Policy List

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeFrameContentTypes

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ChromeFrameContentTypes

Supported on:

Google Chrome Frame (Windows) since version 8

Supported features:

Allow Google Chrome Frame to handle the listed content types. If this policy is not set the default renderer will be used for all sites as specified by the 'ChromeFrameRendererSettings' policy.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeFrameContentTypes\1 = "text/xml" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeFrameContentTypes\2 = "application/xml"
Linux:: ["text/xml", "application/xml"]
Mac:: <array> <string>text/xml</string> <string>application/xml</string> </array>

Configure Google Drive options

Configure Google Drive in Google Chrome OS.

DriveDisabled

Disables Drive

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DriveDisabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DriveDisabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

Disables Google Drive syncing when set to True. In that case, no data is uploaded to Google Drive. If not set or set to False, then users will be able to transfer files to Google Drive.

Description:

Example value:

Disables Google Drive over Cellular connections

DriveDisabledOverCellular

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DriveDisabledOverCellular

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DriveDisabledOverCellular

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

Disables Google Drive syncing when using a cellular connection when set to True. In that case, data is only synced to Google Drive when connected via WiFi or Ethernet. If not set or set to False, then users will be able to transfer files to Google Drive via cellular connections.

Description:

Example value:

Configure remote access options in Google Chrome. These features are ignored unless the Remote Access web application is installed.

Configure remote access options

RemoteAccessClientFirewallTraversal (deprecated)

Enable firewall traversal from remote access client

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessClientFirewallTraversal

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RemoteAccessClientFirewallTraversal

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 14
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.14

Supported features:

This policy is no longer supported. Enables usage of STUN and relay servers when connecting to a remote client. If this setting is enabled, then this machine can discover and connect to remote host machines even if they are separated by a firewall. If this setting is disabled and outgoing UDP connections are filtered by the firewall, then this machine can only connect to host machines within the local network.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

RemoteAccessHostFirewallTraversal

Enable firewall traversal from remote access host

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessHostFirewallTraversal

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RemoteAccessHostFirewallTraversal

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 14

Supported features:

Enables usage of STUN and relay servers when remote clients are trying to establish a connection to this machine. If this setting is enabled, then remote clients can discover and connect to this machines even if they are separated by a firewall. If this setting is disabled and outgoing UDP connections are filtered by the firewall, then this machine will only allow connections from client machines within the local network. If this policy is left not set the setting will be enabled.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

RemoteAccessHostDomain

Configure the required domain name for remote access hosts

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessHostDomain

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RemoteAccessHostDomain

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22

Supported features:

Configures the required host domain name that will be imposed on remote access hosts and prevents users from changing it. If this setting is enabled, then hosts can be shared only using accounts registered on the specified domain name. If this setting is disabled or not set, then hosts can be shared using any account.

Description:

Example value:

"my-awesome-domain.com"

RemoteAccessHostRequireTwoFactor

Enable two-factor authentication for remote access hosts

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessHostRequireTwoFactor

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RemoteAccessHostRequireTwoFactor

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22

Supported features:

Enables two-factor authentication for remote access hosts instead of a user-specified PIN. If this setting is enabled, then users must provide a valid two-factor code when accessing a host. If this setting is disabled or not set, then two-factor will not be enabled and the default behavior of having a user-defined PIN will be used.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

RemoteAccessHostTalkGadgetPrefix

Configure the TalkGadget prefix for remote access hosts

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessHostTalkGadgetPrefix

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RemoteAccessHostTalkGadgetPrefix

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22

Supported features:

Configures the TalkGadget prefix that will be used by remote access hosts and prevents users from changing it. If specified, this prefix is prepended to the base TalkGadget name to create a full domain name for the TalkGadget. The base TalkGadget domain name is '.talkgadget.google.com'. If this setting is enabled, then hosts will use the custom domain name when accessing the TalkGadget instead of the default domain name. If this setting is disabled or not set, then the default TalkGadget domain name ('chromoting-host.talkgadget.google.com') will be used for all hosts. Remote access clients are not affected by this policy setting. They will always use 'chromoting-client.talkgadget.google.com' to access the TalkGadget.

Description:

Example value:

"chromoting-host"

RemoteAccessHostRequireCurtain

Enable curtaining of remote access hosts

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RemoteAccessHostRequireCurtain

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RemoteAccessHostRequireCurtain

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 23

Supported features:

Enables curtaining of remote access hosts while a connection is in progress. If this setting is enabled, then hosts' physical input and output devices are disabled while a remote connection is in progress. If this setting is disabled or not set, then both local and remote users can interact with the host when it is being shared.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

Content Settings

Content Settings allow you to specify how contents of a specific type (for example Cookies, Images or JavaScript) is handled.

DefaultCookiesSetting

Default cookies setting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultCookiesSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultCookiesSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to set local data. Setting local data can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. If this policy is left not set, 'AllowCookies' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow all sites to set local data
2 = Do not allow any site to set local data
4 = Keep cookies for the duration of the session

Example value:

DefaultImagesSetting

Default images setting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultImagesSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultImagesSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to display images. Displaying images can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. If this policy is left not set, 'AllowImages' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow all sites to show all images
2 = Do not allow any site to show images

Example value:

Default JavaScript setting

DefaultJavaScriptSetting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultJavaScriptSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultJavaScriptSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to run JavaScript. Running JavaScript can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. If this policy is left not set, 'AllowJavaScript' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow all sites to run JavaScript
2 = Do not allow any site to run JavaScript

Example value:

DefaultPluginsSetting

Default plugins setting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultPluginsSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultPluginsSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to automatically run plugins. Automatically running plugins can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. Click to play allows plugins to run but the user must click them to start their execution. If this policy is left not set, 'AllowPlugins' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow all sites to automatically run plugins
2 = Block all plugins
3 = Click to play

Example value:

DefaultPopupsSetting

Default popups setting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultPopupsSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultPopupsSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to show pop-ups. Showing popups can be either allowed for all websites or denied for all websites. If this policy is left not set, 'BlockPopups' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow all sites to show pop-ups
2 = Do not allow any site to show popups

Example value:

Default notification setting

DefaultNotificationsSetting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultNotificationsSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultNotificationsSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to display desktop notifications. Displaying desktop notifications can be allowed by default, denied by default or the user can be asked every time a website wants to show desktop notifications. If this policy is left not set, 'AskNotifications' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow sites to show desktop notifications
2 = Do not allow any site to show desktop notifications
3 = Ask every time a site wants to show desktop notifications

Example value:

0x00000002 (Windows), 2 (Linux/Mac)

DefaultGeolocationSetting

Default geolocation setting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultGeolocationSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultGeolocationSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to track the users' physical location. Tracking the users' physical location can be allowed by default, denied by default or the user can be asked every time a website requests the physical location. If this policy is left not set, 'AskGeolocation' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

1 = Allow sites to track the users' physical location
2 = Do not allow any site to track the users' physical location
3 = Ask whenever a site wants to track the users' physical location

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), 0 (Linux/Mac)

DefaultMediaStreamSetting (deprecated)

Default mediastream setting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultMediaStreamSetting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultMediaStreamSetting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.22

Supported features:

Allows you to set whether websites are allowed to get access to media capture devices. Access to media capture devices can be allowed by default, or the user can be asked every time a website wants to get access to media capture devices. If this policy is left not set, 'PromptOnAccess' will be used and the user will be able to change it.

Description:

2 = Do not allow any site to access the camera and microphone
3 = Ask every time a site wants to access the camera and/or microphone

Example value:

0x00000002 (Windows), 2 (Linux/Mac)

AutoSelectCertificateForUrls

Automatically select client certificates for these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AutoSelectCertificateForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AutoSelectCertificateForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.15

Supported features:

Allows you to specify a list of url patterns that specify sites for which Google Chrome should automatically select a client certificates, if the site requests a certificate. If this policy is left not set no auto-selection will be done for any site.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AutoSelectCertificateForUrls\1 = "{\"pattern\":\"https://www.example.com\",\"filter\":{\"ISSUER\":{\"CN\":\"certificate issuer name\"}}}"
Linux:: ["{\"pattern\":\"https://www.example.com\",\"filter\":{\"ISSUER\":{\"CN\":\"certificate issuer name\"}}}"]
Mac:: <array> <string>{\"pattern\":\"https://www.example.com\",\"filter\":{\"ISSUER\":{\"CN\":\"certificate issuer name\"}}}</string> </array>

CookiesAllowedForUrls

Allow cookies on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesAllowedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

CookiesAllowedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to set cookies. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultCookiesSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesAllowedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesAllowedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

CookiesBlockedForUrls

Block cookies on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesBlockedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

CookiesBlockedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to set cookies. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultCookiesSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesBlockedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesBlockedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls

Allow session only cookies on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to set session only cookies. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultCookiesSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise. If the "RestoreOnStartup" policy is set to restore URLs from previous sessions this policy will not be respectred and cookies will be stored permanently for those sites.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

ImagesAllowedForUrls

Allow images on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImagesAllowedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImagesAllowedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to display images. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultImagesSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImagesAllowedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImagesAllowedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

ImagesBlockedForUrls

Block images on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImagesBlockedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImagesBlockedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to display images. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultImagesSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImagesBlockedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImagesBlockedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

JavaScriptAllowedForUrls

Allow JavaScript on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavaScriptAllowedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

JavaScriptAllowedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to run JavaScript. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultJavaScriptSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavaScriptAllowedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavaScriptAllowedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

JavaScriptBlockedForUrls

Block JavaScript on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavaScriptBlockedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

JavaScriptBlockedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to run JavaScript. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultJavaScriptSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavaScriptBlockedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavaScriptBlockedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

PluginsAllowedForUrls

Allow plugins on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsAllowedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PluginsAllowedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to run plugins. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultPluginsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsAllowedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsAllowedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

PluginsBlockedForUrls

Block plugins on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsBlockedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PluginsBlockedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to run plugins. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultPluginsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsBlockedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PluginsBlockedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

PopupsAllowedForUrls

Allow popups on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PopupsAllowedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PopupsAllowedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to open popups. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultPopupsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PopupsAllowedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PopupsAllowedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

PopupsBlockedForUrls

Block popups on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PopupsBlockedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PopupsBlockedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to open popups. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultPopupsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PopupsBlockedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PopupsBlockedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

NotificationsAllowedForUrls

Allow notifications on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\NotificationsAllowedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

NotificationsAllowedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 16
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.16

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are allowed to display notifications. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultNotificationsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\NotificationsAllowedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\NotificationsAllowedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

NotificationsBlockedForUrls

Block notifications on these sites

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\NotificationsBlockedForUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

NotificationsBlockedForUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 16
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.16

Supported features:

Allows you to set a list of url patterns that specify sites which are not allowed to display notifications. If this policy is left not set the global default value will be used for all sites either from the 'DefaultNotificationsSetting' policy if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\NotificationsBlockedForUrls\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\NotificationsBlockedForUrls\2 = "[*.]example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "[*.]example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>[*.]example.edu</string> </array>

Default HTML renderer for Google Chrome Frame

Allows you to configure the default HTML renderer when Google Chrome Frame is installed. The default setting is to allow the host browser do the rendering, but you can optionally override this and have Google Chrome Frame render HTML pages by default.

