Control the shelf position

Control the position of the Google Chrome OS shelf.

If this policy is set to 'Bottom', the shelf will be placed at the bottom of the screen.

If this policy is set to 'Left', the shelf will be placed on the left side of the screen.

If this policy is set to 'Right', the shelf will be placed on the right side of the screen.

If you set this policy as mandatory, users cannot change or override it.

If the policy is left not set, the shelf will be be positioned at the bottom of the screen by default and the user can change the shelf's position.

Example value: Bottom

Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Control the shelf position


  1. Position the shelf on the left side of the screen
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameShelfAlignment
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueLeft
  2. Position the shelf at the bottom of the screen
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameShelfAlignment
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueBottom
  3. Position the shelf on the right side of the screen
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS
    Value NameShelfAlignment
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueRight


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