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Delete GPO

Delete GPO

I have a Map Drive GPO that worked just fine.  I can logon to client computer and see the G: Drive mapped
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I have I deleted the GPO and run gpupdate /force , but I still see the mapped drive G there
the GPO Preference was applied in the default domain policy:
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Any idea why it is acting that way ?

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DrDave242 is right. Group Policy Preferences overwrite current registry settings, therefore when you unlink the policy, the setting will not revert back unless something triggers a change (a user or another GPO).

See more about Preferences here:
https://www.windowstechno.com/group-policy-understanding-group-policy-preferences/ 
  • Preferences can be overridden by users, unlike policy settings, which are strictly set by Group Policy and may not be modified.
  • Policy settings are refreshed regularly – every 90 minutes by default. Preferences can either be refreshed on the same schedule or written only once. The latter options allows a preference setting to be modified by a user without reverting on the next refresh cycle.
  • If a preference setting is removed from a GPO, the setting persists on the GPO’s targets (the users and/or computers to which the GPO applies). Policy settings, on the other hand, are removed from targets when they are removed from GPOs.
  • Preferences require no Group Policy support from applications. Settings are written to the same registry locations that applications and the OS itself write to, whereas policy settings are written to the Policy branches of the registry.
  • Original registry settings on the client are overwritten and removing the preference does not restore the original setting. In other words, a preference actually modifies the corresponding configuration setting in the user interface on the client. Because of this difference, policies can be effective only for features of Windows operating systems and applications that are Group Policy–aware, while preferences can be effective for any features of Windows operating systems and applications as long as the appropriate preference extension is loaded.
  • A preference can be applied only once if desired; policies are always periodically refreshed.