Control shelf auto-hiding

Control auto-hiding of the Google Chrome OS shelf.

If this policy is set to 'AlwaysAutoHideShelf', the shelf will always auto-hide.

If this policy is set to 'NeverAutoHideShelf', the shelf never auto-hides.

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

If the policy is left not set, users can choose whether the shelf should auto-hide.

Supported on: SUPPORTED_WIN7

Control shelf auto-hiding


  1. Always auto-hide the shelf
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS\Recommended
    Value NameShelfAutoHideBehavior
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueAlways
  2. Never auto-hide the shelf
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\ChromeOS\Recommended
    Value NameShelfAutoHideBehavior
    Value TypeREG_SZ
    ValueNever


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