Install and configure Google Chrome 43 silently

The following process has been tested and confirmed working with Google Chrome 43.x and ConfigMgr / SCCM R2.

It does the following tasks:

• Install Google Chrome silently
• Set Google Search as the default search engine
• Set Google Australia as the default home page
• Does NOT set Google Chrome as the default browser
• No ‘Getting Started’ page
• No ‘Auto Update’
• Remove desktop shortcut

 

Having troubles with the instructions? Take a look at the example download. Full Download: ChromeSilentInstall.zip

 

1. Download the latest version of the MSI install file fromhttp://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?msi=true
2. Create a text file called install.cmd and copy in the following information

msiexec /qn /norestart /i "%~dp0GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise.msi"
if exist "c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences" copy /y "%~dp0master_preferences" "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences"
if exist "c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences" copy /y "%~dp0master_preferences" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\master_preferences"
reg add HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Update /f /v AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes /d 0
sc stop gupdate
sc config gupdate start= disabled

3. Create a text file called master_preferences and copy in the following information

{
"homepage" : "http://www.google.com.au",
"homepage_is_newtabpage" : false,
"browser" : {
"show_home_button" : true,
"check_default_browser" : false,
"window_placement": {
"bottom": 1000,
"left": 10,
"maximized": false,
"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" : true,
"do_not_launch_chrome" : true,
"make_chrome_default" : false
}
}

4. Copy the MSI install file, master_preferences and install.cmd to your software package share
5. You can now create your SCCM package or deploy the software by using install.cmd

For more information on creating SCCM packages see distribute software using SCCM.