![]() Most likely, you will see the following URL. ![]() Set disk cache directory – the path to the Chrome disk cache (usually this is “$.įind and open the manifest.json file in the extension folder and copy the value of the update_url.Set Google Chrome as Default Browser: Enabled.Let’s consider the basic Chrome settings that are often centrally configured in an enterprise environment: Google Chrome – Default Settings (users can override) – recommended browser settings that users can change.Google Chrome – users (and even the local administrator) cannot change the Chrome settings on their computer specified in this GPO section.Note that Google Chrome settings are located in two different Group Policy sections (both in Computer and User Configuration): Customizing Google Chrome Settings via Group Policy There are 400 different browser options available in GPO Administrative Templates for Google Chrome. Make sure that a new Google folder containing several new subsections (Google Chrome, Google Chrome – Default Settings (users can override), Google Update, Legacy browser support, User-agent switcher for Chrome) appeared both in the User and Computer sections of Policies -> Administrative Templates. Open the domain Group Policy Management Console ( gpmc.msc) and edit any existing GPO (or create a new one).We always recommend you back up the PolicyDefensions directory before installing/updating ADMX policy files. Check that it appears in the list of installed programs on Windows. The Google Chrome installation will start when Windows boots. Reboot the user’s computer to update the Group Policy settings.Go to the Deployment -> Advanced tab and enable the option Ignore language when deploying this package (this will allow ignoring Windows language on client computers). ![]() If the policy hasn’t been set, the value is Not set. Make sure Source is correctly set to Platform, Cloud, or Enterprise default. Check the Show policies with no value set box. At the top right, in the Filter policies by name box, enter the policy you’re searching for. Select the “ Advanced” option and press OK On a managed device, browse to chrome://policy.Select New -> Package and specify the UNC path to the GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi file on SYSVOL.Open the new GPO and navigate to Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Software Settings -> Software installation.Create a new GPO ( gpoInstallChrome) and link it to a container ( Organizational Unit) with user computers ( Create a GPO in this domain, and link it here).Open the Group Policy Management Console ( gpmc.msc).Extract the GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64.zip archive and copy the GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi file to the SYSVOL directory on the domain controller ( \\\SysVol\\scripts).Download the Google Chrome installer in MSI format.You can use Group Policies to deploy programs to users’ computers. Installing Google Chrome Extensions Using Group Policyĭeploy Google Chrome on Domain Computers via GPO. ![]() Customizing Google Chrome Settings via Group Policy.Install Group Policy Administrative Template Files (ADMX) for Google Chrome.Deploy Google Chrome on Domain Computers via GPO.I have not found a convenient way to see a full list of settings to configure, but this is the closest I have yet to come. Below is what I usually add in the “master_preferences”-file. Do you really want all users to be prompted to check the default browser, get a first run introduction and create shortcuts on the desktop? Although this is a standard procedure that most users are familiar with, it is much more convenient (and enterprise) to not get any popups at all. Google Chrome is an application that configure and do many things in the background. Why? Because it is much easier to update a GPO than to update a file on each session host. I always try to set as much settings as possible in a group policy (GPO) using the ADMX-templates. I will be talking about the first two in this post. There are mainly three ways of configuring settings – Policy based (ADMX-template), master preferences and tags on the shortcut when launching Chrome. Sometimes you can configure the same type of settings on several places and sometimes you only have one place to configure some settings. The problem with configuring Chrome is that there are several ways to set different kinds of settings. Installing Google Chrome is a basic next, next, next installation by using the MSI-file provided here. In this post, I will provide a short tutorial how I usually install and configure Google Chrome for a non-popup seamless experience for your end user. More and more users change from Internet Explorer to a much more convenient browser and they expect to use it in business too. ![]() Installing and configuring Google Chrome in a multi-user environment can be everything but easy. : Applications, Virtual Apps and Desktops By Adam Clark Translate with Google ⟶ ![]()
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