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^{Version 12/10/24}

Installation

Install with winget or use Ninite

winget install google.chrome --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Open Chrome

• Select Don't sign in in the bottom right corner
• Select Set as Default or skip
  • If you chose to make Chrome the default browser, click Set default in the Windows settings popup
• Click Got it for the “Enhanced ad privacy in Chrome” popup

Appearance

Choose a theme

• Settings > Appearance > Theme
• Or use the “Just Black” theme from Google https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/just-black/aghfnjkcakhmadgdomlmlhhaocbkloab

  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/just-black/aghfnjkcakhmadgdomlmlhhaocbkloab
  

Additional Changes

• Options > Settings > Appearance
  • Check Show home button
  • Check Show bookmarks bar
  • Uncheck Show tab groups in bookmarks bar
  • Uncheck Automatically pin new tab groups created on any device to the bookmarks bar
• Right click the bookmarks bar and uncheck:
  • Show reading list
  • Show apps shortcut
• (Optional) On the new tab page click Customize Chrome
  • Select Shortcuts on the left
  • Turn on Hide Shortcuts

Settings

Privacy

• Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Permissions
  • Location > Don't allow sites to see your location
  • Notifications > Don't allow sites to send notifications
• Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-party cookies
  • Under “Advanced” enable Send a "Do Not Track" request with your browsing traffic

Change Search Provider (Optional)

• Settings > Search engine > Click Change
• Select a search engine from the list such as DuckDuckGo
• Click Set as default

Additional Settings

Disable AI mode

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "AIModeSettings" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "GenAILocalFoundationalModelSettings" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "GeminiSettings" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Disable Casting

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "EnableMediaRouter" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Disable Ads tracking

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "PrivacySandboxPromptEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "PrivacySandboxAdTopicsEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "PrivacySandboxSiteEnabledAdsEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "PrivacySandboxAdMeasurementEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

uBlock Origin Lite

Author’s Note

Due to recent changes in Chromium-based browsers, which no longer support Manifest V2 extensions, Mozilla Firefox is now recommended for its enhanced ad-blocking capabilities. As a result, Chromium-based browsers only officially support uBlock Origin Lite, a Manifest V3-compliant extension.

Install

• Open the Chrome Web Store page https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh

  https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh
  

• Click Add to Chrome
• In the popup click Add extension

Pin

• Click the extensions widget on the top bar
• Next to uBlock Origin, click the Pin button

Incognito Mode

• Click Options > Extensions > Manage Extensions
• Under uBlock Origin click Details
• Scroll down and enable Allow in Incognito

Configure

• See the uBlock Origin Lite article

Auto Clearing History

Source: https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/?policy=ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList

Data that can be cleared automatically

• browsing_history
• download_history
• cookies_and_other_site_data
• cached_images_and_files
• autofill
• password_signin
• site_settings
• hosted_app_data

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "SyncDisabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "browsing_history" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 2 /t REG_SZ /d "download_history" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 3 /t REG_SZ /d "cookies_and_other_site_data" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 4 /t REG_SZ /d "cached_images_and_files" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 5 /t REG_SZ /d "autofill" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 6 /t REG_SZ /d "password_signin" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 7 /t REG_SZ /d "site_settings" /f
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList" /v 8 /t REG_SZ /d "hosted_app_data" /f