Google.Policies.Chrome• Both

Control use of the WebHID API

Setting the policy to 3 lets websites ask for access to HID devices. Setting the policy to 2 denies access to HID devices. Leaving it unset lets websites ask for access, but users can change this setting. This policy can be overridden for specific url patterns using the WebHidAskForUrls and WebHidBlockedForUrls policies.

Policy Details

Policy Name: DefaultWebHidGuardSetting
Registry Key: Software\Policies\Google\Chrome
Supported On: Microsoft Windows 7 or later
Available Languages: en-us de-de es-es fr-fr id-id it-it ja-jp ko-kr nl-nl pt-br ru-ru th-th tr-tr uk-ua vi-vn zh-hans zh-hant

Configuration Elements

Control use of the WebHID API

Type: enum

Allowed Values

2 Do not allow any site to request access to HID devices via the WebHID API
3 Allow sites to ask the user to grant access to a HID device