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Miscellaneous

DeviceChromeVariations

Determine the availability of variations on Google ChromeOS

Supported on:

  • Google ChromeOS (Google ChromeOS) since version 83
  • Description:

    Configuring this policy allows to specify which variations are allowed to be applied on an enterprise-managed Google ChromeOS device.

    Variations provide a means for offering modifications to Google ChromeOS without shipping a new version by selectively enabling or disabling already existing features. See https://support.google.com/chrome/a?p=Manage_the_Chrome_variations_framework for more information.

    Setting the VariationsEnabled (value 0), or leaving the policy not set allows all variations to be applied to Google ChromeOS.

    Setting the CriticalFixesOnly (value 1), allows only variations considered critical security or stability fixes to be applied to Google ChromeOS.

    Setting the VariationsDisabled (value 2), will prevent all variations from being applied to the browser on the login screen. Please note that this mode can potentially prevent the Google ChromeOS developers from providing critical security fixes in a timely manner and is thus not recommended.

    • 0 = Enable all variations
    • 1 = Enable variations concerning critical fixes only
    • 2 = Disable all variations

    Supported features:

    • Dynamic Policy Refresh : Yes
    • Per Profile : No
    • Applied at the device level on managed ChromeOS devices

    Data type:

    Integer

    Example value (ChromeOS with Active Directory management):

    1
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