Hello everyone,
I've built a Windows 10 Enterprise v1709 image for my labs and offices and have run into an issue with the Acrobat Reader extension for Google Chrome. After the extension has been installed, on the next launch of Chrome, a new tab will automatically appear and open the page at https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrobat-reader-chrome-extension.html. Since this is installed as part of an image, this page is appearing for all new users who log in and launch Chrome.
This is a controlled environment and we require all web browsers to open a company webpage by default for all users. I've configured this default page on the local installs and through Group Policy using the Chrome .admx templates, but the helpx.adobe.com Tab continues to appear. I can block the URL in GPO, but the Tab will still open, it just says the page is blocked.
What I would like to do is prevent this new tab from ever opening. I've searched through the windows registry and file system to try and find where this is coming from but with no luck. I'm running out of ideas and removing the extension appears to be my only option. Does anyone know how to prevent this tab from from automatically opening in chrome?