Expected behavior in Okta Home Page after removing the Okta Browser Plugin

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CarlosP.57164 (Customer) asked a question.

October 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Expected behavior in Okta Home Page after removing the Okta Browser Plugin

When the Okta Browser plugin was installed, any external application accessed through the plugin or the Okta Home Page would immediately open in a new browser tab. However, since our organization blocked the plugin, launching an external app from the Okta Home Page now prompts a window requesting approval. Can you confirm if this is the expected behavior as a result of removing the plugin? It only does it for applications that are external to our organization.

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Mihai N. (Okta, Inc.)
8 months ago
@CarlosP.57164 (Customer) Ah, ok. I understand now. That is expected. Please see this article explaining the setting.

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Mihai N. (Okta, Inc.)
8 months ago
Hi @CarlosP.57164 (Customer) , Thank you for reaching out to the Okta Community!

It depends of what kind of apps and what kind of prompt you receive.
The Okta Browser Plugin is a mandatory requirement for SWA app SSO functionality.
For example if I try to open a test SWA app with my plugin disabled, I get the following:

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CarlosP.57164 (Customer)
8 months ago
Hello
In our case, it pops-up the following:
Basically, to open the app, you must hit the "Open in new tab" bar. This started happening after we removed the Okta Browser plugin. This is what I was asking, if this is the expected behavior after removing the plugin.
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- Mihai N. (Okta, Inc.)
  8 months ago
  @CarlosP.57164 (Customer) Ah, ok. I understand now. That is expected. Please see this article explaining the setting.
  
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Expected behavior in Okta Home Page after removing the Okta Browser Plugin