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Cant get script to run in Group Policy

Hi, I am trying to get a .cmd file script to run on machine startup via GPO. The server is 2012 the clients are Windows 7. In the policy in computer configuration/policies/windows settings/scripts (startup/shutdown)/startup there is the following entry: \\hr-srv-01\sysvol\harveyroad.local\scripts\window.cmd
Window.cmd is: Reg.exe import “\\hr-srv-01\software$\cabinetstate.reg”
I cant get this to apply to the client machine directly via GP but if I go to \\hr-srv-01\sysvol\harveyroad.local\scripts\window.cmd from the client machine once logged in it applies and works.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong please?
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It sounds like UAC is blocking the script. Can you create these registry keys with Group Policy Preferences?
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hi, i have tried that, thats why i went for the startup script as doing it directly in GP didnt work either. I have disabled UAC on the client I am testing on but it hasnt helped. GP never works how you expect it to if at all!
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It is the answer to the issue i was having, i was going about it in a convoluted way when i just needed to import the reg setting directly via GPO, once i found out how to do that in the correct way i didnt need to bother with cmd file calling scripts in sysvol!