ChromeFrameRendererSettings

Default HTML renderer for Google Chrome Frame

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeFrameRendererSettings

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ChromeFrameRendererSettings

Supported on:

Google Chrome Frame (Windows) since version 8

Supported features:

Allows you to configure the default HTML renderer when Google Chrome Frame is installed. The default setting used when this policy is left not set is to allow the host browser do the rendering, but you can optionally override this and have Google Chrome Frame render HTML pages by default.

Description:

0 = Use the host browser by default
1 = Use Google Chrome Frame by default

Example value:

Always render the following URL patterns in Google Chrome Frame

RenderInChromeFrameList

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RenderInChromeFrameList

RenderInChromeFrameList

Google Chrome Frame (Windows) since version 8

Customize the list of URL patterns that should always be rendered by Google Chrome Frame. If this policy is not set the default renderer will be used for all sites as specified by the 'ChromeFrameRendererSettings' policy. For example patterns see http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/chrome-frame-getting-started.

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RenderInChromeFrameList\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RenderInChromeFrameList\2 = "http://www.example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "http://www.example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>http://www.example.edu</string> </array>

RenderInHostList

Always render the following URL patterns in the host browser

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RenderInHostList

RenderInHostList

Google Chrome Frame (Windows) since version 8

Customize the list of URL patterns that should always be rendered by the host browser. If this policy is not set the default renderer will be used for all sites as specified by the 'ChromeFrameRendererSettings' policy. For example patterns see http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/chrome-frame-getting-started.

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RenderInHostList\1 = "http://www.example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RenderInHostList\2 = "http://www.example.edu"
Linux:: ["http://www.example.com", "http://www.example.edu"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://www.example.com</string> <string>http://www.example.edu</string> </array>

AdditionalLaunchParameters

Additional command line parameters for Google Chrome

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AdditionalLaunchParameters

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AdditionalLaunchParameters

Supported on:

Google Chrome Frame (Windows) since version 19

Supported features:

Allows you to specify additional parameters that are used when Google Chrome Frame launches Google Chrome. If this policy is not set the default command line will be used.

Description:

Example value:

"--enable-media-stream --enable-media-source"

Default search provider

Configures the default search provider. You can specify the default search provider that the user will use or choose to disable default search.

DefaultSearchProviderEnabled

Enable the default search provider

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Enables the use of a default search provider. If you enable this setting, a default search is performed when the user types text in the omnibox that is not a URL. You can specify the default search provider to be used by setting the rest of the default search policies. If these are left empty, the user can choose the default provider. If you disable this setting, no search is performed when the user enters non-URL text in the omnibox. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, the default search provider is enabled, and the user will be able to set the search provider list.

Description:

Example value:

Default search provider name

DefaultSearchProviderName

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderName

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderName

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the name of the default search provider. If left empty or not set, the host name specified by the search URL will be used. This policy is only considered if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

"My Intranet Search"

DefaultSearchProviderKeyword

Default search provider keyword

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderKeyword

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderKeyword

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the keyword, which is the shortcut used in the omnibox to trigger the search for this provider. This policy is optional. If not set, no keyword will activate the search provider. This policy is only considered if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

"mis"

DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL

Default search provider search URL

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the URL of the search engine used when doing a default search. The URL should contain the string '{searchTerms}', which will be replaced at query time by the terms the user is searching for. This option must be set when the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled and will only be respected if this is the case.

Description:

Example value:

"http://search.my.company/search?q={searchTerms}"

DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL

Default search provider suggest URL

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the URL of the search engine used to provide search suggestions. The URL should contain the string '{searchTerms}', which will be replaced at query time by the text the user has entered so far. This policy is optional. If not set, no suggest URL will be used. This policy is only respected if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

"http://search.my.company/suggest?q={searchTerms}"

DefaultSearchProviderInstantURL

Default search provider instant URL

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderInstantURL

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderInstantURL

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the URL of the search engine used to provide instant results. The URL should contain the string '{searchTerms}', which will be replaced at query time by the text the user has entered so far. This policy is optional. If not set, no instant search results will be provided. This policy is only respected if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

"http://search.my.company/suggest?q={searchTerms}"

DefaultSearchProviderIconURL

Default search provider icon

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderIconURL

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderIconURL

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the favorite icon URL of the default search provider. This policy is optional. If not set, no icon will be present for the search provider. This policy is only respected if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

"http://search.my.company/favicon.ico"

DefaultSearchProviderEncodings

Default search provider encodings

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderEncodings

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderEncodings

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the character encodings supported by the search provider. Encodings are code page names like UTF-8, GB2312, and ISO-8859-1. They are tried in the order provided. This policy is optional. If not set, the default will be used which is UTF-8. This policy is only respected if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderEncodings\1 = "UTF-8" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderEncodings\2 = "UTF-16" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderEncodings\3 = "GB2312" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderEncodings\4 = "ISO-8859-1"
Linux:: ["UTF-8", "UTF-16", "GB2312", "ISO-8859-1"]
Mac:: <array> <string>UTF-8</string> <string>UTF-16</string> <string>GB2312</string> <string>ISO-8859-1</string> </array>

DefaultSearchProviderAlternateURLs

List of alternate URLs for the default search provider

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderAlternateURLs

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderAlternateURLs

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 24
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.24

Supported features:

Specifies a list of alternate URLs that can be used to extract search terms from the search engine. The URLs should contain the string '{searchTerms}', which will be used to extract the search terms. This policy is optional. If not set, no alternate urls will be used to extract search terms. This policy is only respected if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderAlternateURLs\1 = "http://search.my.company/suggest#q={searchTerms}" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderAlternateURLs\2 = "http://search.my.company/suggest/search#q={searchTerms}"
Linux:: ["http://search.my.company/suggest#q={searchTerms}", "http://search.my.company/suggest/search#q={searchTerms}"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://search.my.company/suggest#q={searchTerms}</string> <string>http://search.my.company/suggest/search#q={searchTerms}</string> </array>

DefaultSearchProviderSearchTermsReplacementKey

Parameter controlling search term placement for the default search provider

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultSearchProviderSearchTermsReplacementKey

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultSearchProviderSearchTermsReplacementKey

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 25
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.25

Supported features:

If this policy is set and a search URL suggested from the omnibox contains this parameter in the query string or in the fragment identifier, then the suggestion will show the search terms and search provider instead of the raw search URL. This policy is optional. If not set, no search term replacement will be performed. This policy is only respected if the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' policy is enabled.

Description:

Example value:

"espv"

Extensions

Configures extension-related policies. The user is not allowed to install blacklisted extensions unless they are whitelisted. You can also force Google Chrome to automatically install extensions by specifying them in ExtensionInstallForcelist. The blacklist takes precedence over the list of forced extensions.

ExtensionInstallBlacklist

Configure extension installation blacklist

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallBlacklist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ExtensionInstallBlacklist

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to specify which extensions the users can NOT install. Extensions already installed will be removed if blacklisted. A blacklist value of '*' means all extensions are blacklisted unless they are explicitly listed in the whitelist. If this policy is left not set the user can install any extension in Google Chrome.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallBlacklist\1 = "extension_id1" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallBlacklist\2 = "extension_id2"
Linux:: ["extension_id1", "extension_id2"]
Mac:: <array> <string>extension_id1</string> <string>extension_id2</string> </array>

ExtensionInstallWhitelist

Configure extension installation whitelist

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallWhitelist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ExtensionInstallWhitelist

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Allows you to specify which extensions are not subject to the blacklist. A blacklist value of * means all extensions are blacklisted and users can only install extensions listed in the whitelist. By default, all extensions are whitelisted, but if all extensions have been blacklisted by policy, the whitelist can be used to override that policy.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallWhitelist\1 = "extension_id1" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallWhitelist\2 = "extension_id2"
Linux:: ["extension_id1", "extension_id2"]
Mac:: <array> <string>extension_id1</string> <string>extension_id2</string> </array>

ExtensionInstallForcelist

Configure the list of force-installed extensions

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist

ExtensionInstallForcelist

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Configure extension, app, and user script install sources

Allows you to specify a list of extensions that will be installed silently, without user interaction. Each item of the list is a string that contains an extension ID and an update URL delimited by a semicolon (;). The extension ID is the 32-letter string found e.g. on chrome://extensions when in developer mode. The update URL should point to an Update Manifest XML document as described at http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/autoupdate.html. Note that the update URL set in this policy is only used for the initial installation; subsequent updates of the extension will use the update URL indicated in the extension's manifest. For each item, Google Chrome will retrieve the extension specified by the extension ID from the update service at the specified update URL and silently install it. For example, lcncmkcnkcdbbanbjakcencbaoegdjlp;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx installs the Google SSL Web Search extension from the standard Chrome Web Store update URL. For more information about hosting extensions, see: http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/hosting.html. Users will be unable to uninstall extensions that are specified by this policy. If you remove an extension from this list, then it will be automatically uninstalled by Google Chrome. Extensions specified in this list are also automatically whitelisted for installation; the ExtensionsInstallBlacklist does not affect them. If this policy is left not set the user can uninstall any extension in Google Chrome.

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist\1 = "lcncmkcnkcdbbanbjakcencbaoegdjlp;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"
Linux:: ["lcncmkcnkcdbbanbjakcencbaoegdjlp;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx"]
Mac:: <array> <string>lcncmkcnkcdbbanbjakcencbaoegdjlp;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx</string> </array>

ExtensionInstallSources

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallSources

ExtensionInstallSources

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 21
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 21

Configure allowed app/extension types

Allows you to specify which URLs are allowed to install extensions, apps, and themes. Starting in Chrome 21, it is more difficult to install extensions, apps, and user scripts from outside the Chrome Web Store. Previously, users could click on a link to a *.crx file, and Chrome would offer to install the file after a few warnings. After Chrome 21, such files must be downloaded and dragged onto the Chrome settings page. This setting allows specific URLs to have the old, easier installation flow. Each item in this list is an extension-style match pattern (see http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/match_patterns.html). Users will be able to easily install items from any URL that matches an item in this list. Both the location of the *.crx file and the page where the download is started from (i.e. the referrer) must be allowed by these patterns. ExtensionInstallBlacklist takes precedence over this policy. That is, an extension on the blacklist won't be installed, even if it happens from a site on this list.

