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Here are just some of the policies you can enforce to manage your Chrome users' apps and extensions.
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Chrome app and extension policies
Review policies below. Then, for details and to enforce them, click the link for your preferred platform. For a more in-depth look, see Managing Extensions in Your Enterprise.
| Policy description | Steps for your platform | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force-install apps and extensions that users cannot remove | Admin console | Windows | Mac | Linux |
| Force-install web apps that users cannot remove | Windows | Mac | Linux | |
| Pre-install apps that users can remove | Windows | Mac | Linux | |
| Allow or block users from installing specific apps or extensions | Admin console | Windows | Mac | Linux |
| Set a download location for apps and extensions users install | Windows | Mac | Linux | |
| Display a message when users try to download an app or extension that you block | Windows | Mac | Linux | |
| Prevent users from installing apps or extensions that request permissions your organization doesn’t allow | Admin console | Windows | Mac | Linux |
| Prevent apps or extensions from altering corporate or sensitive web pages | Admin console | Windows | Mac | Linux |