WMI filter query of the last GPO in an OU fails

Question

Hi,
I've noticed an interesting issue:
Server 2012 R2, Windows 7. GPO's. WMI Filters.
I've linked some GPOs to a specific OU (which exclusively contains users). For example, there are three objects which configure Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2010. I've created a WMI Filter to query wether Office 2010 is installed and mapped it to these
GPO's (I'm using the same filter for all these Office 2010 GPOs)
The problem: On my test client (Windows 7 Pro x64), all these Office GPOs are getting applied (which means that the Office 2010 WMI query returns 'true') except the last one (regarding the
link order). This last object is not applying because the WMI query returns 'false'.
Here's an example. My test user is located in an OU called 'TestOU' on which the mentioned Office 2010 GPOs are linked to. The link order of the GPOs is as follows: 1. Word 2010, 2. Excel 2010, 3. PowerPoint 2010.
In this case, the GPO called 'PowerPoint 2010' is not getting applied; the WMI filter returns 'false'. all other GPOs (using the same WMI filter) are getting applied. If i move the GPO named 'Excel 2010' to the end of the link order (1. Word 2010, 2. PowerPoint
2010, 3. Excel 2010), it's the Excel GPO which is not getting applied.
Any ideas?
Best regards,
eightcore
EDIT: After logging off and logging in again (client-side), the "last" GPO is getting applied. But that's not a solution in my point of view. My goal is to get all things done right after the first logon.

Answer 1

Hi eightcore,
Based on my knowledge, when a GPO that is linked to a WMI filter is applied on the target computer, the filter is evaluated on the target computer. If the WMI filter evaluates to false, the GPO is not applied (except if the client computer is running Windows 2000,
in which case the filter is ignored and the GPO is always applied).And in the same OU, the link order can tell us the applying order, and GPOs apply from the highest number to the lowest number.
According to your description, the GPO which has the highest link order number will not apply. To do further trooubleshooting, please test the following situation:
If delete the WMI filtering of the GPO which has the highest link order number, could the GPO apply sucessfully?
If there are only two GPOs, could the two GPOs applu sucessfully?
It would be helpful for future troubleshooting if you can provide the detailed information of the three GPOs.
Regards,
Lany Zhang