diff --git a/optional/config/chrome.reg b/optional/config/chrome.reg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94f5250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/optional/config/chrome.reg
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+; chrome version: 111.0.5563.65
+
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome]
+"AllowDeletingBrowserHistory"=dword:00000001
+"AllowDinosaurEasterEgg"=dword:00000000
+"AllowWebAuthnWithBrokenTlsCerts"=dword:00000001
+"AlternateErrorPagesEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"AlwaysOpenPdfExternally"=dword:00000001
+"ApplicationLocaleValue"="en"
+"AudioCaptureAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"AudioProcessHighPriorityEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"AudioSandboxEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"AuthSchemes"="basic,digest,ntlm,negotiate"
+"AutofillAddressEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"AutofillCreditCardEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"AutoplayAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"BackgroundModeEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"BasicAuthOverHttpEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"BatterySaverModeAvailability"=dword:00000000
+"BlockExternalExtensions"=dword:00000000
+"BlockThirdPartyCookies"=dword:00000000
+"BookmarkBarEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"BrowserAddPersonEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"BrowserGuestModeEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"BrowserGuestModeEnforced"=dword:00000000
+"BrowserLabsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"BrowserLegacyExtensionPointsBlocked"=dword:00000000
+"BrowserNetworkTimeQueriesEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"BrowserSignin"=dword:00000001
+"BrowserThemeColor"="#FFFFFF"
+"BuiltInDnsClientEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"CECPQ2Enabled"=dword:00000000
+"CORSNonWildcardRequestHeadersSupport"=dword:00000001
+"ChromeAppsEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"ChromeCleanupEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"ChromeCleanupReportingEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"ChromeRootStoreEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"ChromeVariations"=dword:00000001
+"ClickToCallEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"CloudAPAuthEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"CloudPolicyOverridesPlatformPolicy"=dword:00000000
+"CloudPrintProxyEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"CloudUserPolicyMerge"=dword:00000000
+"CloudUserPolicyOverridesCloudMachinePolicy"=dword:00000000
+"CommandLineFlagSecurityWarningsEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"ComponentUpdatesEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"DNSInterceptionChecksEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultClipboardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultCookiesSetting"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultFileSystemReadGuardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultFileSystemWriteGuardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultGeolocationSetting"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultImagesSetting"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultInsecureContentSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultJavaScriptJitSetting"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultJavaScriptSetting"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultLocalFontsSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultNotificationsSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultPopupsSetting"=dword:00000001
+"DefaultSensorsSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultSerialGuardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultWebHidGuardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultWebUsbGuardSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DefaultWindowManagementSetting"=dword:00000002
+"DesktopSharingHubEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"DeveloperToolsAvailability"=dword:00000002
+"Disable3DAPIs"=dword:00000000
+"DisableAuthNegotiateCnameLookup"=dword:00000000
+"DisablePrintPreview"=dword:00000000
+"DisableSafeBrowsingProceedAnyway"=dword:00000001
+"DisableScreenshots"=dword:00000001
+"DnsOverHttpsMode"="off"
+"DomainReliabilityAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"DownloadBubbleEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"DownloadRestrictions"=dword:00000004
+"EditBookmarksEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"EnableAuthNegotiatePort"=dword:00000000
+"EnableMediaRouter"=dword:00000000
+"EnableOnlineRevocationChecks"=dword:00000000
+"EncryptedClientHelloEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"EnterpriseHardwarePlatformAPIEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"EnterpriseProfileCreationKeepBrowsingData"=dword:00000000
+"EventPathEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"ExtensionManifestV2Availability"=dword:00000002
+"ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox"=dword:00000001
+"FetchKeepaliveDurationSecondsOnShutdown"=dword:00000001
+"ForceEnablePepperVideoDecoderDevAPI"=dword:00000000
+"ForceEphemeralProfiles"=dword:00000000
+"ForceGoogleSafeSearch"=dword:00000000
+"ForceMajorVersionToMinorPositionInUserAgent"=dword:00000000
+"ForceYouTubeRestrict"=dword:00000000
+"FullscreenAllowed"=dword:00000001
+"GloballyScopeHTTPAuthCacheEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"HeadlessMode"=dword:00000002
+"HideWebStoreIcon"=dword:00000001
+"HighEfficiencyModeEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"HistoryClustersVisible"=dword:00000000
+"HttpsOnlyMode"="disallowed"
+"ImportAutofillFormData"=dword:00000000
+"ImportBookmarks"=dword:00000000
+"ImportHistory"=dword:00000000
+"ImportHomepage"=dword:00000000
+"ImportSavedPasswords"=dword:00000000
+"ImportSearchEngine"=dword:00000000
+"IncognitoModeAvailability"=dword:00000001
+"InsecureFormsWarningsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"InsecurePrivateNetworkRequestsAllowed"=dword:00000001
+"IntensiveWakeUpThrottlingEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"IntranetRedirectBehavior"=dword:00000000
