Overview

Specops Gpupdate is a free tool that allows you to remotely administer any number of computers. Specops Gpupdate extends the functionality of Active Directory Users and Computers and can be used to instantly perform the following tasks for a selected computer, or multiple computers within an organizational unit:

  • Refresh Group Policy settings
  • Use Windows Software Update Service (WSUS) on remote systems to look for updates
  • Start remote systems with Wake On Lan (WOL)
  • Shutdown remote systems
  • Restart remote systems
  • Ping remote systems*
  • Send messages to remote systems*
  • Read the registry of remote systems*
  • Run executable files residing on your local computer against remote systems*
  • Run executable files residing on remote systems against remote systems*