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GPO for "Allow extensions from other store"
michaelketting : For me that would be also a very good option. At the moment, i disabled all extensions with an exception to those, i allow. With that, installation from other store are not possible. I know, workaround, but for me, it works so far.
not so sure what kind of workaround works for you now?
As long as it isn't enabled manually, by the user, no extensions will be available, including the forced ones. That's basically why that GPO is required.
ashishpoddarMicrosoft
janusro1 Force installed extensions do not require the setting "Allow extensions from other stores" hence having this policy is not a blocker for enterprise installed extensions.
Let me know if you have any further questions
ashishpoddar Thank you for providing this information.
Is there a way to self-host the extensions that i want to force-install? I want to implement an extension in an air-gapped network where the extension stores aren't available.
Unfortunately, the documentation is incomplete in that regard.
- ashishpoddarWe have hosted this documentation here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-manage-extensions-webstore check it out and let us know your feedback.
- ashishpoddar
Not yet, it is still not prioritized. Currently we are looking to sync this setting so that it works seamlessly against multiple devices. That feature should be launched along with Extensions sync.
Yikes, that's not something I even thought about or tested. With Google Chrome, we do have a couple of forced extensions set up, and I know we will need to carry at least one over to New Edge once we deploy that. If the forced extensions won't work without the user manually enabling extensions from other stores, that could be a show stopper for us when it comes to getting users to move from Chrome to New Edge. Has anyone already tested this? If not, I can later.
Forced extensions work without to opt-in the toggle. I tried twice with new profiles from the chrome store. I used the same gpo settings from Chrome to Edge
Shaecky you are correct. Using the GPO Setting "Control which extensions are installed silently" allows you to push Chrome extensions without needing the setting manually configured.
