Create a Windows Chrome Browser Preferences Policy

The Chrome Browser policy can help you protect user and company data when Windows systems managed by JumpCloud access the Internet using Chrome. You can disable the use of some security-related features while making sure that users have access to the sites they need to improve productivity and efficiency.

JumpCloud's policy framework lets you remotely apply browser settings to Windows systems that govern the use of Chrome, such as the use of password manager, data security and privacy, and browsing experience. For general information on JumpCloud Policies, see Create a Policy.

The browser features you control using this policy are set to Not Configured by default. If you leave the default, JumpCloud won’t manage a feature or its associated settings. Using this option lets the user choose how the feature is configured, unless you manage it in another way.

• If you want to force the user to work with a feature, you can choose to Enable it.
• If you want JumpCloud to prevent a user on the system from accessing or reconfiguring the browser feature, you can choose to Disable it.

For example, one setting in this policy lets you control the use of password manager in Chrome running on Windows systems. Using the Password Manager setting lets you control if Chrome remembers passwords for sites and signs users in automatically.

• If you choose Not Configured, JumpCloud doesn’t manage this feature. Users may be able to choose whether they want to save passwords for sites and be automatically signed in.
• If you choose Enabled, JumpCloud lets users access Chrome’s password manager. Users can choose whether they want to save passwords for all sites, for some specific sites, or never save passwords for specific sites. If users choose not to save passwords then they won’t be asked to save that password again.
• If you choose Disabled, JumpCloud prevents users from accessing Chrome’s password manager. Users won’t ever be asked if they want to save a password in Chrome.

To create a policy to manage Chrome running on Windows:

1. Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal.

2. Go to Device Management > Policies.
3. Click (+).
4. On the New Policy panel, select the Windows tab.
5. Search for Google Chrome Browser Preferences, then click configure.
6. (Optional) In Policy Name, enter a new name for the policy or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.
7. (Optional) In Policy Notes, enter details like when you created the policy, where you tested it, and where you deployed it
8. Under Settings, configure the following options:
   • Under Password Manager, change the default if necessary using the dropdown selections.
   • Under Save and Fill Payment Methods, change the default if necessary using the dropdown options.
   • Under Save and Fill Addresses and More, change the default if necessary using the dropdown list.
9. Go to the Devices tab to bind the policy to a device, or the Device Groups tab to bind it to a group of devices.
10. (Optional) Go to the Policy Groups tab to add this policy to an existing group of policies.
11. Click Save.