Why am I seeing the “This setting is enforced by your administrator” text? When a user tries to right-click on the extension to remove it, the normal “Remove” option will not be available and instead, the Chrome user will see a dimmed-out message that states “This setting is enforced by your administrator”. The reason why they are doing this is that because the malicious Chrome extension that is forcefully installed by group policies cannot be removed or disabled via Chrome’s Extensions page. Unfortunately, when it comes to Home users, malware programs are using this method to force extensions to be installed on Windows and Mac computers knowing that it will be difficult to remove. The browser will now display this message whenever a group policy is configured for the browser. These policies are designed to make it easier for admins to manage the Chrome settings for all users in their organization.
The “This setting is enforced by your administrator” policy is a legitimate tool that allows administrators to create policies that control how the Chrome browser operates on a computer. Image: This setting is enforced by your administrator – Chrome policy on Mac What is “This setting is enforced by your administrator”? If you see the “This setting is enforced by your administrator” text when you are trying to change a Chrome setting, then your browser is most likely infected with a browser hijacker or adware.
