installing / getting blocked extensions without the use of developer mode

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I'm using a school Chromebook that restricts turning on developer mode, and has certain extensions that are forced on and installed by the administrator. I've found a workaround using chrome.management to bypass this:

javascript:prompt('Extension IDs here: (seperated by commas)').split(',').forEach(i=>{chrome.management.setEnabled(i.trim(),!1)})

I put this in the bookmark bar, open the web store, click it, and paste the ID of the extension I want to disable in the popup.

My goal here is to get a VPN from the web store (already have the unpacked folder for the one I want to use). I need to find a way to either enable developer mode like I used chrome.management to force off certain extensions, or pack and import the extension somehow without turning on developer mode. Maybe replacing files for another extension I already have on the Chromebook? I don't know.

I looked around for a bit on the chrome.management "docs" and I couldn't find anything on what I want to accomplish.

I'm looking for anything that will work here. Thanks for reading and thanks for your help! :)

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