Installing Browser Extensions for Windows via Group Policy

If your organization controls Browser Extensions via Group Policy, ThousandEyes recommends you to deploy and manage the Browser Extensions via the Group policy instructions explained below and do not install the extension via the MSI installer. For organizations not controlling browser extensions via GPO, you can use these instructions to force the enablement of a Browser Extension that was installed via the MSI.

Microsoft Edge via GPO

These instructions guide you on the settings to force the enablement of the browser extensions. You must install the base MSI in addition to these instructions.

To Control the Microsoft Edge Browser Extension you must have the Microsoft Edge GPO Policy Templates installed. You can download them from the Edge Business Page and subsequently follow the instructions outlined here.

1. Open up Group Policy Management.

2. Create a group policy with the appropriate name. In this example, we will name it TE-Endpoint-Agent_Edge.

   
3. Right click the newly created GPO and select Edit

4. With the object open, navigate to the following: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Extensions

5. Right click, and choose Edit on the Control which extensions are installed silently.

   
6. Enable this setting.

7. In the options section, choose the Show button.

   
8. In the Value field, add the following CSLID: obdencanbejmhpbikpcgkdflkffifoof

9. Click OK to close the Add-On List window.

10. Click Ok again to close the Configuration for Add-On List window

11. Assign the group policy to a specific Organizational Unit (OU).

12. Right click the group policy under the OU you have assigned it - Click Enabled

13. Right click the group policy again, and click enforced.

Google Chrome via GPO

1. Download the ADM/ADMX templates from Google using this link: https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chrome/policy/policy_templates.zip

2. Open Group Policy Management

3. Expand Group Policy Objects

4. Right-click Group Policy Objects and select New

5. Provide a name for your new Group Policy Object (GPO)

6. Right-click your newly created GPO and select Edit

7. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Policies, right-click Administrative Templates and click Add/Remove Templates

   
8. Select Add in the new dialog window

   
9. Navigate to a network share where the policy template resides, and select the chrome.adm file listed here policy_templates/windows/adm/en-US/chrome.adm1

   
10. Click Close

11. Expand Classic Administrative Templates (ADM), select Google Chrome and subsequently Extensions

    
12. Open the Configure the list of force-installed extensions policy and select Enabled

13. Click Show

14. Paste the following into value: ddnennmeinlkhkmajmmfaojcnpddnpgb;http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

    
15. Select Ok and close the Group Policy Management Editor

16. Select the organizational unit that you would like to apply the GPO to. Right-click the OU and select Link an Existing GPO

    

    
17. Right-click the newly created linked GPO and select Enforced

    
18. Wait 15 minutes for the group policy objects to sync across servers, or manually sync the Active Directory Servers through Sites and Services

19. Test end-user machine by running gpupdate.exe

IE Add-on via GPO

With the Internet Explorer in end-of-life phase, the IE Browser Extension can only be used in a limited capacity in Edge browser in the IE Edge Mode.

1. Open up Group Policy Management

2. Create a group policy with the appropriate name. In this example, we will use “TE-Endpoint-Agent_IE”

   
3. Right click the newly created GPO and select Edit

4. With the object open, navigate to the following: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management

5. Double-click “Add-On List”

6. Click Enable

   
7. Click Show

   
8. In the new window, under “Value Name” add the CLSID for the ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent for IE. The current CSLID is: E1F5283B-B591-412E-8E2F-4C65A9C94AF1

9. The Value number is dependant on how you would like users to be able to interact with the Add-On. The current value options are: 0 - The add-on is disabled and your employees can’t change it. 1 - The add-on is enabled and your employees can’t change it. 2 - The add-on is enabled and your employees can change it.

   
10. Click Ok to close the Add-On List window

11. Click Ok again to close the Configuration for Add-On List window

12. Assign the GP to a specific OU

13. Right click the GP under the OU you have assigned it - Click Enabled

14. Right click the GP again, and click enforced.