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Wake on Lan (WOL), gpupdate and Remote restart/remote shutdown
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[Current version: 2.0.8294.17807]
[Updated: 2008-10-21]
[Documentation]
[NEW features in version 2]
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Specops Gpupdate is a FREE tool that makes your life as an
administrator MUCH easier providing operations such as
update of Group Policy Objects (gpupdate or secedit /refreshpolicy), remote restart, wake on lan (WOL), WSUS client update and remote shutdown.
All operations are available in the Active Directory Users and Computers interface and through Searches of Active Directory.
Even entire OUs can be selected.
After performing a gpupdate or secedit /refreshpolicy, remote restart, wake on lan (WOL) or remote shutdown, you will get instant feedback
in a graph.
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Features
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Update Group Policy (gpupdate or secedit /refreshpolicy)
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Start computers by Wake On Lan (WOL)
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Remote restart
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Remote shutdown
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Immediate WSUS client update
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Real time graphical reporting
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Upgradable to Specops Remote Admin
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CEO Quote
"We are excited to offer Specops Gpupdate to you for free. The reason is that we want to
show you what great value a tool from Special Operations Software offers to
your organization.
"Power your Active Directory Investment and take Group Policy based Systems Management to the next level!"
Robert Lundh - CEO, Special Operations Software
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Screenshot - Wake on Lan(WOL)/Remote restart/shutdown
Select computers/users in Active Directory and then
select the operation you want to perform.
After performing the selected operation, for example a gpupdate, wake on lan (WOL), remote restart or remote shutdown,
you will receive instant feedback in an easy to understand format with appropriate success, warning and error codes,
all depending on the operation you choose.
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Expert quote
"Active Directory and Group Policy administrators are already using Active Directory Users and Computers
every day. This added functionality is a great enhancement to what is currently available in the
Microsoft toolset."
"This free tool is extremely powerful by providing Active Directory
administrators with the ability to specifically target Group Policy updates as they see fit."
Jeremy Moskowitz, MCSE, MVP Group Policy, GPanswers.com, and Independent Trainer for Group Policy
Today's TIP!
Specops Gpupdate becomes even more powerful together with a
deployment
or an
inventory
solution. For example, wake up your machines (called Wake on Lan or WOL), update them with the latest service pack and then do a remote shutdown/remote restart!
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Upgrade option - Specops Remote Admin
If you want to do more within Active Directory Users and Computers we have a new option for you, and that is to upgrade your Specops Gpupdate installation to a new product we call Specops Remote Admin.
Specops Gpupdate is merely a subset of all the functionality you get as a Specops Remote Admin user.
In order to read more about Specops Remote Admin you can go to the product page here OR install it from the same setup as Specops Gpupdate
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Additional features
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Ping
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Send Message
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Read Remote Registry
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Run executable
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Run executable remotely
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Start Event
Viewer
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Start Explorer
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Start Remote Desktop
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Start Remote Assistance
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Scheduling and much more...
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