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallSources\1 = "https://corp.mycompany.com/*"
Linux:: ["https://corp.mycompany.com/*"]
Mac:: <array> <string>https://corp.mycompany.com/*</string> </array>

ExtensionAllowedTypes

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionAllowedTypes

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ExtensionAllowedTypes

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 25
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 25

Supported features:

Controls which app/extension types are allowed to be installed. This setting white-lists the allowed types of extension/apps that can be installed in Google Chrome. The value is a list of strings, each of which should be one of the following: "extension", "theme", "user_script", "hosted_app", "legacy_packaged_app", "platform_app". See the Chrome extensions documentation for more information on these types. Note that this policy also affects extensions and apps to be force-installed via ExtensionInstallForcelist. If this setting is configured, extensions/apps which have a type that is not on the list will not be installed. If this settings is left not-configured, no restrictions on the acceptable extension/app types are enforced.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionAllowedTypes\1 = "hosted_app"
Linux:: ["hosted_app"]
Mac:: <array> <string>hosted_app</string> </array>

Home page

Configure the default home page in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing it. The user's home page settings are only completely locked down, if you either select the home page to be the new tab page, or set it to be a URL and specify a home page URL. If you don't specify the home page URL, then the user is still able to set the home page to the new tab page by specifying 'chrome://newtab'.

HomepageLocation

Configure the home page URL

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\HomepageLocation

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

HomepageLocation

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Configures the default home page URL in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing it. The home page is the page opened by the Home button. The pages that open on startup are controlled by the RestoreOnStartup policies. The home page type can either be set to a URL you specify here or set to the New Tab Page. If you select the New Tab Page, then this policy does not take effect. If you enable this setting, users cannot change their home page URL in Google Chrome, but they can still can choose the New Tab Page as their home page. Leaving this policy not set will allow the user to choose his home page on his own if HomepageIsNewTabPage is not set too.

Example value:

"http://chromium.org"

HomepageIsNewTabPage

Use New Tab Page as homepage

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\HomepageIsNewTabPage

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

HomepageIsNewTabPage

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Configures the type of the default home page in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing home page preferences. The home page can either be set to a URL you specify or set to the New Tab Page. If you enable this setting, the New Tab Page is always used for the home page, and the home page URL location is ignored. If you disable this setting, the user's homepage will never be the New Tab Page, unless its URL is set to 'chrome://newtab'. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change their homepage type in Google Chrome. Leaving this policy not set will allow the user to choose whether the new tab page is his home page on his own.

Example value:

Configures the password manager. If the password manager is enabled, then you can choose to enable or disable whether the user may show stored passwords in clear text.

Password manager

PasswordManagerEnabled

Enable the password manager

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PasswordManagerEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PasswordManagerEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables saving passwords and using saved passwords in Google Chrome. If you enable this setting, users can have Google Chrome memorize passwords and provide them automatically the next time they log in to a site. If you disable this setting, users are not able to save passwords or use already saved passwords. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

Example value:

Allow users to show passwords in Password Manager

PasswordManagerAllowShowPasswords

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PasswordManagerAllowShowPasswords

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PasswordManagerAllowShowPasswords

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Controls whether the user may show passwords in clear text in the password manager. If you disable this setting, the password manager does not allow showing stored passwords in clear text in the password manager window. If you enable or do not set this policy, users can view their passwords in clear text in the password manager.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

Policies for HTTP Authentication

AuthSchemes

Supported authentication schemes

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AuthSchemes

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AuthSchemes

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9

Supported features:

Specifies which HTTP Authentication schemes are supported by Google Chrome. Possible values are 'basic', 'digest', 'ntlm' and 'negotiate'. Separate multiple values with commas. If this policy is left not set, all four schemes will be used.

Description:

Example value:

"basic,digest,ntlm,negotiate"

DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup

Disable CNAME lookup when negotiating Kerberos authentication

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9

Supported features:

Specifies whether the generated Kerberos SPN is based on the canonical DNS name or the original name entered. If you enable this setting, CNAME lookup will be skipped and the server name will be used as entered. If you disable this setting or leave it not set, the canonical name of the server will be determined via CNAME lookup.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

EnableAuthNegotiatePort

Include non-standard port in Kerberos SPN

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnableAuthNegotiatePort

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

EnableAuthNegotiatePort

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9

Supported features:

Specifies whether the generated Kerberos SPN should include a non-standard port. If you enable this setting, and a non-standard port (i.e., a port other than 80 or 443) is entered, it will be included in the generated Kerberos SPN. If you disable this setting or leave it not set, the generated Kerberos SPN will not include a port in any case.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

AuthServerWhitelist

Authentication server whitelist

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AuthServerWhitelist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AuthServerWhitelist

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9

Supported features:

Specifies which servers should be whitelisted for integrated authentication. Integrated authentication is only enabled when Google Chrome receives an authentication challenge from a proxy or from a server which is in this permitted list. Separate multiple server names with commas. Wildcards (*) are allowed. If you leave this policy not set any server will be accepted for integrated authentication.

Description:

Example value:

"*example.com,foobar.com,*baz"

AuthNegotiateDelegateWhitelist

Kerberos delegation server whitelist

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AuthNegotiateDelegateWhitelist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AuthNegotiateDelegateWhitelist

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9

Supported features:

Servers that Google Chrome may delegate to. Separate multiple server names with commas. Wildcards (*) are allowed. If you leave this policy not set any server will be accepted for integrated authentication.

Description:

Example value:

"foobar.example.com"

GSSAPILibraryName

GSSAPI library name

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\GSSAPILibraryName

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

GSSAPILibraryName

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux) since version 9

Supported features:

Specifies which GSSAPI library to use for HTTP Authentication. You can set either just a library name, or a full path. If no setting is provided, Google Chrome will fall back to using a default library name.

Description:

Example value:

"libgssapi_krb5.so.2"

AllowCrossOriginAuthPrompt

Cross-origin HTTP Basic Auth prompts

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AllowCrossOriginAuthPrompt

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AllowCrossOriginAuthPrompt

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 13

Supported features:

Controls whether third-party sub-content on a page is allowed to pop-up an HTTP Basic Auth dialog box. Typically this is disabled as a phishing defense. If this policy is not set, this is disabled and third-party sub-content will not be allowed to pop up a HTTP Basic Auth dialog box.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

Power mangement

Configure power manegement in Google Chrome OS. These policies let you configure how Google Chrome OS behaves when the user remains idle for some amount of time.

ScreenDimDelayAC

Screen dim delay when running on AC power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ScreenDimDelayAC

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ScreenDimDelayAC

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the screen is dimmed when running on AC power. When this policy is set to a value greater than zero, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS dims the screen. When this policy is set to zero, Google Chrome OS does not dim the screen when the user becomes idle. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to be less than or equal the screen off delay (if set) and the idle delay.

Description:

Example value:

0x000668a0 (Windows), 420000 (Linux/Mac)

ScreenOffDelayAC

Screen off delay when running on AC power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ScreenOffDelayAC

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ScreenOffDelayAC

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the screen is turned off when running on AC power. When this policy is set to a value greater than zero, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS turns off the screen. When this policy is set to zero, Google Chrome OS does not turn off the screen when the user becomes idle. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to be less than or equal the idle delay.

Description:

Example value:

0x00075300 (Windows), 480000 (Linux/Mac)

ScreenLockDelayAC

Screen lock delay when running on AC power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ScreenLockDelayAC

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ScreenLockDelayAC

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the screen is locked when running on AC power. When this policy is set to a value greater than zero, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS locks the screen. When this policy is set to zero, Google Chrome OS does not lock the screen when the user becomes idle. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The recommended way to lock the screen on idle is to enable screen locking on suspend and have Google Chrome OS suspend after the idle delay. This policy should only be used when screen locking should occur a significant amount of time sooner than suspend or when suspend on idle is not desired at all. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to be less than the idle delay.

Description:

Example value:

0x000927c0 (Windows), 600000 (Linux/Mac)

IdleDelayAC

Idle delay when running on AC power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\IdleDelayAC

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

IdleDelayAC

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the idle action is taken when running on AC power. When this policy is set, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS takes the idle action, which can be configured separately. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds.

Description:

Example value:

0x001b7740 (Windows), 1800000 (Linux/Mac)

ScreenDimDelayBattery

Screen dim delay when running on battery power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ScreenDimDelayBattery

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ScreenDimDelayBattery

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the screen is dimmed when running on battery power. When this policy is set to a value greater than zero, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS dims the screen. When this policy is set to zero, Google Chrome OS does not dim the screen when the user becomes idle. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to be less than or equal the screen off delay (if set) and the idle delay.

Description:

Example value:

0x000493e0 (Windows), 300000 (Linux/Mac)

ScreenOffDelayBattery

Screen off delay when running on battery power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ScreenOffDelayBattery

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ScreenOffDelayBattery

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the screen is turned off when running on battery power. When this policy is set to a value greater than zero, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS turns off the screen. When this policy is set to zero, Google Chrome OS does not turn off the screen when the user becomes idle. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to be less than or equal the idle delay.

Description:

Example value:

0x00057e40 (Windows), 360000 (Linux/Mac)

ScreenLockDelayBattery

Screen lock delay when running on battery power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ScreenLockDelayBattery

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ScreenLockDelayBattery

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the screen is locked when running on battery power. When this policy is set to a value greater than zero, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS locks the screen. When this policy is set to zero, Google Chrome OS does not lock the screen when the user becomes idle. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The recommended way to lock the screen on idle is to enable screen locking on suspend and have Google Chrome OS suspend after the idle delay. This policy should only be used when screen locking should occur a significant amount of time sooner than suspend or when suspend on idle is not desired at all. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to be less than the idle delay.

Description:

Example value:

0x000927c0 (Windows), 600000 (Linux/Mac)

IdleDelayBattery

Idle delay when running on battery power

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\IdleDelayBattery

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

IdleDelayBattery

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the length of time without user input after which the idle action is taken when running on battery power. When this policy is set, it specifies the length of time that the user must remain idle before Google Chrome OS takes the idle action, which can be configured separately. When this policy is unset, a default length of time is used. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds.

