Wake on Lan (WOL), gpupdate and Remote restart/remote shutdown

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Specops Gpupdate is a FREE tool that makes your life as an administrator much easier by 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.

Specops Gpupdate

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Select users/computers and operation

All operations are available in the Active Directory Users and Computers interface and through Searches of Active Directory. Even entire OUs can be selected. Select computers/users in Active Directory and then select the operation you want to perform.

Feedback

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.

Complete remote management toolbox

If you want to do more within Active Directory Users and Computers we have an option for you, and that is to upgrade your Specops Gpupdate installation to Specops Remote Admin.

Specops Gpupdate is merely a subset of all the functionality you get as a Specops Remote Admin user.

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[Current version: 2.0.8294.17807]
[Updated: 2008-10-21]

  • Update Group Policy (gpupdate or secedit /refreshpolicy)
  • Start computers by Wake On Lan (WOL)
  • Remote restart
  • Remote shutdown
  • Immediate WSUS client update
  • Real time graphical reporting
  • Upgradable to Specops Remote Admin

Don´t take it from us, take it from other pros

"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

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