In this article, We will discuss how we can enable a chrome managed bookmark using Intune. We can manage Google Chrome using a custom configuration policy with the help of the Chrome ADMX file.

Chrome Managed Bookmarks

Step 1: Download Chrome for Enterprise

You need to download the Chrome browser for Enterprise. Make sure that you have already installed the Chrome enterprise version on Azure domain-joined client devices.

Step 2: Extract the ADMX file

Extract the Zip file which you downloaded in the first step. Browse to this path: GoogleChromeEnterpriseBundle64\Configuration\admx

You will find chrome.admx file. We need the content of this file later in configurations.

Step 3: Open Intune

Go to https://azure.portal.com and search for Intune.

Step 4: Create a device configuration profile

Select Device Configuration and Profile inside that. Select Create profile.

Intune Profile

Step 5: Configure the profile type

We will create a profile for Chrome-managed bookmarks:

  • Platform: Windows 10 and later
  • Profile: Custom

Create Intune profile

Step 6: Add the Chrome ADMX ingestion setting

We will start with chrome admx ingestion.

chrome admx ingestion

On the settings tab, Select Add. You can use the following values for Edit Row section:

  • Name: Chrome ADMX Ingestion
  • Description: Chrome ADMX Ingestion
  • Data Type: String
  • Value: Paste the content of the file which we discussed in step 2

chrome admx ingestion settings

Step 7: Add the Managed Bookmarks setting

Select Add again and fill with following values:

  • Name: Chrome - ADMX - ManagedBookmarks
  • Description: Chrome - ADMX - ManagedBookmarks
  • OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Chrome~Policy~googlechrome/ManagedBookmarks
  • Data Type: String
  • Value:
<enabled/>
<data id='ManagedBookmarks' value='[{"toplevel_name":"Company Bookmarks"},{"url":"microsoft.com","name":"Microsoft"},{"url":"blogs.technet.microsoft.com","name":"Technet"}]'/>

Chrome managed bookmarks

Step 8: Assign to a group

On the Assignment tab, assign to a group.

Intune group assignments

Step 9: Review and create

On Review + create tab, create the profile.

Once you created Chrome favorites or managed bookmarks Intune profile, restart the client device, or manually sync to take effect.

End-User Result

Chrome favorties intune