Configure Edge and Brave too, not just Chrome
They are Chromium: same CRX, same update manifest, same policy — only the registry vendor key differs. The script now defaults to every one of the three it finds installed, which is what the Linux counterpart already did. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -93,12 +93,16 @@ powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\install-extension-po
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sudo scripts/install-extension-policy.sh
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```
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Both configure every Chromium-family browser they find — Chrome, Edge and Brave
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take the same CRX, the same update manifest and the same policy, differing only
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in where that policy is written. Narrow it with `-Browser Edge` if you would
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rather not.
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The Windows script writes to the current user's policy hive and needs no
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elevation; `-Scope Machine` covers every account on the box and does need an
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elevated shell. Linux has no per-user equivalent — Chrome only reads managed
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policy from `/etc` — so that one is root-only and machine-wide. Both take
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`-Remove` / `--remove`, and the Windows one takes `-Browser Edge` or
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`-Browser Brave`.
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`-Remove` / `--remove`.
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Afterwards, remove the unpacked copy from `chrome://extensions` — it now has the
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same id, and Chrome will not load both — and restart the browser.
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@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
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Install the AutoFirmer extension from our own update server, via policy.
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.DESCRIPTION
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Chrome will not side-load an extension on Windows — dropping a CRX on
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chrome://extensions is refused — and it will not update an unpacked one. The
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supported way to run an extension you host yourself is a policy:
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Chrome will not side-load a CRX on Windows — dropping one on
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chrome://extensions is refused — and it will not update an unpacked folder.
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The supported way to run an extension you host yourself is a policy:
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ExtensionInstallForcelist names the extension id and the update manifest, and
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from then on Chrome installs it, keeps it updated on its own schedule, and
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re-installs it if it goes missing.
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from then on the browser installs it, keeps it updated on its own schedule,
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and re-installs it if it goes missing.
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Edge and Brave are Chromium too: same CRX, same policy, same update
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manifest, only a different registry vendor key. By default this configures
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every one of the three that is actually installed.
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Defaults to the current user's policy hive, which needs no elevation.
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-Scope Machine writes to HKLM instead, for every account on the box; that
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@@ -16,8 +20,8 @@
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After this runs:
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* Remove the unpacked copy from chrome://extensions. It has the same id
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now, and Chrome will not load both.
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* Restart Chrome, or open chrome://policy and press "Reload policies".
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now, and the browser will not load both.
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* Restart the browser, or open chrome://policy and press "Reload policies".
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* A force-installed extension cannot be disabled or removed from the
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extensions page. Re-run with -Remove to take it off.
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@@ -25,12 +29,12 @@
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powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\install-extension-policy.ps1
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.EXAMPLE
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powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\install-extension-policy.ps1 -Scope Machine -Browser Edge
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powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\install-extension-policy.ps1 -Browser Edge -Scope Machine
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#>
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[CmdletBinding()]
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param(
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[ValidateSet('Chrome', 'Edge', 'Brave')]
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[string]$Browser = 'Chrome',
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[ValidateSet('All', 'Chrome', 'Edge', 'Brave')]
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[string]$Browser = 'All',
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[ValidateSet('User', 'Machine')]
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[string]$Scope = 'User',
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@@ -45,11 +49,28 @@ param(
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$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
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# Vendor key under SOFTWARE\Policies, and the executable each one registers.
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$vendors = @{
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Chrome = 'Google\Chrome'
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Edge = 'Microsoft\Edge'
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Brave = 'BraveSoftware\Brave'
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}
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$exes = @{
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Chrome = 'chrome.exe'
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Edge = 'msedge.exe'
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Brave = 'brave.exe'
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}
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function Test-BrowserInstalled([string]$Name) {
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# App Paths is where every one of these registers itself, per-machine or
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# per-user depending on how it was installed.
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foreach ($hive in @('HKLM:', 'HKCU:')) {
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if (Test-Path "$hive\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\$($exes[$Name])") {
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return $true
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}
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}
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return $false
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}
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$hive = if ($Scope -eq 'Machine') { 'HKLM:' } else { 'HKCU:' }
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@@ -61,55 +82,76 @@ if ($Scope -eq 'Machine') {
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}
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}
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$key = "$hive\SOFTWARE\Policies\$($vendors[$Browser])\ExtensionInstallForcelist"
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$targets = if ($Browser -eq 'All') {
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@('Chrome', 'Edge', 'Brave') | Where-Object { Test-BrowserInstalled $_ }
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} else {
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@($Browser)
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}
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if (-not $targets) {
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throw 'Found no Chrome, Edge or Brave installation. Name one with -Browser if it is installed somewhere unusual.'
