{"id":4537,"date":"2022-08-19T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=4537"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:01:36","password":"","slug":"managed-browsers-explained","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/managed-browsers-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Issues With Shield Extension If You Use Managed Browsers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fix Issues With Shield Extension If You Use Managed Browsers<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span class=\"il\">Managed<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Browsers <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"il\">can<\/span>\u00a0impact the proper deployment of <strong>Shield extension <\/strong>on your Google environment. An organization using this feature will not be able to see the GAT shield or report properly.<\/p>\n<p>Since many organizations use fleets of Windows or macOS devices, this option helps enroll these devices easily and enforce the policy.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-19-17_44_44-Managed-Browsers-Admin-Console.png\" alt=\"Managed Browser setting in admin console\" width=\"1588\" height=\"914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-19-17_44_44-Managed-Browsers-Admin-Console.png 1588w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-19-17_44_44-Managed-Browsers-Admin-Console-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-19-17_44_44-Managed-Browsers-Admin-Console-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-19-17_44_44-Managed-Browsers-Admin-Console-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-19-17_44_44-Managed-Browsers-Admin-Console-1536x884.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1588px) 100vw, 1588px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Benefits of using Managed Browsers<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Users on these Windows or macOS devices don&#8217;t need to sign into the Chrome browser to have policies applied to them.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"il\">And, its<\/span>\u00a0policies take precedence over\u00a0<b>User &amp; Browser<\/b>\u00a0settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Recommended Action<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you are facing issues with GAT Shield and are using the Managed Browser feature. Then move Windows or macOS devices enrolled into Org Units where the Shield extension is deployed.<\/p>\n<p>From the <strong><span class=\"il\">Managed<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Browsers<\/span><\/strong> section, the\u00a0<strong>Admin has to select the enrolled devices<\/strong> and <strong>move them into appropriate Org Units<\/strong> to <strong>match the deployment found<\/strong> in the <strong>User &amp; Browser<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Additional info<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>When enrolling a Windows device into <strong><span class=\"il\">Managed<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Browsers<\/span><\/strong> for one domain, all of the extensions and browser settings are replaced on every Chrome profile. Even on the accounts on the second domain.<\/p>\n<p>When the enrollment is removed, everything will return to normal.<\/p>\n<h4>Related Posts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/how-to-deploy-gat-shield\/\">GAT Shield Extension \u2013 How to Deploy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/see-all-searches-happening-on-your-organisations-chrome-devices-and-chrome-browsers\/\">See All Searches Happening on Your Organisation\u2019s Chrome Devices and Chrome Browsers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fix Issues With Shield Extension If You Use Managed Browsers Managed\u00a0Browsers can\u00a0impact the proper deployment of Shield extension on your Google environment. An organization using this feature will not be able to see the GAT shield or report properly. Since many organizations use fleets of Windows or macOS devices, this option helps enroll these devices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[20],"glossaries":[],"doc_tag":[26],"class_list":["post-4537","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","doc_category-users-management","doc_tag-gat-shield"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":227,"total_views":"1209","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"stan","author_nicename":"stan","author_url":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/author\/stan\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Users Audit &amp; Management","term_url":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips-category\/users-management\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"GAT Shield","term_url":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips-tag\/gat-shield\/"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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