gpresult /r ✔

Why: Several policies can overlap, so you need to know what really took effect. gpresult reports the resulting set of policy, and /r gives a summary.

Huh, didn't know that: gpresult /v displays verbose policy information.

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Answer: gpresult /r. Several policies can overlap, so you need to know what really took effect. gpresult reports the resulting set of policy, and /r gives a summary.

  1. gpresult command reference, Microsoft Learn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/gpresult
    Displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information for a remote user and computer.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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