{"id":1711,"date":"2026-03-27T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:09:16","slug":"google-chrome-gpo-startup-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/?page_id=1711","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome GPO startup page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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To set the Google Chrome startup page via Group Policy (GPO),\u00a0install the Chrome ADMX templates, then navigate to\u00a0Computer\/User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Google Chrome<\/strong>. Enable\u00a0“Action on startup”<\/strong>\u00a0to “Open a list of URLs” and define those URLs in the\u00a0“URLs to open on startup”<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-Step GPO Configuration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Download Templates<\/strong>: Download the\u00a0Google Chrome Bundle<\/a>\u00a0and install the\u00a0google.admx<\/code>\u00a0and\u00a0google.adml<\/code>\u00a0files into your\u00a0C:\\Windows\\PolicyDefinitions<\/code>\u00a0folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Create GPO<\/strong>: Open\u00a0gpmc.msc<\/code>, create a new GPO, and edit it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Configure Startup Behavior<\/strong>:\n
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    • Go to:\u00a0Policies<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Administrative Templates<\/strong>\u00a0>\u00a0Google Chrome<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Open\u00a0Action on startup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Select\u00a0Enabled<\/strong>\u00a0and choose\u00a0“Open a list of URLs”<\/strong>\u00a0(or “Restore last session”).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Define Startup URLs<\/strong>:\n
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      • Open\u00a0URLs to open on startup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Select\u00a0Enabled<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0Show<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Add your desired URLs (e.g.,\u00a0https:\/\/www.google.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Optional – Set Homepage\/Home Button<\/strong>:\n
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        • Enable\u00a0“Show Home button on toolbar”<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Enable\u00a0“Configure the home page URL”<\/strong>\u00a0to set the page opened by the button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Apply Policy<\/strong>: Run\u00a0gpupdate \/force<\/code>\u00a0on target machines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          To set the Google Chrome startup page via Group Policy (GPO),\u00a0install the Chrome ADMX templates, then navigate to\u00a0Computer\/User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Google Chrome. Enable\u00a0“Action on startup”\u00a0to “Open a list of URLs” and define those URLs in the\u00a0“URLs to open on startup” Step-by-Step GPO Configuration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1693,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1711","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1711"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1713,"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1711\/revisions\/1713"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helia.ee\/koolitus\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}