Disabling Developer Auto-Updates for App Installers with Configuration Profiles

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The following workflow explains how to apply a configuration profile that will stop the developer auto-update from interfering with the App Installer deployment using Google Chrome as an example.

Note:

Jamf recommends using one Property List (PLIST) per configuration profile.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Computers in the sidebar.
  2. Click Configuration Profiles in the sidebar.
  3. Click New.
  4. Use the General payload to configure the following basic settings for the profile:
    1. Enter a name for the profile.
    2. (Optional) Enter a description for the profile.
    3. (Optional) Choose a site from the Site pop-up menu.
    4. (Optional) Choose a category from the Category pop-up menu.
    5. Choose "Computer" from the Computer Level pop-up menu.
    6. Choose "Install Automatically" from the Distribution pop-up menu.
  5. Use the Application & Custom Settings payload to configure settings for the preference domain as follows:
    1. Click Upload.
    2. Click Add.
    3. Enter the following in the Preference Domain field: com.Google.Keystone
    4. Enter the following in the Property List field: 
      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
3<plist version="1.0">
4<dict>
5	<key>updatePolicies</key>
6	<dict>
7		<key>com.google.Chrome</key>
8		<dict>
9			<key>UpdateDefault</key>
10			<integer>3</integer>
11			<key>UpdatesSuppressedDurationMin</key>
12			<integer>0</integer>
13			<key>UpdatesSuppressedStartHour</key>
14			<integer>0</integer>
15			<key>UpdatesSuppressedStartMin</key>
16			<integer>0</integer>
17		</dict>
18	</dict>
19</dict>
20</plist>
  6. Click the Scope tab.
  7. On the Selected Deployment Targets pane, click Add.
  8. Click Computer Groups.
  9. Find the smart computer group used for your App Installer deployment, and then click Add.
  10. Click Save .
The configuration profile is applied to the target computers in the selected smart computer group.

Repeat steps 1-10 and modify the Preference Domain and Property List fields as required for the software titles in your environment deployed with App Installers.