Allow user-level Native Messaging hosts (installed without admin permissions)

Policy ID: NativeMessagingUserLevelHosts
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 › Native Messaging

Description

Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset means Google Chrome can use native messaging hosts installed at the user level.

Setting the policy to Disabled means Google Chrome can only use these hosts if installed at the system level.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome View registry values

NativeMessagingUserLevelHostsREG_DWORD

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome View registry values

NativeMessagingUserLevelHostsREG_DWORD

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