Many organizations use Google Chrome alongside or instead of Microsoft Edge. To keep the experience consistent and direct users to the right resources, you can control what opens when Chrome starts on Windows 10 or Windows 11 devices managed by Microsoft Intune. A single Settings catalog profile lets you set the startup action and the list of URLs that load when the browser launches.
This guide walks through creating that profile in the Intune admin center: choosing the Chrome startup settings, entering the URLs, and assigning the profile to your users or devices.
What You’ll Set Up
You’ll create a Windows configuration profile using the Settings catalog profile type. The profile will target Google Chrome and configure:
- The action on startup (for example, open a list of URLs)
- The URLs to open on startup (one or more sites that load when Chrome starts)
Intune’s Settings catalog exposes the same Chrome policies you may know from Group Policy or Administrative Templates, so the behavior will be familiar if you’ve managed Chrome via GPO before.
Create the Configuration Profile
Open the Microsoft Intune admin center, go to Devices → Windows → Configuration profiles, and click Create → New policy.
Set the platform to Windows 10 and later and the profile type to Settings catalog, then click Create.
On the Basics tab, give the profile a name (for example, Chrome – Startup page) and an optional description, then click Next.
Add Chrome Startup Settings
On the Configuration settings tab, click Add settings. In the settings picker, search for startup.
You’ll see Chrome-related options under Google Google Chrome and Google Google Chrome – Default Settings (users can override):
- Google Google Chrome\Startup, Home page and New Tab page — enforced; users cannot change these settings.
- Google Google Chrome – Default Settings (users can override)\Startup, Home page and New Tab page — default that users can override.
For a locked-down experience, select Google Google Chrome\Startup, Home page and New Tab page and add it to your profile.
Configure the Startup Action and URLs
Back on the Configuration settings page, enable and set:
- Action on startup — choose Open a list of URLs.
- URLs to open on startup — add the URLs you want to open when Chrome starts (one per line). For example,
https://www.google.comor your company intranet.
Use whatever URLs fit your environment—a search page, internal portal, or help site. When you’re done, click Next.
Scope Tags and Assignments
On Scope tags, add any tags you use, then click Next.
On Assignments, add the user or device groups that should get this profile, then click Next.
On Review + create, review the summary and click Create to save and deploy the profile.
Other Chrome Startup Options
If you don’t use “Open a list of URLs,” Chrome can instead:
- Open the New Tab page — default Chrome new tab with search and shortcuts.
- Continue where you left off — restore the previous session’s tabs and windows.
For a consistent, company-defined start experience, the “list of URLs” option is usually the best choice.
Conclusion
You can control the Chrome startup page on Intune-managed Windows 10/11 devices by creating a Settings catalog profile, configuring the startup action and URL list for Google Chrome, and assigning it to the right groups. This gives you a uniform, policy-driven start experience for Chrome across your organization.