Description:

Example value:

0x000927c0 (Windows), 600000 (Linux/Mac)

IdleAction

Action to take when the idle delay is reached

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\IdleAction

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

IdleAction

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specify the action to take when the idle delay is reached. When this policy is set, it specifies the action that Google Chrome OS takes when the user remains idle for the length of time given by the idle delay, which can be configured separately. When this policy is unset, the default action is taken, which is suspend. If the action is suspend, Google Chrome OS can separately be configured to either lock or not lock the screen before suspending.

Description:

0 = Suspend
1 = Log out the user
2 = Shut down
3 = Do nothing

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), 0 (Linux/Mac)

LidCloseAction

Action to take when the user closes the lid

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\LidCloseAction

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

LidCloseAction

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specify the action to take when the user closes the lid. When this policy is set, it specifies the action that Google Chrome OS takes when the user closes the device's lid. When this policy is unset, the default action is taken, which is suspend. If the action is suspend, Google Chrome OS can separately be configured to either lock or not lock the screen before suspending.

Description:

0 = Suspend
1 = Log out the user
2 = Shut down
3 = Do nothing

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), 0 (Linux/Mac)

PowerManagementUsesAudioActivity

Specify whether audio activity affects power management

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PowerManagementUsesAudioActivity

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PowerManagementUsesAudioActivity

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies whether audio activity affects power management. If this policy is set to True or is unset, the user is not considered to be idle while audio is playing. This prevents the idle timeout from being reached and the idle action from being taken. However, screen dimming, screen off and screen lock will be performed after the configured timeouts, irrespective of audio activity. If this policy is set to False, audio activity does not prevent the user from being considered idle.

Description:

Example value:

Specify whether video activity affects power management

PowerManagementUsesVideoActivity

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PowerManagementUsesVideoActivity

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PowerManagementUsesVideoActivity

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies whether vidoe activity affects power management. If this policy is set to True or is unset, the user is not considered to be idle while video is playing. This prevents the idle delay, screen dim delay, screen off delay and screen lock delay from being reached and the corresponding actions from being taken. If this policy is set to False, video activity does not prevent the user from being considered idle.

Description:

Example value:

Percentage by which to scale the idle delay in presentation mode

PresentationIdleDelayScale

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PresentationIdleDelayScale

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PresentationIdleDelayScale

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Specifies the percentage by which the idle delay is scaled when the device is in presentation node. If this policy is set, it specifies the percentage by which the idle delay is scaled when the device is in presentation mode. When the idle delay is scaled, the screen dimming, screen off and screen lock delays get adjusted to maintain the same distances from the idle delay as originally configured. If this policy is unset, a default scale factor is used. The scale factor must be 100% or more. Values that would make the idle delay in presentation mode shorter than the regular idle delay are not allowed.

Description:

Example value:

0x000000c8 (Windows), 200 (Linux/Mac)

Proxy server

ProxyMode

Choose how to specify proxy server settings

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ProxyMode

ProxyMode

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Choose how to specify proxy server settings

Allows you to specify the proxy server used by Google Chrome and prevents users from changing proxy settings. If you choose to never use a proxy server and always connect directly, all other options are ignored. If you choose to use system proxy settings or auto detect the proxy server, all other options are ignored. If you choose fixed server proxy mode, you can specify further options in 'Address or URL of proxy server' and 'Comma-separated list of proxy bypass rules'. If you choose to use a .pac proxy script, you must specify the URL to the script in 'URL to a proxy .pac file'. For detailed examples, visit:http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-settings#TOC-Command-line-options-for-proxy-sett If you enable this setting, Google Chrome ignores all proxy-related options specified from the command line. Leaving this policy not set will allow the users to choose the proxy settings on their own.

"direct" = Never use a proxy
"auto_detect" = Auto detect proxy settings
"pac_script" = Use a .pac proxy script
"fixed_servers" = Use fixed proxy servers
"system" = Use system proxy settings

Example value:

"direct"

ProxyServerMode (deprecated)

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ProxyServerMode

ProxyServerMode

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Allows you to configure the pages that are loaded on startup. The contents of the list 'URLs to open at startup' are ignored unless you select 'Open a list of URLs' in 'Action on startup'.

This policy is deprecated, use ProxyMode instead. Allows you to specify the proxy server used by Google Chrome and prevents users from changing proxy settings. If you choose to never use a proxy server and always connect directly, all other options are ignored. If you choose to use system proxy settings or auto detect the proxy server, all other options are ignored. If you choose manual proxy settings, you can specify further options in 'Address or URL of proxy server', 'URL to a proxy .pac file' and 'Comma-separated list of proxy bypass rules'. For detailed examples, visit: http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-settings#TOC-Command-line-options-for-proxy-sett If you enable this setting, Google Chrome ignores all proxy-related options specified from the command line. Leaving this policy not set will allow the users to choose the proxy settings on their own.

0 = Never use a proxy
1 = Auto detect proxy settings
2 = Manually specify proxy settings
3 = Use system proxy settings

Example value:

0x00000002 (Windows), 2 (Linux/Mac)

Startup pages

RestoreOnStartup

Action on startup

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RestoreOnStartup

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RestoreOnStartup

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Allows you to specify the behavior on startup. If you choose 'Open New Tab Page' the New Tab Page will always be opened when you start Google Chrome. If you choose 'Restore the last session', the URLs that were open last time Google Chrome was closed will be reopened and the browsing session will be restored as it was left. Choosing this option disables some settings that rely on sessions or that perform actions on exit (such as Clear browsing data on exit or session-only cookies). If you choose 'Open a list of URLs', the list of 'URLs to open on startup' will be opened when a user starts Google Chrome. If you enable this setting, users cannot change or override it in Google Chrome. Disabling this setting is equvalent to leaving it not configured. The user will still be able to change it in Google Chrome.

5 = Open New Tab Page
1 = Restore the last session
4 = Open a list of URLs

Example value:

0x00000004 (Windows), 4 (Linux/Mac)

RestoreOnStartupURLs

URLs to open on startup

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RestoreOnStartupURLs

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RestoreOnStartupURLs

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

If 'Open a list of URLs' is selected as the startup action, this allows you to specify the list of URLs that are opened. If left not set no URL will be opened on start up. This policy only works if the 'RestoreOnStartup' policy is set to 'RestoreOnStartupIsURLs'.

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RestoreOnStartupURLs\1 = "http://example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RestoreOnStartupURLs\2 = "http://chromium.org"
Linux:: ["http://example.com", "http://chromium.org"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://example.com</string> <string>http://chromium.org</string> </array>

AllowFileSelectionDialogs

Allow invocation of file selection dialogs

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AllowFileSelectionDialogs

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AllowFileSelectionDialogs

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 12

Supported features:

Allows access to local files on the machine by allowing Google Chrome to display file selection dialogs. If you enable this setting, users can open file selection dialogs as normal. If you disable this setting, whenever the user performs an action which would provoke a file selection dialog (like importing bookmarks, uploading files, saving links, etc.) a message is displayed instead and the user is assumed to have clicked Cancel on the file selection dialog. If this setting is not set, users can open file selection dialogs as normal.

Description:

Example value:

Allow running plugins that are outdated

AllowOutdatedPlugins

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AllowOutdatedPlugins

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AllowOutdatedPlugins

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 12
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.12

Supported features:

Allows Google Chrome to run plugins that are outdated. If you enable this setting, outdated plugins are used as normal plugins. If you disable this setting, outdated plugins will not be used and users will not be asked for permission to run them. If this setting is not set, users will be asked for permission to run outdated plugins.

Description:

Example value:

Enable alternate error pages

AlternateErrorPagesEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AlternateErrorPagesEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AlternateErrorPagesEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables the use of alternate error pages that are built into Google Chrome (such as 'page not found') and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, alternate error pages are used. If you disable this setting, alternate error pages are never used. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

Example value:

Always runs plugins that require authorization

AlwaysAuthorizePlugins

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AlwaysAuthorizePlugins

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AlwaysAuthorizePlugins

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 13
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.13

Supported features:

Allows Google Chrome to run plugins that require authorization. If you enable this setting, plugins that are not outdated always run. If this setting is disabled or not set, users will be asked for permission to run plugins that require authorization. These are plugins that can compromise security.

Description:

Example value:

ApplicationLocaleValue

Application locale

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ApplicationLocaleValue

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ApplicationLocaleValue

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Windows) since version 8

Supported features:

Description:

Configures the application locale in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing the locale. If you enable this setting, Google Chrome uses the specified locale. If the configured locale is not supported, 'en-US' is used instead. If this setting is disabled or not set, Google Chrome uses either the user-specified preferred locale (if configured), the system locale or the fallback locale 'en-US'.

Example value:

"en"

AudioCaptureAllowed

Allow or deny audio capture

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AudioCaptureAllowed

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AudioCaptureAllowed

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 25
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.23

Supported features:

Allow or deny audio capture. When this policy is disabled, audio capture will not be available. If enabled, audio capture will always be allowed. If the policy is not configured (default), the user will be prompted for audio capture device access. This policy affects all types of audio inputs and not only the built-in microphone.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

AudioOutputAllowed

Allow playing audio

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AudioOutputAllowed

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AudioOutputAllowed

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.23

Supported features:

Allow playing audio. When this policy is set to false, audio output will not be available on the device while the user is logged in. This policy affects all types of audio output and not only the built-in speakers. Audio accessability features are also inhibited by this policy. Do not enable this policy if a screen reader is required for the user. If this setting is set to true or not configured then users can use all supported audio outputs on their device.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

AutoFillEnabled

Enable AutoFill

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AutoFillEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

AutoFillEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables Google Chrome's AutoFill feature and allows users to auto complete web forms using previously stored information such as address or credit card information. If you disable this setting, AutoFill will be inaccessible to users. If you enable this setting or do not set a value, AutoFill will remain under the control of the user. This will allow them to configure AutoFill profiles and to switch AutoFill on or off at their own discretion.

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

BackgroundModeEnabled

Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\BackgroundModeEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

BackgroundModeEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Windows) since version 19
Google Chrome (Linux) since version 19

Supported features:

Description:

Determines whether a Google Chrome process is started on OS login and keeps running when the last browser window is closed, allowing background apps to remain active. The background process displays an icon in the system tray and can always be closed from there. If this policy is set to True, background mode is enabled and cannot be controlled by the user in the browser settings. If this policy is set to False, background mode is disabled and cannot be controlled by the user in the browser settings. If this policy is left unset, background mode is initially disabled and can be controlled by the user in the browser settings.

Example value:

Block third party cookies

BlockThirdPartyCookies

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\BlockThirdPartyCookies

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

BlockThirdPartyCookies

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 10
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Blocks third party cookies. Enabling this setting prevents cookies from being set by web page elements that are not from the domain that is in the browser's address bar. Disabling this setting allows cookies to be set by web page elements that are not from the domain that is in the browser's address bar and prevents users from changing this setting. If this policy is left not set, third party cookies will be enabled but the user will be able to change that.

