C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe.C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application.Add the following rules by repeating steps 4-6:.Select Disallowed in the Security level drop down menu, and click OK to save the rule.Right-click Additional Rules, and choose New Path Rule.Right-click Software Restriction Policies, and select New Software Restriction Policies.Navigate to User Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings.Edit or create a new GPO contain the settings to disable Chrome.How to configure the policy to block installation of Google Chrome. This is where Group Policy Software Restriction Policies come to the rescue to block Google Chrome from installing and running. Users have full administrative rights to their profiles folder, so therein lies the problem for us hall monitors. Google Chrome installs to the user profile, in the \AppData\Local folder rather than the Program Files folder.
These users do not have local administrator permissions on their machines, but alas, that is not necessary to install Chrome. Whether or not it was because an astute user discovered they could bypass those controls using Google Chrome, or it was just “automagically installed”, it was against the company’s IT security policy. This company had an extensive Group Policy system in place to control how users are able to access the web via Internet Explorer. I recently had been tasked with preventing users from installing and running Google Chrome. Managing your users is not too different from parenting your children. Welcome to today’s world in IT administration. Then you discover someone found a way to bypass those controls. You adhered to company management and IT policies and created a system to control access to the Internet for the company’s and user’s protection. You’ve set up your infrastructure to provide the most productive work environment possible for your users.
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