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}
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$entry = "$Id;$UpdateUrl"
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if ($Remove) {
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if (-not (Test-Path $key)) { Write-Host "Nothing to remove — no $Scope forcelist for $Browser."; exit 0 }
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foreach ($target in $targets) {
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$key = "$hive\SOFTWARE\Policies\$($vendors[$target])\ExtensionInstallForcelist"
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if ($Remove) {
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if (-not (Test-Path $key)) {
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Write-Host "$target : nothing to remove — no $Scope forcelist."
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continue
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}
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$props = Get-ItemProperty $key
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$found = $false
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foreach ($name in ($props.PSObject.Properties.Name | Where-Object { $_ -notlike 'PS*' })) {
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if ($props.$name -like "$Id;*") {
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Remove-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $name
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Write-Host "Removed $name ($($props.$name))"
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Write-Host "$target : removed entry $name ($($props.$name))"
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$found = $true
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}
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}
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if (-not $found) { Write-Host "Nothing to remove — $Id was not in the $Browser $Scope forcelist." }
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Write-Host "`nRestart $Browser to let the change take effect."
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exit 0
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}
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if (-not $found) { Write-Host "$target : nothing to remove — $Id was not in the $Scope forcelist." }
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continue
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}
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if (-not (Test-Path $key)) { New-Item -Path $key -Force | Out-Null }
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if (-not (Test-Path $key)) { New-Item -Path $key -Force | Out-Null }
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# The forcelist is a list expressed as numbered values, so adding to it means
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# finding a free number rather than overwriting whatever is already there —
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# another extension may well be in the list.
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$props = Get-ItemProperty $key
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$existing = $props.PSObject.Properties |
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# The forcelist is a list expressed as numbered values, so adding to it means
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# finding a free number rather than overwriting whatever is already there —
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# another extension may well be in the list.
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$props = Get-ItemProperty $key
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$existing = $props.PSObject.Properties |
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Where-Object { $_.Name -notlike 'PS*' -and $_.Value -like "$Id;*" }
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if ($existing) {
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if ($existing) {
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $existing.Name -Value $entry
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Write-Host "Updated the $Browser $Scope forcelist entry $($existing.Name):"
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} else {
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Write-Host "$target : updated $Scope forcelist entry $($existing.Name)"
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} else {
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$used = $props.PSObject.Properties.Name |
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Where-Object { $_ -match '^\d+$' } | ForEach-Object { [int]$_ }
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$slot = if ($used) { (($used | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum + 1) } else { 1 }
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New-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name "$slot" -Value $entry -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
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Write-Host "Added $Browser $Scope forcelist entry ${slot}:"
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Write-Host "$target : added $Scope forcelist entry $slot"
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}
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Write-Host " $key"
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}
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if ($Remove) {
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Write-Host "`nRestart the browser to let the change take effect."
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exit 0
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}
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Write-Host " $key"
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Write-Host " $entry"
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Write-Host @"
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$entry
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Next:
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1. Remove the unpacked copy from chrome://extensions (same id — both cannot load).
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2. Restart $Browser, or open chrome://policy and press "Reload policies".
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3. Check chrome://extensions: the card should say "Installed by enterprise policy".
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2. Restart the browser, or open its chrome://policy page and press "Reload policies".
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3. The card should read "Installed by enterprise policy".
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From here $Browser updates it on its own. The extension also asks for a check as
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soon as the dashboard reports a newer version, so a release normally lands in
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seconds rather than waiting out Chrome's own cycle.
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From here the browser updates it on its own. The extension also asks for a check
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as soon as the dashboard reports a newer version, so a release normally lands in
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seconds rather than waiting out the browser's own cycle.
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"@
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REM entry naming our update server. Written to this user's hive, which needs no
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REM elevation - install-extension-policy.ps1 -Scope Machine covers every account.
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echo.
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echo [7/7] Chrome extension
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echo Installs it from the update server and lets Chrome keep it current
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echo by itself. No administrator rights needed.
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echo [7/7] Browser extension
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echo Installs it from the update server into whichever of Chrome, Edge
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echo and Brave are present, and lets them keep it current by themselves.
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echo No administrator rights needed.
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set "DOEXT="
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set /p "DOEXT= Set this up now? [Y/n] "
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if /i "%DOEXT%"=="n" goto :ext_skipped
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