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Block automatic fullscreen on these sites

Verified with Google Chrome — updated on July 10, 2026

Supported on: Microsoft Windows 7 or later

Path in the GPO console

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content settings

Description

For security reasons, the requestFullscreen() web API requires a prior user gesture ("transient activation") to be called or will otherwise fail. Users' personal settings may allow certain origins to call this API without a prior user gesture, as described in https://chromestatus.com/feature/6218822004768768. This policy supersedes users' personal settings and blocks matching origins from calling the API without a prior user gesture. For detailed information on valid url patterns, please see https://chromeenterprise.google/policies/url-patterns. Wildcards, *, are allowed. Origins matching both blocked and allowed policy patterns will be blocked. Origins not specified by policy nor user settings will require a prior user gesture to call this API. Example value: https://www.example.com [*.]example.edu

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Google\Chrome
HKCU Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

More options available

Options

Block automatic fullscreen on these sites
List (registry values) list
- list under Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AutomaticFullscreenBlockedForUrls

Export Builder

BETA

Configure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.

These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO.

Scope

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Block automatic fullscreen on these sites
; State: Enabled
; Scope: Computer (HKLM)
; Supported on: Microsoft Windows 7 or later

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AutomaticFullscreenBlockedForUrls]
; List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Block automatic fullscreen on these sites
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: Microsoft Windows 7 or later

$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\AutomaticFullscreenBlockedForUrls'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
# List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.

Building a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.

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Theme

Adds one script line: the theme follows your site’s appearance and the height fits the content. If your site blocks scripts, the embed follows the visitor’s system theme.

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