1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console. If you don’t have access, please send a ticket to Cyber to set you up.

2. Go to Menu  > Chrome browser > Apps & extensions > Requests:



3. Select the organizational unit you want to force install, allow install, or block the extension for.


4. Click on the row of the extension that you want to set the installation policy for.


5. Set the installation policy. Choose an option:

To let admins automatically install and pin the extension, choose the appropriate option that is available for the selected extension:

  • Allow install—Lets users navigate to the webstore and install the extension. Use this option*
  • Force install—Lets admins automatically install the extension. Use caution because if you force the installation, it will install on all Chrome browsers in your selected OU. You shouldn’t have to utilize this option at all.
  • Block—Prevents users from installing the extension. Removes the extension from users that have it installed.


6. Click Save.

 

For further reading, see Google's official documentation here.