Group Policy/Drive Mappings/Folder Redirection After a Computer is Joined to a Windows Domain or a User logs into the Domain, the Server applies a Group Policy which instructs the Client Computer/User Profile to act in a specific manner on the Network. Examples of the Group Policy include Folder Redirection which redirects the Desktop and Documents folders to the Server. The Group Policy may also be configured to add Drive Mappings to My Computer. The Group Policy is not applied immediately. It is applied by the Server using a time-based application process. Therefore, after logging into the computer for the first time on a New Computer or as a New User, it is not unusual to have to perform a one-time Group Policy Update which forces the Computer to see the Server and apply the Group Policy. To do so, you perform the following: Click Start - Run. Type: cmd Hit Enter. Type: gpupdate /force Hit Enter. Hit Y to log off. From the login screen, select Start - Shutdown...
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