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

BookmarkBarEnabled

Enable Bookmark Bar

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\BookmarkBarEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

BookmarkBarEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 12
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.12

Supported features:

Description:

Enables the bookmark bar on Google Chrome. If you enable this setting, Google Chrome will show a bookmark bar. If you disable this setting, users will never see the bookmark bar. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override it in Google Chrome. If this setting is left not set the user can decide to use this function or not.

Example value:

BuiltInDnsClientEnabled

Use built-in DNS client

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\BuiltInDnsClientEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

BuiltInDnsClientEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 25

Supported features:

Controls whether the built-in DNS client is used in Google Chrome. If this policy is set to true, the built-in DNS client will be used, if available. If this policy is set to false, the built-in DNS client will never be used. If this policy is left not set, the users will be able to change whether the built-in DNS client is used by editing chrome://flags or specifying a command-line flag.

Description:

Example value:

Enable lock when the device become idle or suspended

ChromeOsLockOnIdleSuspend

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeOsLockOnIdleSuspend

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ChromeOsLockOnIdleSuspend

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.9

Supported features:

Description:

Enable lock when Google Chrome OS devices become idle or suspended. If you enable this setting, users will be asked for a password to unlock the device from sleep. If you disable this setting, users will not be asked for a password to unlock the device from sleep. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override it. If the policy is left not set the user can choose whether he wants to be asked for password to unlock the device or not.

Example value:

ChromeOsReleaseChannel

Release channel

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeOsReleaseChannel

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ChromeOsReleaseChannel

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the release channel that this device should be locked to.

Description:

"stable-channel" = Stable channel
"beta-channel" = Beta channel
"dev-channel" = Dev channel (may be unstable)

Example value:

"stable-channel"

ChromeOsReleaseChannelDelegated

Whether the release channel should be configurable by the user

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ChromeOsReleaseChannelDelegated

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ChromeOsReleaseChannelDelegated

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.19

Supported features:

If this policy is set to True and the ChromeOsReleaseChannel policy is not specified then users of the enrolling domain will be allowed to change the release channel of the device. If this policy is set to false the device will be locked in whatever channel it was last set. The user selected channel will be overridden by the ChromeOsReleaseChannel policy, but if the policy channel is more stable than the one that was installed on the device, then the channel will only switch after the version of the more stable channel reaches a higher version number than the one installed on the device.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

ClearSiteDataOnExit (deprecated)

Clear site data on browser shutdown (deprecated)

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearSiteDataOnExit

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ClearSiteDataOnExit

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

This policy is an override for the "Clear cookies and other site data when I close my browser" content settings option that Google Chrome supported prior to version 21. This policy exists only for backward-compatibility and will go away in the future. The recommended way to clear site data on exit on version 21 and later is to configure the DefaultCookiesSetting policy to session-only. If this policy is enabled it will be translated to the appropriate policy setting for the DefaultCookiesSetting policy, setting it to session-only if the DefaultCookiesSetting policy is not configured or set to Allow. If this policy is disabled or left unconfigured the policy for storing site data is determined by the DefaultCookiesSetting policy.

Example value:

Enable Google Cloud Print proxy

CloudPrintProxyEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CloudPrintProxyEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

CloudPrintProxyEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 17

Supported features:

Enables Google Chrome to act as a proxy between Google Cloud Print and legacy printers connected to the machine. If this setting is enabled or not configured, users can enable the cloud print proxy by authentication with their Google account. If this setting is disabled, users cannot enable the proxy, and the machine will not be allowed to share it's printers with Google Cloud Print.

Description:

Example value:

Enable submission of documents to Google Cloud Print

CloudPrintSubmitEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CloudPrintSubmitEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

CloudPrintSubmitEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 17

Supported features:

Enables Google Chrome to submit documents to Google Cloud Print for printing. NOTE: This only affects Google Cloud Print support in Google Chrome. It does not prevent users from submitting print jobs on web sites. If this setting is enabled or not configured, users can print to Google Cloud Print from the Google Chrome print dialog. If this setting is disabled, users cannot print to Google Cloud Print from the Google Chrome print dialog

Description:

Example value:

Set Chrome as Default Browser

DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11

Supported features:

Configures the default browser checks in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing them. If you enable this setting, Google Chrome will always check on startup whether it is the default browser and automatically register itself if possible. If this setting is disabled, Google Chrome will never check if it is the default browser and will disable user controls for setting this option. If this setting is not set, Google Chrome will allow the user to control whether it is the default browser and whether user notifications should be shown when it isn't.

Description:

Example value:

DeveloperToolsDisabled

Disable Developer Tools

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeveloperToolsDisabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeveloperToolsDisabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Disables the Developer Tools and the JavaScript console. If you enable this setting, the Developer Tools can not be accessed and web-site elements can not be inspected anymore. Any keyboard shortcuts and any menu or context menu entries to open the Developer Tools or the JavaScript Console will be disabled. Setting this option to disabled or leaving it not set will allow the use to use the Developer Tools and the JavaScript console.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

DeviceAllowNewUsers

Allow creation of new user accounts

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceAllowNewUsers

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceAllowNewUsers

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 12

Supported features:

Controls whether Google Chrome OS allows new user accounts to be created. If this policy is set to false, users that do not have an account already will not be able to login. If this policy is set to true or not configured, new user accounts will be allowed to be created provided that DeviceUserWhitelist does not prevent the user from logging in.

Description:

Example value:

Allow users to redeem offers through Chrome OS Registration.

DeviceAllowRedeemChromeOsRegistrationOffers

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceAllowRedeemChromeOsRegistrationOffers

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceAllowRedeemChromeOsRegistrationOffers

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

IT admins for enterprise devices can use this flag to controll whether to allow users to redeem offers through Chrome OS Registration. If this policy is set to true or left not set, users will be able to redeem offers through Chrome OS Registration. If this policy is set to false, user will not be able to redeem offers.

Description:

Example value:

List of AppPack extensions

DeviceAppPack

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceAppPack

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceAppPack

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

This policy is active in retail mode only. Lists extensions that are automatically installed for the Demo user, for devices in retail mode. These extensions are saved in the device and can be installed while offline, after the installation. Each list entry contains a dictionary that must include the extension ID in the 'extension-id' field, and its update URL in the 'update-url' field.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceAppPack\1 = "{'extension-id': 'khgabmflimjjbclkmljlpmgaleanedem', 'update-url': 'http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx'}"
Linux:: ["{'extension-id': 'khgabmflimjjbclkmljlpmgaleanedem', 'update-url': 'http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx'}"]
Mac:: <array> <string>{'extension-id': 'khgabmflimjjbclkmljlpmgaleanedem', 'update-url': 'http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx'}</string> </array>

DeviceAutoUpdateDisabled

Disables Auto Update

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceAutoUpdateDisabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceAutoUpdateDisabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

Disables automatic updates when set to True. Google Chrome OS devices automatically check for updates when this setting is not configured or set to False.

Description:

Example value:

DeviceDataRoamingEnabled

Enable data roaming

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceDataRoamingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceDataRoamingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 12

Supported features:

Determines whether data roaming should be enabled for the device. If set to true, data roaming is allowed. If left unconfigured or set to false, data roaming will be not available.

Description:

Example value:

Wipe user data on sign-out

DeviceEphemeralUsersEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceEphemeralUsersEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceEphemeralUsersEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

Determines whether Google Chrome OS keeps local account data after logout. If set to true, no persistent accounts are kept by Google Chrome OS and all data from the user session will be discarded after logout. If this policy is set to false or not configured, the device may keep (encrypted) local user data.

Description:

Example value:

DeviceGuestModeEnabled

Enable guest mode

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceGuestModeEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceGuestModeEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 12

Supported features:

If this policy is set to true or not configured, Google Chrome OS will enable guest logins. Guest logins are anonymous user sessions and do not require a password. If this policy is set to false, Google Chrome OS will not allow guest sessions to be started.

Description:

Example value:

Timeout until idle user log-out is executed

DeviceIdleLogoutTimeout

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceIdleLogoutTimeout

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceIdleLogoutTimeout

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

This policy is active in retail mode only. When the value of this policy is set and is not 0 then the currently logged in demo user will be logged out automatically after an inactivity time of the specified duration has elapsed. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds.

Description:

Example value:

0x0000ea60 (Windows), 60000 (Linux/Mac)

DeviceIdleLogoutWarningDuration

Duration of the idle log-out warning message

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceIdleLogoutWarningDuration

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceIdleLogoutWarningDuration

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

This policy is active in retail mode only. When DeviceIdleLogoutTimeout is specified this policy defines the duration of the warning box with a count down timer that is shown to the user before the logout is executed. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds.

Description:

Example value:

0x00003a98 (Windows), 15000 (Linux/Mac)

DeviceLoginScreenSaverId

Screen saver to be used on the sign-in screen in retail mode

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceLoginScreenSaverId

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceLoginScreenSaverId

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

This policy is active in retail mode only. Determines the id of the extension to be used as a screen saver on the sign-in screen. The extension must be part of the AppPack that is configured for this domain through the DeviceAppPack policy.

Description:

Example value:

"fhblcfnmnbehmifidkddcenilbpddlfk"

DeviceLoginScreenSaverTimeout

Duration of inactivity before the screen saver is shown on the sign-in screen in retail mode

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceLoginScreenSaverTimeout

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceLoginScreenSaverTimeout

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

This policy is active in retail mode only. Determines the duration before the screen saver is shown on the sign-in screen for devices in retail mode. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds.

Description:

Example value:

0x0001d4c0 (Windows), 120000 (Linux/Mac)

DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled

Enable metrics reporting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceMetricsReportingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 14

Supported features:

Controls whether usage metrics are reported back to Google. If set to true, Google Chrome OS will report usage metrics. If not configured or set to false, metrics reporting will be disabled.

Description:

Example value:

Device-level network configuration

DeviceOpenNetworkConfiguration

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceOpenNetworkConfiguration

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceOpenNetworkConfiguration

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.16

Supported features:

Allows pushing network configuration to be applied for all users of a Google Chrome OS device. The network configuration is a JSON-formatted string as defined by the Open Network Configuration format described at https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/open-network-configuration

Description:

Example value:

"{ "NetworkConfigurations": [ { "GUID": "{4b224dfd-6849-7a63-5e394343244ae9c9}", "Name": "my WiFi", "Type": "WiFi", "WiFi": { "SSID": "my WiFi", "HiddenSSID": false, "Security": "None", "AutoConnect": true } } ] }"

DevicePolicyRefreshRate

Refresh rate for Device Policy

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DevicePolicyRefreshRate

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DevicePolicyRefreshRate

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the period in milliseconds at which the device management service is queried for device policy information. Setting this policy overrides the default value of 3 hours. Valid values for this policy are in the range from 1800000 (30 minutes) to 86400000 (1 day). Any values not in this range will be clamped to the respective boundary. Leaving this policy not set will make Google Chrome OS use the default value of 3 hours.

