Gpupdate Command | Essential |

While gpupdate remains vital for on-premises Active Directory environments, the industry is shifting toward Microsoft Intune and Mobile Device Management (MDM). The command gpupdate has no direct equivalent in Intune; instead, you use the Sync button in the Company Portal or the Get-WindowsEnrollmentStatus PowerShell cmdlet.

gpupdate [/target:computer|user] [/refresh] [/force] gpupdate command

However, for hybrid-joined devices, gpupdate still works for the Active Directory side of policy. As of Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft has confirmed that "Group Policy is not going away" – it is simply becoming one of many management tools alongside MDM. for hybrid-joined devices