GroovyNerd

Try running a gpupdate /force on one of the effected clients and then reviewing the event log files for the processes. Post what you get here

We have a read only word doc with several templates in them that is stored in SharePoint.

Any chance of setting up a virtual host and putting it in there?

Can that server see the sysvol/netlogon?

Have you tried rebooting that server since making the DNS changes ? I suspect an issue with the trust relationship

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3060682/-the-specified-server-cannot-perform-the-requested-operation-error-occurs-when-gpo-backup-is-unsuccessful-and-dynamic-updates-are-disabled-in-windows-server-2012-r2 have you tried this hotfix.

I recently deployed it to Win10 Edu x64 with no issues to date.

And your able to create new policies without issue?

I've never personally used TASC but I've heard great things about if from loads of admins around London. We use Firefly here, if you can afford it. Been going a bit downhill as of late so I would stay clear for the time being

What machine are you trying to edit the GPO from? Does the account have policy management access?

Can't really tell from the picture. But make sure the UNC path for the home directory in ADUC starts with double backslash \\snet-users$\home\%username%. Also check that the folder actually exists in the share. Failing that take a look at event viewer after the user has logged in. Should chuck up some "Folder Redirection" errors. Tip: Under the settings tab, turn off :Grant User exclusive access' or setting like that.

No that is an apostrophe '$StudentDefine' would output exactly that

Try putting the variable in the final line in quotation marks "$StudentDefine"

This would be my guess. You'll need to replace the boot image in WDS after updating it in the workbench. Would also be worth checking that both the customsettings.ini and bootstrap.ini match

I've used the export-vm powershell command. This will create a checkpoint for the VM and export it. Then import this into the VHD store on the new host. Create the VM point it to said VHD and away you go