Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router removes other Chrome ‘force installed' extensions. How can I work around this?

Here's what's happening:

• Netwrix Endpoint Policy Manager (formerly PolicyPak) Browser Router installs the PPBR forced extension plug in on the COMPUTER side at installation time.
• When you use Endpoint Policy Manager Application Settings Manager or Chrome's ADMX to specifically dictate plugins PER-USER...
• There's a conflict, and Google doesn't MERGE, it just uses COMPUTER.

RESULT: You only see Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router's extension and NOT your desired user-side extensions for Chrome.. Workaround: Endpoint Policy Manager Provides ADMX settings to work around various items in Endpoint Policy Manager On-Prem. See this video to implement the ADMX:

Troubleshooting with ADMX files

NOTE: You shouldn't need to perform these steps (any of them) if you want to dictate Chrome "forced installed" extensions on the COMPUTER side. On the COMPUTER side... when you force install extensions, Endpoint Policy Manager Browser knows what to do and just adds in the correct Chrome Extension. This KB is only required if you are opting to dictate Chrome "forced installed" extensions on the USER side.

Then, the policy setting which must be applied to the computer side which is called PREVENT COMPUTER SIDED INSTALLATION OF CHROME EXTENSION

Then… Using Chrome's own ADMX setting named "Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions" (seen below) to manually add the Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router using Chrome's ADMX setting on USER or COMPUTER side.

Use this string found in this article:

What is the Chrome Extension ID for all the published versions of Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router Client Side Extension?

For instance, an example string might look like …

fmbfiodledfjldlhiemaadmgppoeklbn;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx

Which will manually install the Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router Chrome Extension. Or using Endpoint Policy Manager Application Settings Manager and our Chrome Pak, you can use this field (user or computer side.)

Use the same string:

fmbfiodledfjldlhiemaadmgppoeklbn;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx.

Which will manually install the Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router Chrome Extension alongside the optional extensions you wish for Chrome.

Again, the example extension ID above is just an example. Please use the correct one based upon your CSE.

What is the Chrome Extension ID for all the published versions of Endpoint Policy Manager Browser Router Client Side Extension?