Google Chrome Deployment: How to bypass Google Sign In page on first run?
I've created a custom master_preferences file and can deploy it with the MSI install without issue. The problem is that I can't seem to skip the first run Google "Sign In" page. If I click on the "Skip sign in", close Chrome and open Chrome again - I can see all my customisations.
Here is my master_preferences file:
{ "homepage" : "http://Intranet/Pages/Home.aspx", "homepage_is_newtabpage" : false, "browser" : { "show_home_button" : true, "check_default_browser" : false, "window_placement": { "bottom": 1000, "left": 10, "maximized": true, "right": 904, "top": 10, "work_area_bottom": 1010, "work_area_left": 0, "work_area_right": 1680, "work_area_top": 0 } }, "bookmark_bar" : { "show_on_all_tabs" : true }, "distribution" : { "skip_first_run_ui" : true, "show_welcome_page" : false, "import_search_engine" : false, "import_history" : false, "create_all_shortcuts" : false, "do_not_launch_chrome" : true, "make_chrome_default" : false } }
Can anyone point to wait I have missed or misconfigured?
Thanks.
Answers (2)
For XP:
Create a file under "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data" and name it "First Run" without the quotes.
Guess for Win7 it would be something like: "USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data"
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I was hoping I could avoid having to do that. Thanks. - jlai 11 years ago
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When I added the First Run file in, it does bypass the Sign In page, but it also did not import customisations from my master_preferences file. - jlai 11 years ago
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Ah, ok. Been a while since I did my last Chrome package.
I would give it a go, but the current customer won't let me download executables from the Internet. - andemats 11 years ago
Chrome can be controlled via Group Policy, but I'm not sure if that's something you can suppress:
http://support.google.com/chromeos/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=187945&topic=1064262&ctx=topic
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You can suppress the first sign in page using the ADM templates mentioned above. - bheadon 11 years ago