To deploy a Chrome extension to all users in your organization by adding a registry key through Group Policy
Creating a Group Policy Object (GPO).
Give the new GPO a name, such as BusinessGPT Extension
, and click OK
.
Configure the Registry Settings in the GPO
In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to
User Configuration → Preferences → Windows Settings → Registry
Add the Registry Key:
Right-click on
Registry
and selectNew
>Registry Item
.Set the action to
Create
.
In the Hive
dropdown, select HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Set the key Path: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist
Value name is 1
Value type REG_SZ
Value data: nmclpkidicoigfkjbphinajeekefeoel
Update Group Policy on Client Machines
To ensure that the Group Policy is applied immediately, you can force an update on the client machines:
Open Command Prompt:
On each client machine, open Command Prompt as an administrator.
Run the gpupdate Command:
Execute the following command: gpupdate /force
Verifying the Installation
Restart Chrome: Users may need to restart Chrome for the extension to be installed and visible.
Check the Extension: Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/
to verify that the extension is installed and enabled