How to disable/enable inspect mode on Chrome browser and Microsoft Edge for Windows using SureMDM

Admins can enable/disable inspect mode on browsers like Chrome and Microsoft Edge by restricting the same in the registry editor on Windows devices. 

Purpose

The purpose of the article is to provide a guide on how to disable/enable inspect mode on Chrome browser and Microsoft Edge for Windows using SureMDM.

Prerequisites

Windows 10 & Above.

Steps

1. Login to SureMDM Console
2. Navigate to Jobs and create a New Job
3. Select Windows as the operating system
4. Create a Runscript job for the below script to enable/disable the inspection based on the requirement. 
5. Enter the Job name and save.
6. Deploy the job to the device to reflect changes.

Chrome Browser:

# Disable Developer Tools for Google Chrome

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome” /v DeveloperToolsDisabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

# Enable Developer Tools for Google Chrome 

reg delete “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome” /v DeveloperToolsDisabled /f

Microsoft Edge

# Disable Developer Tools for Microsoft Edge 

reg add “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge” /v DeveloperToolsAvailability /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f 

Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force

Start-Process explorer

# Enable Developer Tools for Microsoft Edge 

reg delete “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge” /v DeveloperToolsAvailability /f

Stop-Process -Name Explorer -Force

Start-Process explorer

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