Manage access to services that aren't controlled individually

You can manage access to Google services that aren't shown in the Admin console, and therefore, don't have an individual ON/OFF control. 

Before you begin

For services that don't have their own ON/OFF control:

• You can only turn these services On or Off all at once. You can't set them individually.
• You can manage access to these services for all users or just specific organizational units.
• If you're not sure whether to turn off these services for your organization, you might try turning them off for only one or a few organizational units first. Then wait a few days to see if users can't access services they need.
• When you turn off these services, users' data isn't deleted. If you want your users to keep data they might have from the services you are turning off, coordinate with them to use Google Takeout to export their data before you turn off the services. For information on how to turn on Google Takeout for your users, go to Turn Google Takeout on or off for users .
• If a service later gets an ON/OFF control in the Admin console, it retains its current state of On or Off. 
• For Google Workspace for Education editions only: users under the age of 18 are restricted from using these services with their Google Workspace for Education accounts, even when this setting is On. For details, go to Control access to Google services by age. If one of these services later gets an ON/OFF control in the Admin console, it is set to Off for primary and secondary institutions.

Turn services on or off

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to Menu  Apps > Additional Google Services.

   Requires having the Service Settings administrator privilege.

3. In the message at the top of the page, click Change.
4. Choose how you want to restrict services and follow the steps:
   Turn services on or off for all users in your organization
   1. In the left panel, make sure Settings for all organizational units is selected.
   2. Choose to turn services on or off for all users.
   3. Click Save.
   Turn services on or off for users in a specific organization unit
   1. In the left panel, select the organizational unit.
   2. Choose to turn services on or off for users.
   3. Click Override to keep this setting the same, even if the parent setting changes.
   4. If the organizational unit's status is already Overridden, choose an option:
      • Inherit—Reverts to the same setting as its parent.
      • Save—Saves your new setting (even if the parent setting changes).

It can take up to 48 hours for the new setting to take effect.

Tip: If you turn off services, consider communicating your organization's policy to users.

Choosing whether to restrict access

Related topics

• Turn a service on or off for Google Workspace users
• Additional Google services
• Customize access to services using access groups