Description:

Example value:

0x0036ee80 (Windows), 3600000 (Linux/Mac)

DeviceShowUserNamesOnSignin

Show usernames on login screen

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceShowUserNamesOnSignin

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceShowUserNamesOnSignin

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 12

Supported features:

If this policy is set to true or not configured, Google Chrome OS will show existing users on the login screen and allow to pick one. If this policy is set to false, Google Chrome OS will use the username/password prompt for login.

Description:

Example value:

Load specified urls on demo login

DeviceStartUpUrls

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceStartUpUrls

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceStartUpUrls

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

This policy is active in retail mode only. Determines the set of URLs to be loaded when the demo session is started. This policy will override any other mechanisms for setting the initial URL and thus can only be applied to a session not associated with a particular user.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceStartUpUrls\1 = "http://google.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceStartUpUrls\2 = "chrome-extension://aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/"
Linux:: ["http://google.com", "chrome-extension://aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/"]
Mac:: <array> <string>http://google.com</string> <string>chrome-extension://aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/</string> </array>

DeviceTargetVersionPrefix

Target Auto Update Version

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceTargetVersionPrefix

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceTargetVersionPrefix

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 19

Supported features:

Sets a target version for Auto Updates. Specifies the prefix of a target version Google Chrome OS should update to. If the device is running a version that's before the specified prefix, it will update to the latest version with the given prefix. If the device is already on a later version, there is no effect (i.e. no downgrades are performed) and the device will remain on the current version. The prefix format works component-wise as is demonstrated in the following example: "" (or not configured): update to latest version available. "1412.": update to any minor version of 1412 (e.g. 1412.24.34 or 1412.60.2) "1412.2.": update to any minor version of 1412.2 (e.g. 1412.2.34 or 1412.2.2) "1412.24.34": update to this specific version only

Description:

Example value:

"1412."

DeviceUpdateAllowedConnectionTypes

Connection types allowed for updates

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceUpdateAllowedConnectionTypes

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceUpdateAllowedConnectionTypes

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 21

Supported features:

The types of connections that are allowed to use for OS updates. OS updates potentially put heavy strain on the connection due to their size and may incur additional cost. Therefore, they are by default not enabled for connection types that are considered expensive, which include WiMax, Bluetooth and Cellular at the moment. The recognized connection type identifiers are "ethernet", "wifi", "wimax", "bluetooth" and "cellular".

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceUpdateAllowedConnectionTypes\1 = "ethernet"
Linux:: ["ethernet"]
Mac:: <array> <string>ethernet</string> </array>

DeviceUpdateScatterFactor

Auto update scatter factor

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceUpdateScatterFactor

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceUpdateScatterFactor

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 20

Supported features:

Specifies the number of seconds up to which a device may randomly delay its download of an update from the time the update was first pushed out to the server. The device may wait a portion of this time in terms of wall-clock-time and the remaining portion in terms of the number of update checks. In any case, the scatter is upper bounded to a constant amount of time so that a device does not ever get stuck waiting to download an update forever.

Description:

Example value:

0x00001c20 (Windows), 7200 (Linux/Mac)

DeviceUserWhitelist

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceUserWhitelist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DeviceUserWhitelist

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 12

Supported features:

Defines the list of users that are allowed to login to the device. Entries are of the form user@domain, such as madmax@managedchrome.com. To allow arbitrary users on a domain, use entries of the form *@domain. If this policy is not configured, there are no restrictions on which users are allowed to sign in. Note that creating new users still requires the DeviceAllowNewUsers policy to be configured appropriately.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DeviceUserWhitelist\1 = "madmax@managedchrome.com"
Linux:: ["madmax@managedchrome.com"]
Mac:: <array> <string>madmax@managedchrome.com</string> </array>

Disable3DAPIs

Disable support for 3D graphics APIs

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\Disable3DAPIs

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

Disable3DAPIs

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 9
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Disable support for 3D graphics APIs. Enabling this setting prevents web pages from accessing the graphics processing unit (GPU). Specifically, web pages can not access the WebGL API and plugins can not use the Pepper 3D API. Disabling this setting or leaving it not set potentially allows web pages to use the WebGL API and plugins to use the Pepper 3D API. The default settings of the browser may still require command line arguments to be passed in order to use these APIs.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

DisablePluginFinder

Specify whether the plugin finder should be disabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisablePluginFinder

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisablePluginFinder

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

If you set this setting to enabled the automatic search and installation of missing plugins will be disabled in Google Chrome. Setting this option to disabled or leave it not set the plugin finder will be active.

Description:

Example value:

DisablePrintPreview

Disable Print Preview

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisablePrintPreview

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisablePrintPreview

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 18

Supported features:

Dynamic Policy Refresh: No, Per Profile: Yes

Description:

Show the system print dialog instead of print preview. When this setting is enabled, Google Chrome will open the system print dialog instead of the built-in print preview when a user requests a page to be printed. If this policy is not set or is set to false, print commands trigger the print preview screen.

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

DisableSSLRecordSplitting

Disable SSL record splitting

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisableSSLRecordSplitting

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisableSSLRecordSplitting

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 18
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.18

Supported features:

Specifies whether SSL record splitting should be disabled. Record splitting is a workaround for a weakness in SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 but can cause compatibility issues with some HTTPS servers and proxies. If the policy is not set, or is set to false, then record splitting will be used on SSL/TLS connections which use CBC ciphersuites.

Description:

Example value:

Disable proceeding from the Safe Browsing warning page

DisableSafeBrowsingProceedAnyway

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisableSafeBrowsingProceedAnyway

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisableSafeBrowsingProceedAnyway

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.22

Supported features:

The Safe Browsing service shows a warning page when users navigate to sites that are flagged as potentially mallicious. Enabling this setting prevents users from proceeding anyway from the warning page to the malicious site. If this setting is disabled or not configured then users can choose to proceed to the flagged site after being shown the warning.

Description:

Example value:

Disable taking screenshots

DisableScreenshots

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisableScreenshots

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisableScreenshots

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 22
Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22

Supported features:

Disables taking screenshots. If enabled screenshots cannot be taken using keyboard shortcuts or extension APIs. If disabled or not specified, taking screenshots is allowed.

Description:

Example value:

DisableSpdy

Disable SPDY protocol

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisableSpdy

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisableSpdy

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Disables use of the SPDY protocol in Google Chrome. If this policy is enabled the SPDY protocol will not be available in Google Chrome. Setting this policy to disabled will allow the usage of SPDY. If this policy is left not set, SPDY will be available.

Description:

Example value:

Specify a list of disabled plugins

DisabledPlugins

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPlugins

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisabledPlugins

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies a list of plugins that are disabled in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. The wildcard characters '*' and '?' can be used to match sequences of arbitrary characters. '*' matches an arbitrary number of characters while '?' specifies an optional single character, i.e. matches zero or one characters. The escape character is '\', so to match actual '*', '?', or '\' characters, you can put a '\' in front of them. If you enable this setting, the specified list of plugins is never used in Google Chrome. The plugins are marked as disabled in 'about:plugins' and users cannot enable them. Note that this policy can be overridden by EnabledPlugins and DisabledPluginsExceptions. If this policy is left not set the user can use any plugin installed on the system except for hard-coded incompatible, outdated or dangerous plugins.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPlugins\1 = "Java" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPlugins\2 = "Shockwave Flash" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPlugins\3 = "Chrome PDF Viewer"
Linux:: ["Java", "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer"]
Mac:: <array> <string>Java</string> <string>Shockwave Flash</string> <string>Chrome PDF Viewer</string> </array>

DisabledPluginsExceptions

Specify a list of plugins that the user can enable or disable

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPluginsExceptions

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisabledPluginsExceptions

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies a list of plugins that user can enable or disable in Google Chrome. The wildcard characters '*' and '?' can be used to match sequences of arbitrary characters. '*' matches an arbitrary number of characters while '?' specifies an optional single character, i.e. matches zero or one characters. The escape character is '\', so to match actual '*', '?', or '\' characters, you can put a '\' in front of them. If you enable this setting, the specified list of plugins can be used in Google Chrome. Users can enable or disable them in 'about:plugins', even if the plugin also matches a pattern in DisabledPlugins. Users can also enable and disable plugins that don't match any patterns in DisabledPlugins, DisabledPluginsExceptions and EnabledPlugins. This policy is meant to allow for strict plugin blacklisting where the 'DisabledPlugins' list contains wildcarded entries like disable all plugins '*' or disable all Java plugins '*Java*' but the administrator wishes to enable some particular version like 'IcedTea Java 2.3'. This particular versions can be specified in this policy. If this policy is left not set any plugin that matches the patterns in the 'DisabledPlugins' will be locked disabled and the user won't be able to enable them.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPluginsExceptions\1 = "Java" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPluginsExceptions\2 = "Shockwave Flash" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledPluginsExceptions\3 = "Chrome PDF Viewer"
Linux:: ["Java", "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer"]
Mac:: <array> <string>Java</string> <string>Shockwave Flash</string> <string>Chrome PDF Viewer</string> </array>

DisabledSchemes

Disable URL protocol schemes

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledSchemes

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DisabledSchemes

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 12
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.12

Supported features:

Disables the listed protocol schemes in Google Chrome. URLs using a scheme from this list will not load and can not be navigated to. If this policy is left not set or the list is empty all schemes will be accessible in Google Chrome.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledSchemes\1 = "file" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DisabledSchemes\2 = "mailto"
Linux:: ["file", "mailto"]
Mac:: <array> <string>file</string> <string>mailto</string> </array>

DiskCacheDir

Set disk cache directory

Data type:: String (REG_SZ)
Windows registry location:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DiskCacheDir
Mac/Linux preference name:: DiskCacheDir
Supported on:: Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 13
Supported features:: Dynamic Policy Refresh: No, Per Profile: No
Description:: Configures the directory that Google Chrome will use for storing cached files on the disk. If you set this policy, Google Chrome will use the provided directory regardless whether the user has specified the '--disk-cache-dir' flag or not. See http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3/user-data-directory-variables for a list of variables that can be used. If this policy is left not set the default cache directory will be used and the user will be able to override it with the '--disk-cache-dir' command line flag.
Example value:: "${user_home}/Chrome_cache"

DiskCacheSize

Set disk cache size in bytes

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DiskCacheSize

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DiskCacheSize

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 17

Supported features:

Configures the cache size that Google Chrome will use for storing cached files on the disk. If you set this policy, Google Chrome will use the provided cache size regardless whether the user has specified the '--disk-cache-size' flag or not. If the value of this policy is 0, the default cache size will be used but the user will not be able to change it. If this policy is not set the default size will be used and the user will be able to override it with the --disk-cache-size flag.

