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document chromium warning for policy changes
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Chromium shows "Your browser is managed" or "Your browser is managed by an organization" warnings when its behavior is manipulated using policies. This message confuses some users, so the commit marks this behavior to let users know why the box appears.
Read more:
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/tags/92.0.4475.1/chrome/browser/ui/managed_ui.cc#67
- https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/3262871
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undergroundwires committed Apr 16, 2021
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category: Chromium Edge settings
children:
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name: Disable Edge usage and crash-related data reporting # Obselete since Microsoft Edge version 89
name: Disable Edge usage and crash-related data reporting (shows "Your browser is managed") # Obselete since Microsoft Edge version 89
recommend: standard
docs:
- https://admx.help/?Category=EdgeChromium&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.Edge::MetricsReportingEnabled
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/microsoft-edge-policies#metricsreportingenabled
code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "MetricsReportingEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
revertCode: reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge" /v "MetricsReportingEnabled" /f
-
name: Disable sending site information # Obselete since Microsoft Edge version 89
name: Disable sending site information (shows "Your browser is managed") # Obselete since Microsoft Edge version 89
recommend: standard
docs:
- https://admx.help/?Category=EdgeChromium&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.Edge::SendSiteInfoToImproveServices
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category: Chrome cleanup
children:
-
name: Do not share scanned software data to Google
name: Do not share scanned software data to Google (shows "Your browser is managed")
recommend: standard
docs:
- https://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3#ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled
- https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/google_chrome_current_windows/2018-09-06/finding/V-81593
code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
revertCode: reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled" /f
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name: Prevent Chrome from scanning the system for cleanup
name: Prevent Chrome from scanning the system for cleanup (shows "Your browser is managed")
recommend: standard
docs:
- https://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3#ChromeCleanupEnabled
- https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/google_chrome_current_windows/2018-09-06/finding/V-81591
code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ChromeCleanupEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
revertCode: reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ChromeCleanupEnabled" /f
-
name: Disable Chrome metrics reporting
name: Disable Chrome metrics reporting (shows "Your browser is managed")
recommend: standard
docs: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/google_chrome_v23_windows/2013-01-11/finding/V-35780
code: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "MetricsReportingEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
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