Loading MySites profile photos from Exchange 2013 to Sharepoint 2013

Question

Hi
I've configured SharePoint 2013 to get it's profile photos from Exchange 2013 using the method in the link below BUT Is there way to force the initial sync other than requiring the user to load their profile in a browser? 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/jenstr/archive/2012/08/17/using-exchange-2013-preview-high-resolution-photos-from-sharepoint-server-2013-preview.aspx
Thanks

Answer 1

As a workaround I have applied a client-side powershell load of the SharePoint thumbnail image.  This triggers the sync just like loading in a browser does. I run it hidden on the user PC.  I run it once a day for a while as for some reason
a load of the profile does not always trigger the sync and if it does not subsequent immediate sync's don't help - presumably due to the UserPhotoExpiration or
UserPhotoErrorExpiration settings.
Here's the code - enjoy....
# script to trigger Sharepoint to download the high res photo from Exchange
# sadly this must be done client side.
# have PC management software copy the files to the local PC then run......
# powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -noninteractive -File "%temp%\PhotoSync.ps1" >>"PhotoSync.log" 2>&1
# All output will end up in the log file
# the following syntax triggers the download (just find yours from your Sharepoint User profile photos)
#https://people.myco.com/User%20Photos/Profile%20Pictures/USERNAME_LThumb.jpg
$username = [Environment]::UserName
$userphoto = "https://people.myco.com/User%20Photos/Profile%20Pictures/" + $username + "_LThumb.jpg"
write-host "$username : $userphoto"
$web = New-Object system.Net.WebClient
$web.UseDefaultCredentials=$true
Try{
$result = $web.Downloadstring($userphoto)
Catch {
Write-Warning "$($error[0])"