topic Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable) in Peer-Peer Topics

Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

don_b_nashville — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:47:43 GMT

There are presently no easily configurable, admin console controls to prevent students from opening multiple desks (desktops) in Chrome. We would welcome a change as it would prevent students from being off task and quickly concealing their tracks with a rapid, keystroke desk change. There is an open recommendation over in the Google Cloud community,

https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Feature-Ideas/Managed-Chromebooks-block-multiple-desks/idc-p/881233
asking that the desk feature be made configurable and capable of being disabled. It seems like this would be ideal if as other browser settings, the feature can be enabled/disabled by OU.

The issue is going on two years old with very little movement or interest. If you would find this feature useful or if you would like to support those who feel that it would help, please make your way over to the link above and register your opinion. Thanks, all.

Don

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

ddelboccio — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:48:54 GMT

Please please PLEASE make this happen Google!

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

MattDPenn — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:14:30 GMT

Please! I keep getting reports that students are allegedly using multiple desktops to skirt monitoring/access things they shouldn't and I can never seem to reproduce these antics myself. Being able to shut down the feature entirely would be beneficial.

Need to figure out how to join the Cloud community though...

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

don_b_nashville — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:29:59 GMT

Try here:

https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/user/userloginpage?dest_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googlecloudcommunity.com%2Fgc%2FGoogle-Cloud%2Fct-p%2Fgoogle-cloud

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

MattDPenn — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:34:14 GMT

Hmm still can't access the specific topic but I guess I'm properly logged in now. Poking around some more.

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

Kim_Nilsson — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:07:52 GMT

You have to apply to join that section.

https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/custom/page/page-id/Workspace-Feature-Ideas-FAQ

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

Kim_Nilsson — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:11:57 GMT

Upvoted!

Google really needs to take action on popular Feature Ideas.

Bringing attention to those specific to education in this community helps.

Right, @Kristal ?

I keep saying everywhere I can that Google needs to stop introducing features that the admin can't disable. Especially in education, but definitely in general too. There are so many instances of features that should not always be available unless the admin enables it. Several them purely legal, others nuisances.

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

Kristal — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:20:09 GMT

@Kim

I am looking into this now.... Please stay tuned.

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

josephcolvin — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:23:35 GMT

Please, can we get an update on this... it has been 13 months and the original idea link for voting is no longer available.

Re: Make "add new desk" configurable (ie. - disableable)

Kim_Nilsson — Mon, 04 May 2026 08:57:10 GMT

Yeah, GCC is dead, and some of it has moved on to https://discuss.google.dev - but the Feature Ideas section is no more.

You can register it as an Issue on the chromium dev forum, and hopefully get some upvotes there.