GPO
Prerequisites for Deploying by GPO
You should have deployed Chrome for Work. You can find it here:
The ADM templates for Chrome for Work customization, you can find them here:
https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chrome/policy/policy_templates.zip
An account with Administrator rights for the Active Directory Domain you intend to use
Adding the Administrative Templates to the Active Directory Domain Controllers
Google provides with the necessary ADM template to customize Chrome for Work setup, see the point 2 of the GPO prerequisites.
ADM file import (for Active Directory Functional Level 2003):
Navigate to Start > Run: gpedit.msc
Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates
Right-click Administrative Templates, and select Add/Remove Templates
Add the chrome.adm template via the dialog.
Once complete, a Google / Chrome folder will appear under Administrative Templates if it's not there already.
ADMX file import (for Active Directory Functional Level 2008 and above):
Copy the chrome.admx file to %SystemRoot%\PolicyDefinitions
Copy one or more of the language directories, for example en-US, to %SystemRoot%\PolicyDefinitions as well. You should copy all language folders which already exist under the PolicyDefinitions folder.
Navigate to Start > Run: gpedit.msc
Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates
A Google / Chrome folder will appear under Administrative Templates if it's not there already.
You must create a new GPO. The new GPO’s will be applied to old and as well to new fresh Chrome installations.
Configure, Apply and Verify the GPO
Navigate to Start > Run: gpedit.msc.
Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Classic Administrative Templates > Google > Google Chrome
In the right pane, locate and double click the Extensions Folder
Double Click the policy Configure the list of force installed extensions
On the dialog “Configure the list of force-installed extensions”
Enable the policy by clicking on Enabled
Click on the Show button
On the Show Contents dialog, copy and paste the following value:
aaebjepcfidgkojljbgoilgkgklehldj;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
These are first, the AwesomeDrive extension ID and the update URL.
Click OK.
Click OK to close the ‘Configure the list of force-installed extensions, and apply the GPO to the group of computers you require.
To verify, on a Windows PC where the GPO should be applied, open Chrome and execute “about:policy”
If you see the policy ExtensionInstallForceList with the value “aaebjepcfidgkojljbgoilgkgklehldj;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx”, the GPO is working properly.