Description:

Example value:

0x06400000 (Windows), 104857600 (Linux/Mac)

DnsPrefetchingEnabled

Enable network prediction

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DnsPrefetchingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

DnsPrefetchingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables network prediction in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. This controls not only DNS prefetching but also TCP and SSL preconnection and prerendering of web pages. The policy name refers to DNS prefetching for historical reasons. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

Example value:

Enables or disables bookmark editing

DownloadDirectory

Set download directory

Data type:: String (REG_SZ)
Windows registry location:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\DownloadDirectory
Mac/Linux preference name:: DownloadDirectory
Supported on:: Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Supported features:: Can Be Recommended: Yes, Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes, Per Profile: Yes
Description:: Configures the directory that Google Chrome will use for downloading files. If you set this policy, Google Chrome will use the provided directory regardless whether the user has specified one or enabled the flag to be prompted for download location every time. See http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3/user-data-directory-variables for a list of variables that can be used. If this policy is left not set the default download directory will be used and the user will be able to change it.
Example value:: "/home/${user_name}/Downloads"

EditBookmarksEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EditBookmarksEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

EditBookmarksEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 12
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.12

Supported features:

Enables or disables editing bookmarks in Google Chrome. If you enable this setting, bookmarks can be added, removed or modified. This is the default also when this policy is not set. If you disable this setting, bookmarks can not be added, removed or modified. Existing bookmarks are still available.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

EnableOnlineRevocationChecks

Whether online OCSP/CRL checks are performed

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnableOnlineRevocationChecks

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

EnableOnlineRevocationChecks

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 19
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.19

Supported features:

In light of the fact that soft-fail, online revocation checks provide no effective security benefit, they are disabled by default in Google Chrome version 19 and later. By setting this policy to true, the previous behaviour is restored and online OCSP/CRL checks will be performed. If the policy is not set, or is set to false, then Chrome will not perform online revocation checks in Chrome 19 and later.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

EnabledPlugins

Specify a list of enabled plugins

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

EnabledPlugins

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies a list of plugins that are enabled in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. The wildcard characters '*' and '?' can be used to match sequences of arbitrary characters. '*' matches an arbitrary number of characters while '?' specifies an optional single character, i.e. matches zero or one characters. The escape character is '\', so to match actual '*', '?', or '\' characters, you can put a '\' in front of them. The specified list of plugins is always used in Google Chrome if they are installed. The plugins are marked as enabled in 'about:plugins' and users cannot disable them. Note that this policy overrides both DisabledPlugins and DisabledPluginsExceptions. If this policy is left not set the user can disable any plugin installed on the system.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins\1 = "Java" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins\2 = "Shockwave Flash" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnabledPlugins\3 = "Chrome PDF Viewer"
Linux:: ["Java", "Shockwave Flash", "Chrome PDF Viewer"]
Mac:: <array> <string>Java</string> <string>Shockwave Flash</string> <string>Chrome PDF Viewer</string> </array>

EnterpriseWebStoreName

Enterprise web store name

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnterpriseWebStoreName

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

EnterpriseWebStoreName

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 17
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.17

Supported features:

The name of the enterprise web store, which will appear underneath the app icon on the new tab page. This setting has no effect if EnterpriseWebStoreURL is not set. If this setting is disabled, the enterprise web store app (if it exists) will be labeled with its URL.

Description:

Example value:

"WidgCo Chrome Apps"

EnterpriseWebStoreURL

Enterprise web store URL

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\EnterpriseWebStoreURL

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

EnterpriseWebStoreURL

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 17
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.17

Supported features:

Specifies the URL for the enterprise web store. When this setting is enabled, an app will appear on the new tab page which, when clicked, will take the user to the specified URL. To actually allow extension installation from the configured website, the ExtensionInstallSources policy must be configured to allow installation from the appropriate extension download URLs. If this policy is set, the EnterpriseWebStoreName setting should also be set. If this setting is disabled, no enterprise web store app will appear on the new tab page.

Description:

Example value:

"http://company-intranet/chromeapps"

ExternalStorageDisabled

Disable mounting of external storage

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExternalStorageDisabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ExternalStorageDisabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.22

Supported features:

Disable mounting of external storage. When this policy is set to true, external storage will not be available in the file browser. This policy affects all types of storage media. For example: USB flash drives, external hard drives, SD and other memory cards, optical storage etc. Internal storage is not affected, therefore files saved in the Download folder can still be accessed. Google Drive is also not affected by this policy. If this setting is disabled or not configured then users can use all supported types of external storage on their device.

Description:

Example value:

ForceSafeSearch

Force SafeSearch

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ForceSafeSearch

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ForceSafeSearch

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 25
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.25

Supported features:

Description:

Forces queries in Google Web Search to be done with SafeSearch set to active and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, SafeSearch in Google Search is always active. If you disable this setting or do not set a value, SafeSearch in Google Search is not enforced.

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

GCFUserDataDir

Set Google Chrome Frame user data directory

Data type:: String (REG_SZ)
Windows registry location:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\GCFUserDataDir
Mac/Linux preference name:: GCFUserDataDir
Supported on:: Google Chrome Frame (Windows) since version 12
Supported features:: Dynamic Policy Refresh: No
Description:: Configures the directory that Google Chrome Frame will use for storing user data. If you set this policy, Google Chrome Frame will use the provided directory. See http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3/user-data-directory-variables for a list of variables that can be used. If this setting is left not set the default profile directory will be used.
Example value:: "${user_home}/Chrome Frame"

HideWebStorePromo (deprecated)

Prevent app promotions from appearing on the new tab page

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\HideWebStorePromo

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

HideWebStorePromo

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15 until version 21
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.15 until version 21

Supported features:

When set to True, promotions for Chrome Web Store apps will not appear on the new tab page. Setting this option to False or leaving it not set will make the promotions for Chrome Web Store apps appear on the new tab page

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

ImportBookmarks

Import bookmarks from default browser on first run

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImportBookmarks

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImportBookmarks

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15

Supported features:

Description:

This policy forces bookmarks to be imported from the current default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, no bookmarks are imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Example value:

Import browsing history from default browser on first run

ImportHistory

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImportHistory

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImportHistory

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15

Supported features:

Description:

This policy forces the browsing history to be imported from the current default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, no browsing history is imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Example value:

Import of homepage from default browser on first run

ImportHomepage

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImportHomepage

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImportHomepage

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15

Supported features:

This policy forces the home page to be imported from the current default browser if enabled. If disabled, the home page is not imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Description:

Example value:

Import saved passwords from default browser on first run

ImportSavedPasswords

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImportSavedPasswords

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImportSavedPasswords

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15

Supported features:

Description:

This policy forces the saved passwords to be imported from the previous default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, the saved passwords are not imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Example value:

Import search engines from default browser on first run

ImportSearchEngine

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ImportSearchEngine

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ImportSearchEngine

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15

Supported features:

Description:

This policy forces search engines to be imported from the current default browser if enabled. If enabled, this policy also affects the import dialog. If disabled, the default search engine is not imported. If it is not set, the user may be asked whether to import, or importing may happen automatically.

Example value:

IncognitoEnabled (deprecated)

Enable Incognito mode

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\IncognitoEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

IncognitoEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

This policy is deprecated. Please, use IncognitoModeAvailability instead. Enables Incognito mode in Google Chrome. If this setting is enabled or not configured, users can open web pages in incognito mode. If this setting is disabled, users cannot open web pages in incognito mode. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled and the user will be able to use incognito mode.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

IncognitoModeAvailability

Incognito mode availability

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\IncognitoModeAvailability

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

IncognitoModeAvailability

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 14
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.14

Supported features:

Specifies whether the user may open pages in Incognito mode in Google Chrome. If 'Enabled' is selected or the policy is left unset, pages may be opened in Incognito mode. If 'Disabled' is selected, pages may not be opened in Incognito mode. If 'Forced' is selected, pages may be opened ONLY in Incognito mode.

Description:

0 = Incognito mode available
1 = Incognito mode disabled
2 = Incognito mode forced

Example value:

InstantEnabled

Enable Instant

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\InstantEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

InstantEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 11
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables Google Chrome's Instant feature and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, Google Chrome Instant is enabled. If you disable this setting, Google Chrome Instant is disabled. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting. If this setting is left not set the user can decide to use this function or not.

Example value:

JavascriptEnabled (deprecated)

Enable JavaScript

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\JavascriptEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

JavascriptEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

This policy is deprecated, please use DefaultJavaScriptSetting instead. Can be used to disabled JavaScript in Google Chrome. If this setting is disabled, web pages cannot use JavaScript and the user cannot change that setting. If this setting is enabled or not set, web pages can use JavaScript but the user can change that setting.

Description:

Example value:

Maximal number of concurrent connections to the proxy server

MaxConnectionsPerProxy

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\MaxConnectionsPerProxy

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

MaxConnectionsPerProxy

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 14

Supported features:

Specifies the maximal number of simultaneous connections to the proxy server. Some proxy servers can not handle high number of concurrent connections per client and this can be solved by setting this policy to a lower value. The value of this policy should be lower than 100 and higher than 6 and the default value is 32. Some web apps are known to consume many connections with hanging GETs, so lowering below 32 may lead to browser networking hangs if too many such web apps are open. Lower below the default at your own risk. If this policy is left not set the default value will be used which is 32.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000020 (Windows), 32 (Linux/Mac)

MediaCacheSize

Set media disk cache size in bytes

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\MediaCacheSize

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

MediaCacheSize

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 17

Supported features:

Configures the cache size that Google Chrome will use for storing cached media files on the disk. If you set this policy, Google Chrome will use the provided cache size regardless whether the user has specified the '--media-cache-size' flag or not. If the value of this policy is 0, the default cache size will be used but the user will not be able to change it. If this policy is not set the default size will be used and the user will be able to override it with the --media-cache-size flag.

Description:

Example value:

0x06400000 (Windows), 104857600 (Linux/Mac)

MetricsReportingEnabled

Enable reporting of usage and crash-related data

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\MetricsReportingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

MetricsReportingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8

Supported features:

Description:

Enables anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data about Google Chrome to Google and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data is sent to Google. If you disable this setting, anonymous reporting of usage and crash-related data is never sent to Google. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set the setting will be what the user chose upon installation / first run.

