Silently install Okta Browser Plugin on Chrome
Use this guide to silently install the Okta Browser Plugin on Chrome for your groups.
Install the Chrome GPO template
- Download the zip file: https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chrome/policy/policy_templates.zip
- Unpack the zip file to a directory (for example, C:\ChromePolicy).
Configure a Group Policy
- Launch the Group Policy Management Console.
Create a policy.
Right-click the organizational unit (OU) containing the systems where you want to apply the policy.
Click Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.
Name the policy accordingly (for example, Okta Chrome Plugin Installation).
To add the Chrome plugin installation to an existing policy, right-click the policy and click Edit.
- Expand .
- Right-click Administrative Templates and then select Add/Remove Templates.
- Click Add and then go to: C:\directory_specified_above\policy_templates\windows\adm\en-US
- Choose chrome.adm.
folders appear under Administrative Templates or Classic Administrative Templates (depending on your version of Windows):
- Expand .
- In the right pane, right-click Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions and then click Edit.
- Click Enabled.
- Click Show.
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Enter the following in the value field and then click OK:
Copyglnpjglilkicbckjpbgcfkogebgllemb;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
- Click OK, and then click OK again to close the policy configuration window.
- In the Group Policy Management Console, right-click the new policy and ensure that Link Enabled and Enforced are both selected.
Test the policy
- On a domain computer that belongs to the OU where the GPO applies, launch a command prompt.
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Type:
gpupdate /force -
Then type:
gpresult /rConfirm that the created policy is listed as an Applied Group Policy Object under Computer Settings.
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If this result doesn't appear, try running the command again in 5 -10 minutes. This rules out any delays from group policy replication across domain controllers.
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If this result still doesn't appear within 5 -10 minutes, review the previous steps to ensure that the following conditions are met:
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The policy is being applied and enforced.
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The computer belongs to the OU where the policy is applied.
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- Launch Chrome and enter chrome://extensions in the address bar.
The Okta Secure Web Authentication Plug-in appears.
For more information, see Chrome browser on Windows (managed on premise)
Remove an Admin Template
- Launch the Group Policy Management Console.
- Right-click the policy and the click Edit.
- Expand .
- Right-click Administrative Templates and then select Add/Remove Templates.
- From the list that appears, select a template and click Remove.