How to force install Apps & Extensions
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Problem
How can you force install Apps or Extensions?
Environment
Solution
- Sign in to the Google Admin console.
- Navigate to Devices > Chrome.
- Select Apps & extensions > Users & browsers or Managed guest sessions.
- To apply the setting to all users and enrolled browsers, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit.
- Go to the app or extension that you want to automatically install.
- Under Installation policy, choose Force install or Force install + PIN.
- Click Save.
If you configured a child organizational unit, you will be able to
Inherit or
Override a parent organizational unit's settings.
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Last updated 2023-10-02 UTC.
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