Freeze User-Agent string major version at 99: registry value ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgentUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

Policy ID: ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent
Scope: Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on: Microsoft Windows 7 or later
Source: Google Chrome Policy Templates (version 156.0.8078.80)
Category: Google › Google Chrome › Removed policies

Registry

ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent

REG_DWORDUserComputer

…\Software\Policies\Google\ChromeHKCU\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome Current key
HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Freeze User-Agent string major version at 99

Options
Item	Stored value
Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.	0
The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.	1
The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.	2

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

UserPer-account setting

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]

; Options (use only one)
; Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.
"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000000
; The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.
"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000001
; The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.
"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null

ComputerMachine-wide setting

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]

; Options (use only one)
; Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.
"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000000
; The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.
"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000001
; The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.
"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Default to browser settings for User-Agent string version.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# The User-Agent string will not freeze the major version.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# The User-Agent string will freeze the major version as 99 and include the browser's major version in the minor position.
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome' -Name 'ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null