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Sync-AppvPublishingServer

Initiates the App-V Publishing Refresh operation.

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Microsoft AppvClient reference: Initiates the App-V Publishing Refresh operation. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Sync-AppvPublishingServer [[-Name] <String>] [[-URL] <String>] [-Global] [-Force] [-NetworkCostAware]
 [-HidePublishingRefreshUI] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Sync-AppvPublishingServer. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / AppvClient · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Force: Indicates that the cmdlet forces all publishes and unpublishes of packages. The Force switch specifies whether to suppress warning and confirmation messages. It can be useful in scripting to suppress interactive prompts. If the Force switch isn't provided in the command, you're prompted for administrative input if required.
-Global: Indicates that the cmdlet synchronizes packages from the App-V publishing server that are provisioned to the computer and are published to all users on the computer.
-HidePublishingRefreshUI: Indicates that the cmdlet suppresses the Publishing Refresh Progress bar.
-Name: Specifies the friendly name of the server.
-NetworkCostAware: Indicates that this cmdlet is network cost aware.
-Server (required): Specifies an AppvPublishingServer object. To obtain an AppvPublishingServer object, use the Get-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.
-ServerId (required): Specifies the identifier for the App-V Publishing Server. This can be queried using the Get-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.
-URL: Specifies the URL path of the server.

Prerequisites

Windows with the AppvClient module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Start publishing refresh

Sync-AppvPublishingServer -Name "MyServer"

This command starts publishing refresh for the current user for the server named MyServer. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/AppvClient/Sync-AppvPublishingServer.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/appvclient/sync-appvpublishingserver?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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