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Set - Chromium Homepage

Summary​

This document outlines how to set an enforced homepage in popular browsers like Brave, Chrome, and Edge.

Sample Run​

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To add https://www.google.com/ to the homepage for Edge:

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Select Run Now and click on Run Task:

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Dependencies​

Set-ChromeHomepage

User Parameters​

NameExampleRequiredDescription
Homepagehttps://www.google.com/TrueString value of the homepage to set in the browser.
EnforceOnNewTab--FalseInclude this switch to force the homepage on each new tab instead of the new tab page.
EnforceHomepageStartup--FalseInclude this switch to force the homepage to be the only open tab at startup of the browser.
TargetBrave, Chrome, EdgeFalseThis designates the targeted Chromium-based browser to apply the setting to. You can leave the field blank if you want to set the same homepage for all the Chromium browsers available.

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Implementation​

Create a new Script Editor style script in the system to implement this task.

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Name: Set - Chromium Homepage
Description: Sets an enforced homepage in certain popular browsers like Brave, Chrome, and Edge.
Category: Management

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Parameters​

Add a new parameter by clicking the Add Parameter button present at the top-right corner of the screen.

Add Parameter Image

This screen will appear.

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Homepage​

  • Set Homepage in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Toggle ON the Required Field button.
  • Click the Save button.

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Click the Confirm button to save the parameter.

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EnforceOnNewTab​

  • Set EnforceOnNewTab in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Flag from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.

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Click the Confirm button to save the parameter.

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EnforceHomepageStartup​

  • Set EnforceHomepageStartup in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Flag from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.

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Click the Confirm button to save the parameter.

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Target​

  • Set Target in the Parameter Name field.
  • Select Text String from the Parameter Type dropdown menu.
  • Click the Save button.

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Click the Confirm button to save the parameter.

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Once all the parameters are created, it should look like this:

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Proceed with the steps below to create a task.

Task​

Navigate to the Script Editor section and start by adding a row. You can do this by clicking the Add Row button at the bottom of the script page.

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A blank function will appear.

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Row 1 Function: PowerShell Script​

Search and select the PowerShell Script function.

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The following function will pop up on the screen:

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Copy the below PowerShell commands and paste them in the PowerShell Script Editor box:

PowerShell Script

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Row 2 Function: Script Log​

Add a new row by clicking the Add Row button.

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A blank function will appear.

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Search and select the Script Log function.

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The following function will pop up on the screen:

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In the script log message, simply type %output% and click the Save button.

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Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.

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Completed Task​

The Script Editor should look like this:

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Output​

  • Script log

Changelog​

2025-04-10​

  • Initial version of the document