For details, see View a device’s current Chrome policies. If a setting is managed by a Chrome policy and also configured in the initial_preferences file, the policy takes precedence and users can’t edit the setting.

To apply settings that you don’t want users to change, enforce Chrome policies on Windows or Mac computers instead. Apply settings to Microsoft ® Windows ® computers that aren’t joined to an Active Directory ® domain.Deploy settings that you don’t want to manage, or aren’t available, with a Chrome policy.Configure default settings that users can change later.To minimize any disruption, Chrome continues to support both filenames, and more notice will be given in the Chrome Enterprise release notes before we remove support for the former filename. Note: For Chrome browser 91 or later, the file named initial_preferences replaces the master_preferences file. For example, you can set the homepage or choose which tabs and URLs are shown when they open Chrome browser. These preferences are applied when users first open Chrome browser. Applies to IT administrators who want to deploy a initial_preferences file for managed Chrome browser on Windows and Mac computers.Īs an admin, you can use initial preferences to deploy default preferences to Chrome browser users on managed computers.