Used the following tutorial:
Using the Windows registry
Find or create the following key in the registry:
32-bit Windows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions
64-bit Windows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\ExtensionsCreate a new key (folder) under the Extensions key with the same name as the ID of your extension (for example, aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbcccccccccc).
In your extension key, create a property, "update_url", and set it to the value: "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx" (this points to your extension's crx in the Chrome Web Store):
Launch the browser and go to chrome://extensions; you should see the extension listed.
This method does not work for me. Please help me find a solution.
How to install Chrome extension through windows registry in Windows 8.1?
Best Answer
There are two places I can think of that can go wrong with this:
Did you get the correct ID for the extension? If it's wrong then it won't install. You can confirm the ID by installing the extension manually, then go to
chrome://extensions
, go into developer mode, click on details, and it should give you the ID. You could also find the extension in the folder they are installed in but I don't recommend this way.The instructions you posted are a bit misleading because you don't actually need the quotes. So just use
update_url
and the web address without quotes.