Event ID 1079 — Group Policy Preprocessing (Active Directory)
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
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Group Policy processing requires Active Directory. The Group Policy service reads and updates information stored in Active Directory. The absence of Active Directory (or a domain controller) prevents Group Policy from applying to the computer or user.
Event Details
| Product: | Windows Operating System |
| ID: | 1079 |
| Source: | Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy |
| Version: | 6.1 |
| Symbolic Name: | gpEvent_FAILED_GPO_SEARCH |
| Message: | The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the list of Group Policy objects applicable for this computer or user. View the event details for more information. |
Resolve
Correct searching for Group Policy objects
The Group Policy service failed to obtain a list of Group Policy objects from the domain controller.
- Use Active Directory troubleshooting procedures to further diagnose the problem (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=92708).
Verify
Group Policy applies during computer startup and user logon. Afterward, Group Policy applies every 90 to 120 minutes. Events appearing in the event log may not reflect the most current state of Group Policy. Therefore, you should always refresh Group Policy to determine if Group Policy is working correctly.
To refresh Group Policy on a specific computer:
- Open the Start menu. Click All Programs and then click Accessories.
- Click Command Prompt.
- In the command prompt window, type gpupdate and then press ENTER.
- When the gpupdate command completes, open the Event Viewer.
Group Policy is working correctly if the last Group Policy event to appear in the System event log has one of the following event IDs:
- 1500
- 1501
- 1502
- 1503