Company policy may require that you sign in when using Google Chrome at work. It may also require that you sign in with your company email address because personal accounts are no longer allowed. The purpose of this to prevent the Google Chrome password manager from saving company credentials to your personal account.
At some point you will be prompted with this screen. Please click on the tile that says "Add +."
After clicking "Add," Google Chrome will then prompt you for a sign in. Please be sure to use your company email address as your sign in. It will then ask for a password. If you don't know your password, please submit a helpdesk tick so that it may be reset.
After a successful login, Google Chrome will ask if you would like to enable sync. You are encouraged to select "Yes, I'm in." The sync feature will allow you to migrate between different work computers while still retaining access to your bookmarks, passwords, and personal settings.
After selecting "Yes, I'm in" the browser is ready to be used. However, it is suggested to delete the default profile. At the top, of the browser window, you will see your initial in a colored circle. Click on this to enter the settings.
Once in the settings, look down to where it says "Other profiles" and click on the settings wheel that is directly to the right. The next screen will prompt you to select or edit a profile. You will likely see a box labeled "Person 1." On the top right of this box, there are 3 vertical dots. Click on the dots to pull up a menu that allows to you to either edit or delete the profile.
Select delete. After selecting delete, you may then click on the tile that shows your name, which will reopen the browser and allow you to browse normally. Remember, these steps must be taken at every work PC that you commonly use.
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