In this blog post, we will demonstrate the steps to configure home page, startup page and new tab page for Google Chrome browser. You can either configure these using Administrative templates or a Settings catalog policy.
- Device Configuration Profile > Profile Type > Templates > Administrative templates.
- Device Configuration Profile > Profile Type > Settings Catalog.
Contents
Option 1: Using Administrative Templates
- Sign in to the Intune Admin Center > Devices > Configuration > Create > New Policy.
- Select Platform as Windows 10 and later.
- Select Profile type as Templates.
- Select Template Name as Administrative Templates.
- On the Basics Tab, Provide the Name and Description of the policy.
- On the Configuration settings tab, Click on Computer Configuration > Google folder.
- Under Google folder, Click on Google Chrome folder.
- Scroll down to find a folder called Startup, Home page and New Tab page. Click on it to open.
- Below settings are available in the folder. Select the ones you want to configure and provide the URLs. Assign the policy to Windows devices to complete the deployment.
- Actions on startup
- Configure the home page URL
- Configure the New Tab page URL
- Show home button on toolbar
- URLs to open on startup
- Use New Tab Page as home page.
Option 2: Using Settings Catalog Policy
you can also configure home page, startup page and new tab page for Google Chrome browser using Settings catalog policy.
Go to Intune admin center > Devices > Configuration > Create > New Policy. Select Platform as Windows 10 and later and profile type as Settings Catalog.
- On the Basics Tab, Provide the Name and description of the policy.
- On the Configuration settings tab, click + Add settings and search for startup home page on the Settings picker pane.
- Click on Google\Google Chrome\Startup Home page and New Tab page category and select below settings:
- Actions on startup
- Configure the home page URL
- Configure the New Tab page URL
- URLs to open on startup.
- Provide the URLs corresponding to the policy settings and click on Next to proceed to the next step.
- Scope tags: Click on Next.
- Assignments tab: Select Add groups and opt for an Entra security group containing Windows 10/11 devices or Entra ID users.
Sync Intune Policies
The device check-in process might not begin immediately. If you’re testing this policy on a test device, you can manually kickstart Intune sync from the device itself or remotely through the Intune admin center.
Alternatively, you can use PowerShell to force the Intune sync on Windows devices. Restarting the device is another way to trigger the Intune device check-in process.
Monitoring Deployment Progress
To monitor the deployment progress of a Device configuration profile, follow the below steps:
- Sign in to the Intune admin center > Devices > Configuration.
- Choose the Device Configuration profile you want to work with, and at the top of the page, you’ll see a quick view of the Success, Failure, Conflict, Not Applicable, and In Progress status.
- Click on View report to access more detailed information.
End User Experience
This confirms whether the deployed settings are implemented in the Google Chrome browser. You can type chrome://settings in the Chrome address bar and search for new tab page to configure the settings for the new tab page.
