Group Policy application frequency even if policy hasnt changed - Server 2012 R2

Hi,
  I'm aware of the group policy refresh intervals which apply only if the policy has changed. If I remember correctly, Server 2003 applied policies every 16 hours even if they hadnt changed. A sort of "to be sure, to be sure" setting. Does
this exist on Server 2012 R2 and is there a link with some doco that states this please?
Thanks
David Z

> the policy has changed. If I remember correctly, Server 2003 applied
> policies every 16 hours even if they hadnt changed. A sort of "to be
> sure, to be sure" setting. Does this exist on Server 2012 R2 and is
> there a link with some doco that states this please?
This is still true, but it applies only to "Security Settings" within
all GPOs. I'm unaware of current docs on that.
Greetings/Grüße,
Martin
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