Example value:

User-level network configuration

OpenNetworkConfiguration

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\OpenNetworkConfiguration

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

OpenNetworkConfiguration

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.16

Supported features:

Allows pushing network configuration to be applied per-user to a Google Chrome OS device. The network configuration is a JSON-formatted string as defined by the Open Network Configuration format described at https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/open-network-configuration

Description:

Example value:

PinnedLauncherApps

List of pinned apps to show in the launcher

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PinnedLauncherApps

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PinnedLauncherApps

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 20

Supported features:

Description:

Lists the application identifiers Google Chrome OS shows as pinned apps in the launcher bar. If this policy is configured, the set of applications is fixed and can't be changed by the user. If this policy is left unset, the user may change the list of pinned apps in the launcher.

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PinnedLauncherApps\1 = "pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia"
Linux:: ["pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia"]
Mac:: <array> <string>pjkljhegncpnkpknbcohdijeoejaedia</string> </array>

PolicyRefreshRate

Refresh rate for user policy

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PolicyRefreshRate

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PolicyRefreshRate

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Specifies the period in milliseconds at which the device management service is queried for user policy information. Setting this policy overrides the default value of 3 hours. Valid values for this policy are in the range from 1800000 (30 minutes) to 86400000 (1 day). Any values not in this range will be clamped to the respective boundary. Leaving this policy not set will make Google Chrome use the default value of 3 hours.

Description:

Example value:

0x0036ee80 (Windows), 3600000 (Linux/Mac)

PrintingEnabled

Enable printing

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\PrintingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

PrintingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Enables printing in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. If this setting is enabled or not configured, users can print. If this setting is disabled, users cannot print from Google Chrome. Printing is disabled in the wrench menu, extensions, JavaScript applications, etc. It is still possible to print from plugins that bypass Google Chrome while printing. For example, certain Flash applications have the print option in their context menu, which is not covered by this policy.

Description:

Example value:

Report device activity times

ReportDeviceActivityTimes

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ReportDeviceActivityTimes

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ReportDeviceActivityTimes

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 18

Supported features:

Report device activity times. If this setting is set to True, enrolled devices will report time periods when a user is active on the device. If this setting is not set or set to False, device activity times will not be recorded or reported.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

ReportDeviceBootMode

Report device boot mode

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ReportDeviceBootMode

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ReportDeviceBootMode

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 18

Supported features:

Report the state of the device's dev switch at boot. If the policy is not set, or set to false, the state of the dev switch will not be reported.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

ReportDeviceVersionInfo

Report OS and firmware version

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ReportDeviceVersionInfo

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ReportDeviceVersionInfo

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.18

Supported features:

Report OS and firmware version of enrolled devices. If this setting is set to True, enrolled devices will report the OS and firmware version periodically. If this setting is not set or set to False, version info will not be reported.

Description:

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

RestrictSigninToPattern

Restrict which users are allowed to sign in to Google Chrome

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\RestrictSigninToPattern

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

RestrictSigninToPattern

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 21

Supported features:

Contains a regular expression which is used to determine which users can sign in to Google Chrome. An appropriate error is displayed if a user tries to log in with a username that does not match this pattern. If this policy is left not set or blank, then any user can sign in to Google Chrome.

Description:

Example value:

"*@domain.com"

SafeBrowsingEnabled

Enable Safe Browsing

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SafeBrowsingEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

SafeBrowsingEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables Google Chrome's Safe Browsing feature and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, Safe Browsing is always active. If you disable this setting, Safe Browsing is never active. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

Example value:

Disable saving browser history

SavingBrowserHistoryDisabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SavingBrowserHistoryDisabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

SavingBrowserHistoryDisabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Disables saving browser history in Google Chrome and prevents users from changing this setting. If this setting is enabled, browsing history is not saved. If this setting is disabled or not set, browsing history is saved.

Description:

Example value:

Enable search suggestions

SearchSuggestEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SearchSuggestEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

SearchSuggestEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Enables search suggestions in Google Chrome's omnibox and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, search suggestions are used. If you disable this setting, search suggestions are never used. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set, this will be enabled but the user will be able to change it.

Example value:

SessionLengthLimit

Limit the session length

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SessionLengthLimit

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

SessionLengthLimit

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 25

Supported features:

Limit the maximum length of a user session. When this policy is set, it specifies the length of time after which a user is automatically logged out, terminating the session. The user is informed about the remaining time by a countdown timer shown in the system tray. When this policy is not set, the session length is not limited. If you set this policy, users cannot change or override it. The policy value should be specified in milliseconds. Values are clamped to a range of 30 seconds to 24 hours.

Description:

Example value:

0x0036ee80 (Windows), 3600000 (Linux/Mac)

ShelfAutoHideBehavior

Control shelf auto-hiding

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ShelfAutoHideBehavior

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ShelfAutoHideBehavior

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 25

Supported features:

Description:

Control auto-hiding of the Google Chrome OS shelf. If this policy is set to 'AlwaysAutoHideShelf', the shelf will always auto-hide. If this policy is set to 'NeverAutoHideShelf', the shelf never auto-hide. If you set this policy, users cannot change or override it. If the policy is left not set, users can choose whether the shelf should auto-hide.

"Always" = Always auto-hide the shelf
"Never" = Never auto-hide the shelf

Example value:

"Always"

ShowHomeButton

Show Home button on toolbar

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ShowHomeButton

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ShowHomeButton

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Description:

Shows the Home button on Google Chrome's toolbar. If you enable this setting, the Home button is always shown. If you disable this setting, the Home button is never shown. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. Leaving this policy not set will allow the user to choose whether to show the home button.

Example value:

Add a logout button to the system tray

ShowLogoutButtonInTray

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ShowLogoutButtonInTray

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

ShowLogoutButtonInTray

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 25

Supported features:

Adds a logout button to the system tray. If enabled, a big, red logout button is shown in the system tray while a session is active and the screen is not locked. If disabled or not specified, no big, red logout button is shown in the system tray.

Description:

Example value:

Enable or disable spell checking web service

SpellCheckServiceEnabled

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SpellCheckServiceEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

SpellCheckServiceEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 22
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.22

Supported features:

Description:

Google Chrome can use a Google web service to help resolve spelling errors. If this setting is enabled, then this service is always used. If this setting is disabled, then this service is never used. Spell checking can still be performed using a downloaded dictionary; this policy only controls the usage of the online service. If this setting is not configured then users can choose whether the spell checking service should be used or not.

Example value:

0x00000000 (Windows), false (Linux), <false /> (Mac)

SyncDisabled

Disable synchronization of data with Google

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SyncDisabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

SyncDisabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 8
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.11

Supported features:

Disables data synchronization in Google Chrome using Google-hosted synchronization services and prevents users from changing this setting. If you enable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this policy is left not set Google Sync will be available for the user to choose whether to use it or not.

Description:

Example value:

Set the Terms of Service for a device-local account

SystemTimezone

Timezone

Data type:: String (REG_SZ)
Windows registry location:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\SystemTimezone
Mac/Linux preference name:: SystemTimezone
Supported on:: Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 22
Supported features:: Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
Description:: Specifies the timezone to be used for the device. Users can override the specified timezone for the current session. However, on logout it is set back to the specified timezone. If an invalid value is provided, the policy is still activated using "GMT" instead. If an empty string is provided, the policy is ignored. If this policy is not used, the currently active timezone will remain in use however users can change the timezone and the change is persistent. Thus a change by one user affects the login-screen and all other users. New devices start out with the timezone set to "US/Pacific". The format of the value follows the names of timezones in the "IANA Time Zone Database" (see "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time"). In particular, most timezones can be referred to by "continent/large_city" or "ocean/large_city".
Example value:: "America/Los_Angeles"

TermsOfServiceURL

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\TermsOfServiceURL

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

TermsOfServiceURL

Supported on:

Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 26

Supported features:

Sets the Terms of Service that the user must accept before starting a device-local account session. If this policy is set, Google Chrome OS will download the Terms of Service and present them to the user whenever a device-local account session is starting. The user will only be allowed into the session after accepting the Terms of Service. If this policy is not set, no Terms of Service are shown. The policy should be set to a URL from which Google Chrome OS can download the Terms of Service. The Terms of Service must be plain text, served as MIME type text/plain. No markup is allowed.

Description:

Example value:

"http://www.example.com/terms_of_service.txt"

TranslateEnabled

Enable Translate

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\TranslateEnabled

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

TranslateEnabled

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 12
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.12

Supported features:

Description:

Enables the integrated Google Translate service on Google Chrome. If you enable this setting, Google Chrome will show an integrated toolbar offering to translate the page for the user, when appropriate. If you disable this setting, users will never see the translation bar. If you enable or disable this setting, users cannot change or override this setting in Google Chrome. If this setting is left not set the user can decide to use this function or not.

Example value:

Block access to a list of URLs

URLBlacklist

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

URLBlacklist

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.15

Supported features:

Blocks access to the listed URLs. This policy prevents the user from loading web pages from blacklisted URLs. A URL has the format 'scheme://host:port/path'. The optional scheme can be http, https or ftp. Only this scheme will be blocked; if none is specified, all schemes are blocked. The host can be a hostname or an IP address. Subdomains of a hostname will also be blocked. To prevent blocking subdomains, include a '.' before the hostname. The special hostname '*' will block all domains. The optional port is a valid port number from 1 to 65535. If none is specified, all ports are blocked. If the optional path is specified, only paths with that prefix will be blocked. Exceptions can be defined in the URL whitelist policy. These policies are limited to 1000 entries; subsequent entries will be ignored. If this policy is not set no URL will be blacklisted in the browser.

Description:

Example value:

Windows:: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist\1 = "example.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist\2 = "https://ssl.server.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist\3 = "hosting.com/bad_path" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist\4 = "http://server:8080/path" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist\5 = ".exact.hostname.com" Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLBlacklist\6 = "*"
Linux:: ["example.com", "https://ssl.server.com", "hosting.com/bad_path", "http://server:8080/path", ".exact.hostname.com", "*"]
Mac:: <array> <string>example.com</string> <string>https://ssl.server.com</string> <string>hosting.com/bad_path</string> <string>http://server:8080/path</string> <string>.exact.hostname.com</string> <string>*</string> </array>

URLWhitelist

Allows access to a list of URLs

Data type:

Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\URLWhitelist

Windows registry location:

Mac/Linux preference name:

URLWhitelist

Supported on:

Google Chrome (Linux, Mac, Windows) since version 15
Google Chrome OS (Google Chrome OS) since version 0.15

Supported features: