How would you determine which Group Policy settings are affecting a Windows device?

Use resultant policy information, such as gpresult output, to inspect applied user and computer policies and any filtering or processing errors. Identify the relevant organizational unit, security filtering, inheritance, and policy precedence rather than assuming the most recently edited policy always wins. Check domain connectivity, replication, and policy-processing logs when expected settings are absent. Refresh policy through the supported process and note that some changes require sign-out or restart. Test changes in a controlled scope before modifying a policy that affects many devices.