+"LensDesktopNTPSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"LensRegionSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"MediaRecommendationsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"MediaRouterCastAllowAllIPs"=dword:00000000
+"MetricsReportingEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"NTPCardsVisible"=dword:00000000
+"NTPCustomBackgroundEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"NTPMiddleSlotAnnouncementVisible"=dword:00000000
+"NativeMessagingUserLevelHosts"=dword:00000000
+"NetworkPredictionOptions"=dword:00000000
+"NetworkServiceSandboxEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"NewBaseUrlInheritanceBehaviorAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"OffsetParentNewSpecBehaviorEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"OriginAgentClusterDefaultEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PPAPISharedImagesSwapChainAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"PasswordDismissCompromisedAlertEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PasswordLeakDetectionEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PasswordManagerEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PasswordProtectionWarningTrigger"=dword:00000000
+"PaymentMethodQueryEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PolicyAtomicGroupsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PrefixedStorageInfoEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PrintHeaderFooter"=dword:00000000
+"PrintPdfAsImageAvailability"=dword:00000001
+"PrintingAllowedBackgroundGraphicsModes"="disabled"
+"PrintingBackgroundGraphicsDefault"="disabled"
+"PrintingEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"PrivacySandboxAdMeasurementEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PrivacySandboxAdTopicsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PrivacySandboxPromptEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PrivacySandboxSiteEnabledAdsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"ProfilePickerOnStartupAvailability"=dword:00000000
+"PromotionalTabsEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"PromptForDownloadLocation"=dword:00000000
+"PromptOnMultipleMatchingCertificates"=dword:00000000
+"QuicAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"RelaunchNotification"=dword:00000000
+"RemoteAccessHostAllowClientPairing"=dword:00000000
+"RemoteAccessHostAllowFileTransfer"=dword:00000000
+"RemoteAccessHostAllowRelayedConnection"=dword:00000000
+"RemoteAccessHostAllowRemoteAccessConnections"=dword:00000000
+"RemoteAccessHostAllowRemoteSupportConnections"=dword:00000000
+"RemoteAccessHostAllowUiAccessForRemoteAssistance"=dword:00000001
+"RemoteDebuggingAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"RendererAppContainerEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"RendererCodeIntegrityEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"RoamingProfileSupportEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SSLErrorOverrideAllowed"=dword:00000001
+"SSLVersionMin"="tls1.2"
+"SafeBrowsingExtendedReportingEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SafeBrowsingForTrustedSourcesEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SafeBrowsingProtectionLevel"=dword:00000000
+"SafeSitesFilterBehavior"=dword:00000000
+"SavingBrowserHistoryDisabled"=dword:00000001
+"ScreenCaptureAllowed"=dword:00000000
+"ScrollToTextFragmentEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SearchSuggestEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SharedClipboardEnabled"=dword:00000001
+"ShoppingListEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"ShowAppsShortcutInBookmarkBar"=dword:00000000
+"ShowCastIconInToolbar"=dword:00000000
+"ShowCastSessionsStartedByOtherDevices"=dword:00000000
+"ShowFullUrlsInAddressBar"=dword:00000000
+"ShowHomeButton"=dword:00000001
+"SideSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SpellCheckServiceEnabled"=dword:00000000
+"SpellcheckEnabled"=dword:00000000
+
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList]
+"1"="browsing_history"
+"2"="download_history"
+"3"="cookies_and_other_site_data"
+"4"="cached_images_and_files"
+"5"="password_signin"
+"6"="autofill"
+"7"="site_settings"
+"8"="hosted_app_data"
diff --git a/optional/install-chrome.cmd b/optional/install-chrome.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70bd530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/optional/install-chrome.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+@echo off
+call check-for-admin
+if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit /b
+
+set OPT=..\optional
+set SOFTWARE=..\software
+set MSI=chrome-setup.msi
+set CONFIG=config\chrome.reg
+set SCRIPTS=..\scripts
+
+if NOT EXIST %SOFTWARE%\%MSI% (
+  echo ERROR: %SOFTWARE%\%MSI% not found!
+  exit /b
+)
+
+echo ####### %0 #######
+
+cd %SOFTWARE%
+@echo on
+msiexec /uninstall %MSI% /passive
+msiexec /i %MSI% /passive
+@echo off
+cd %OPT%
+
+echo renaming Chrome desktop shortcut ...
+move /Y %PUBLIC%\Desktop\"Google Chrome.lnk" %PUBLIC%\Desktop\Chrome.lnk 2>nul
+
+echo importing registry settings ...
+reg import %CONFIG%
+
+rem unpin chrome icon frpom taskbar ...
+call %SCRIPTS%\unpin-taskbar-icons.cmd
+
+echo disabling update tasks ...
+schtasks /Change /TN "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore{FF03DE7D-B6BB-4BD9-B599-5500A9284F84}" /disable
+schtasks /Change /TN "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA{947CFA0A-AC3E-424D-99CD-38EE819AB072}" /disable
+
+rem refresh desktop (W10 style)
+ie4uinit.exe -show
+
+rem ###
+rem rd /S /Q %USERPROFILE%"\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache"
+rem del /F /Q %USERPROFILE%"\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History*"
+rem ###
+
+echo ####### %0 #######
+pause
+
diff --git a/optional/install-java.cmd b/optional/install-java.cmd
index c6ed6d8..7f60671 100644
--- a/optional/install-java.cmd
+++ b/optional/install-java.cmd
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 call check-for-admin
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit /b
 
-set CONFIG=config\install-java.txt
 set EXE=..\software\java-setup.exe
 
 if NOT EXIST %EXE% (
diff --git a/software/other.csv b/software/other.csv
index 8186bbc..6f1ef02 100644
--- a/software/other.csv
+++ b/software/other.csv
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ dummy brother-dcp-mcp-drivers.EXE
 dummy Win10_20H2_English_x64.iso
 dummy vce_exam_simulator_setup.exe
 dummy iview-plugins.zip
+dummy chrome-setup.msi