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NiteFox_Echo1
Copper Contributor
Sep 11, 2026

GPO's not applying at startup for users

I have an environment with a Windows 10 AVD.

When users sign into this environment there are no issues.

I have created a new VM with Windows 11 AVD. Both Win 10 and Win 11 are domain joined. On the Win 10 the GPO's pushed have no issues but on the Win 11 AVD the GPO's are not populating.

Running gpresult /r has this output:

Running gpupdate /force then brings up the GPO's. So my frustration is I do not understand why the GPO's do not apply to user on sign in to their Win 11 instance. Anyone have any idea?

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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Sep 15, 2026

    This is a known behavior difference between Windows 10 AVD and Windows 11 AVD when applying Group Policy Objects (GPOs) at user logon. The issue you are seeing applied Group Policy Objects: N/A until a manual gpupdate /force indicates that user policy processing is delayed or skipped at initial sign‑in due to changes in Windows 11 logon architecture and session handling for Azure Virtual Desktop.

     

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1188847/how-can-i-reduce-the-login-to-ready-to-use-time-in

     

    • NiteFox_Echo1's avatar
      NiteFox_Echo1
      Copper Contributor
      Sep 15, 2026

      ok based on other docs seems like logon and delay from when user signs in (FSLogix) and how GPO's are read seems to be theme in troubleshooting this. 

      Any suggestions in what I can review aside from that article. As that seems to suggest to try and disable programs at startup BUT if there are no programs then there has to be something else that can be reviewed to resolve this dilemma.