Disable Flash Player in Chrome via Group Policy

Question

How would I disable the Flash player in Google Chrome browsers for my 50 AD computers via group policy or script in 2008 R2?

I have tried a couple of applications, PDQDeploy_6 among them, but this software is not suitable for my task.

Solution 1

You mentioned PDQ Deploy. There is a package available in the Package Library which does just what you are asking for. It is called "Google Chrome - Disable Flash".

Also, if you use Active Directory you can use the Chrome ADMX templates to enforce this (and just about anything else Chrome wise).

Solution 2

Yes, this is possible. You can use the DisabledPlugins policy.

For Linux, append the attribute

DisabledPlugins: ["Shockwave Flash"]

to the /etc/chromium/policies/managed/any_name.json file, or create a new JSON object containing only this attribute.

If you eschew deprecated policy settings, have a look at DefaultPluginsSetting, but that either blocks all or allows all.

For Windows, have a look at https://www.chromium.org/administrators/windows-quick-start. In short, the following steps should help

1. download the MSI
2. download the ADM[x] template
3. configure settings for your network (see link above, depending on whether ADM or ADMX is used
4. push to network

Comments

[ngn]

Sorry, I do not have access to a system that I can test this on right now. Will update if I am able to get my hands on one.