Group Policy (GPO) Not Being Applied to Clients

In this GPO troubleshooting guide, I’ll try to tell you about the typical reasons why a certain Group Policy Object (GPO) might not apply to an organizational unit (OU) or a specific domain computer/user. I think this article will be useful for both novice and experienced AD Group Policy administrators to understand how Group Policies work and GPO architecture. The article describes potential problems with applying GPOs related to the policy settings at the domain level, as well as troubleshooting GPOs on Windows clients. Almost all settings described in the article are configured using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC.msc).