Would you like to learn how to use a group policy to install Google Chrome? In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a group policy to install the MSI package of the Google Chrome browser automatically on the domain computers.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7
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Tutorial GPO – Installing the Google Chrome
Download the Google Chrome MSI package.
Locate the Google Chrome installer on the ZIP file.
Create a shared folder and place a copy of the Google Chrome installer.
This will be the distribution point of the MSI package to the network.
In our example, a shared folder named SOFTWARE was created.
All the domain users and all the domain computers were given read permission over this folder.
In our example, this is the path to access the network share.
On the domain controller, open the group policy management tool.
Create a new group policy.
Enter a name for the new group policy.
In our example, the new GPO was named: MY-GPO.
On the Group Policy Management screen, expand the folder named Group Policy Objects.
Right-click your new Group Policy Object and select the Edit option.
On the group policy editor screen, expand the Computer configuration folder and locate the following item.
Right-click on the Software installation folder and select the option to add a package.
Select the MSI package of Google Chrome using the network share.
Select the ASSIGNED option.
In our example, we are going to install the MSI package of the Google Chrome browser.
To save the group policy configuration, you need to close the Group Policy editor.
Congratulations! You have finished the GPO creation.
Tutorial – Applying the GPO to install Chrome
On the Group policy management screen, you need to right-click the Organizational Unit desired and select the option to link an existent GPO.
In our example, we are going to link the group policy named MY-GPO to the root of the domain.
After applying the GPO you need to wait for 10 or 20 minutes.
During this time the GPO will be replicated to other domain controllers.
To test the configuration, reboot a remote computer and verify if Google Chrome was automatically installed.
The remote computer must be able to access the network share where the MSI package is located.
In our example, an MSI package of the Google Chrome browser was installed using GPO on all the domain computers.
