[1703, cu] Settings not applying on locally cached accounts

[Zoom7000]

Our users log in to our PCs using local accounts. I've mentioned in other threads how the initial log on can take anywhere up to 3 minutes, but subsequent logons are near enough instantaneous. The trouble with the "instant" logon is that fresh settings aren't applying. Example:

 

User Joe Bloggs has logged on to a PC and printers are mapped (via vbs logon script), start menu layout (xml file in GPO) and everything is all setup and they are good to go.

If I make a change to the printer script or a change to the start menu layout, it doesn't apply these settings for users who have cached profiles on the PCs.

It will apply to any new users who log in and also will work if I delete the cached profile.

 

What puzzles me if why are certain settings applying on demand, yet other settings don't. If I make a GPO change, the settings apply as soon as the user logs off and on again. Yet, login scripts and xml changes are not applying. How can I force these changes to apply on every logon without having to clear locally cached profiles?

[Michael]

This sounds like the classic 'wait for GPOs to complete' that needs to be specified, but this affects all flavours of Windows.

[Zoom7000]

This sounds like the classic 'wait for GPOs to complete' that needs to be specified, but this affects all flavours of Windows.

 

Any ideas how to achieve this?

[Zoom7000]

This sounds like the classic 'wait for GPOs to complete' that needs to be specified, but this affects all flavours of Windows.

 

Is this what you mean?

Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon - Under Computer Configuration in the navigation tree on the left side, navigate to Administrative Templates\System\Logon. Here you can simply enable (or disable) the setting.

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg486839.aspx

[Michael]

Yep that's the one!