Having recently written about the ability to Deploy Google Chrome Policies via ADM/ADMX Group Policy I thought it would be interesting to show you how to force install Google Chrome Extensions via ADM/ADMX Group Policy.
Firstly you will need to configure the list of force-installed extensions which will include the extension ID and the update URL. As per the group policy description which you can find under the Group Policy Management Editor - User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Google/Google Chrome/Extensions/Configure the list of force-installed extension" the extension ID is a 32-letter string found within chrome on the extension tab (chrome://extensions) when in developer mode (only if you have that particular extension already installed).
Once you know the extension ID go back to your Group Policy Management Editor and enable the "Configure the list of force-installed extensions".
Click on the Show... button and Add a new item. In the text box field copy the extension ID followed by the update URL which should point to an Update Manifest XML document "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" separated by a semi-column (i.e. gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx). That is it!!!
Click on the Show... button and Add a new item. In the text box field copy the extension ID followed by the update URL which should point to an Update Manifest XML document "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" separated by a semi-column (i.e. gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx). That is it!!!
On your client run the Group Policy Update (gpupdate /force) command using Win+R which will most likely ask you to log off at which point when you log back in and go to Google Chrome your extension will be automatically installed.
Thank you very much
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