The Chrome MSI is Google’s Windows Installer package for IT admins. It works with any tool that deploys .msi files. Download it straight from Google’s server, dl.google.com. Each link always serves the current stable release.
- 64-bit (x86), for most PCs: googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi
- 64-bit (ARM): googlechromestandaloneenterprise_arm64.msi
- 32-bit (x86): googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi
- Enterprise bundle, with the MSI and the policy templates: 64-bit or 32-bit
For an overview of Google’s management tools, see our Chrome Enterprise page.
Downloading Chrome MSI
You can also get the MSI from Google’s Chrome Enterprise download page:
- Under “Download Chrome browser for Windows”, choose the Stable or Beta channel.
- For file type, choose MSI, or Bundle if you also want the policy templates.
- Choose the architecture: 64 bit (x86), 64 bit (ARM) or 32 bit (x86).
- Accept the terms and download.
Google’s help page Download bundle says the bundle holds the Windows Installer package (.msi), the policy and preferences templates (.admx), the auto-update template (.admx) and Legacy Browser Support files.
Silent Install of Chrome MSI
Google’s help page Deploy and test says you can run the MSI on the target computers directly and silently with msiexec. Using the options in Microsoft’s msiexec reference:
- Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
- Go to the folder that holds the MSI file, for example
cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads. - Run:
msiexec /i googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi /qn
Google notes that an MSI install overrides a copy of Chrome a user installed, and that Chrome does not allow an older version to be installed over a newer one, so the MSI must be newer than the Chrome already on the computer.
Command Line Options
From Microsoft’s msiexec reference:
/qn: no user interface during the installation./norestart: stops the computer from restarting after the installation./L*V "C:\chrome-install.log": writes a detailed log to the file you name, useful when an install fails.
Example with all three:
msiexec /i googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi /qn /norestart /L*V "C:\chrome-install.log"GPO Deployment for Chrome MSI
To assign Chrome to computers with Group Policy, following Microsoft’s guide Use Group Policy to remotely install software:
- Put the MSI in a shared network folder, and set permissions on the share so the computers can read it.
- Open the Group Policy object you want to use for editing.
- Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings.
- Right-click Software installation, point to New, then click Package.
- Type the full network (UNC) path to the MSI: the share, such as
\\fileserver\share\, followed by the file name. Microsoft says not to use the Browse button for this. - Click Open, choose Assigned, then click OK.
Microsoft says the package installs automatically when the client computer starts. To manage Chrome’s settings with Group Policy as well, see the Group Policy section of our Chrome Enterprise page, linked at the top.
SCCM Deployment for Chrome MSI
System Center Configuration Manager is now called Microsoft Configuration Manager. From Microsoft’s guide Create applications in Configuration Manager:
- In the Configuration Manager console, go to the Software Library workspace, expand Application Management and select Applications.
- On the Home tab, select Create Application.
- Select Automatically detect information about this application from installation files, and set the type to Windows Installer (*.msi file).
- Enter the network path to the MSI (the share, such as
\\server\share\, followed by the file name) and finish the wizard. - Deploy the application to your device collection.
Microsoft warns that for an MSI, Configuration Manager imports every file in that folder and sends them to distribution points, so keep only the MSI in it.
Supported Platforms
The MSI is for Windows only. For other systems:
- macOS: Google’s download page offers a PKG and a DMG universal installer for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. The PKG is GoogleChrome.pkg.
- Linux: Google makes .deb and .rpm packages, and installing one adds Chrome to the package manager for updates. See our Chrome for Linux page.
Google’s Chrome Enterprise and Education Help Center has the full deployment guides.