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How can I prevent users from opening the same app multiple times in Windows 10 Assigned Access

I configured a multi-app kiosk for some of my users using Assigned Access on Windows 10 . It works great but I'm struggling to prevent them from opening multiple instances of the same program. I've ...
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How to auto-refresh Chrome in kiosk mode

I've a computer (windows 10) with a link in the startup directory to launch a web page with Chrome in kiosk mode. It opens correctly but displays a blank page, until I press F5, at which point the ...
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Disabling the Keyboard settings button on the Virtual keyboard - Windows 10 LTSC

I have a touchscreen PC (kiosk) running Windows 10 LTSC. It's gonna run without a physical keyboard in production, so I've set it up to show a virtual keyboard using the following setting: The ...
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Windows 10 LTSC - disabling swipe gestures in Edge browser in Kiosk mode

I have a PC with a kiosk form factor - tall and narrow with a touchscreen. I've installed Windows 10 LTSC, as this was deemed suitable for a kiosk application. I've set up a Kiosk mode with a single ...
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Using multiple secondary displays as a separated chrome/edge kiosk

Using a computer with several secondary small screens, Is there a way to enable Chrome\Edge Kiosk mode for a specific URL, Each display (except the main one) has a separate profile and full-screen ...
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Different Shells for Different Users and disable desktop for specific user

On Windows 10 LTSC. Here is some backgrounds. I have a system consists of several applications, they are launched with a batch file when system starts up. The Windows where the system runs on should ...
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How to start the Windows shell/desktop (explorer.exe) if the computer has been started with a custom "Winlogon" shell (different than explorer.exe)?

For a kiosk application, I need to not start the Windows desktop/start menu on boot, but rather, a custom application instead. I set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\...
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If Shell Launcher isn't available on Windows 10 Pro, why is there an option to activate it on "Turn Windows Features On or Off"?

I'm trying to set up a kiosk with a custom .exe as shell, and I'm aware that Shell Launcher is only available on Win10 Enterprise and Education, but even though I'm using a Pro version, I can still ...
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Windows 10, Kiosk Mode, Shortcuts do not work

I'm taking over a project for Windows 10 Kiosk Mode Multi App. I followed (I believe) all the instructions listed here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/lock-down-windows-10-to-...
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How do I add an app (specifily porerpoing) to the Kiosk user creation app menu

I want to set PowerPoint as the windows kiosk user app. I do not want to use the kiosk mode in PowerPoint. PowerPoint is not on the kiosk user app menu.
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How to load an XML "Unattend answer file" into the current Windows 10 installation?

There are a few possible customization for Windows 10 Enterprise, such as Custom Logon. This page explains indeed how to create such a file using DISM for a future Windows installation image, but how ...
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How to totally remove the Windows 10 login screen?

I'd like to have the most "Unbranded boot" as possible on Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. I have read a few similar questions and I have already done the following steps: Enabled user Auto ...
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Kiosk embedded computer: hide as much as possible before the app starts in Windows

What is the industry-standard solution for touchscreen "kiosk" embdedded computers (in public places) running Windows to hide things as much as possible when the machine boots, until the ...
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How can I lock a guest user into a game environment?

Basically I'm looking to share my gaming PC with a friend but only in a way that would let him play my games without accessing any of my other files, parts of my OS / desktop environment Windows 10 ...
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Windows 10 Kiosk Mode - Edge with no sound issue

I am starting Microsoft Edge in Kiosk mode via Assigned Access to display a simple webpage with sound. For some reason sound will not work until press the volume up or switch user and manually change ...
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Use not installed EXE\Application in Microsoft Intune Kioskmode

I hope you guys have a great Day! I hope someone can help me out :-) We want to use Intune Kioskmode with an Application that is not "installed" only copied. Unfortunately we can´t install ...
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Browser addons in Windows 10 Kiosk mode

Is there a way to install a browser addon (for example an adblocker) for the Microsoft Edge Browser thats running in a Windows 10 Kiosk? (Windows 10: Settings/Accounts/Family_and_other_users/...
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Restart Windows 10 every 30 days in Kiosk Mode

Is there a way to schedule a restart every month of the kiosk mode (Meaning the PC)? I know how I can do it on my account in home, but not sure if that is possible in that mode?
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Windows 10 KIOSK - immediate logout after login (multiscreen error)

I have problem with kiosk mode. After automatic login user is logged out after few milliseconds when KIOSK is configured and multiple monitors are connected. Removing monitors and restart results in ...
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Stuck in kiosk mode

I created a kiosk user on my corporate laptop as an experiment to see how it would run, and to see if I can use a dedicated computer to run an app at my job. There are a lot of online guides and I ...
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Kiosk Mode Browser in Windows 10 Home

I know there is a Kiosk Mode (previously Assigned User) in Windows 10 Pro, but is there any way to accomplish it in Windows 10 Home? I'd prefer Chrome, but I'm open to another browser.
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Windows 10 Cannot remove kiosk mode: Error: Try your changes again

I have just setup kiosk mode (Assigned Access) on my Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363. After playing around with it for a bit with the assigned app set to Clock I wanted to get rid of it ...
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How to choose Chrome in Windows Kiosk mode instead of Edge

See screenshot, how to make Chrome appear as one of the apps? Chrome is not listed as one of the 'official' apps in the application list. . Windows 10 Enterprise - 10.0.17763
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Always allow access to webcam in Edge kiosk mode

I am using my Surface Pro with Windows 10 Pro as a display and digital signage for my customers. I have set up the device with assigned access (according to this guide https://docs.microsoft.com/en-...
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How to run a unity-built after Computer is turned on

Goal User turns on Computer and Unity-built runs automatically. Upon system start and thereafter Unity start, User only sees the maximized gameview of unity. No windows Taskbar, steamVR window, nor ...
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Windows 10 Kiosk Mode in Edge blank screen after inactivity

I have setup a Windows 10 kiosk where Edge goes to a predefined website. When I was configuring it, I had left it in my office and every day it seemed to be fine. Now that I deployed it, I find ...
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Is it possible to launch Chrome in kiosk mode in Windows 10 without showing the desktop? [duplicate]

I cannot find a reliable solution to start chrome (in kiosk mode) in Windows 10 at system startup, without showing the desktop environment. More precisely, i CAN start Chrome in kiosk mode, but it ...
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Windows 10 Kiosk Mode - User is immediately logged out

I am trying to setup a Kiosk account running a sideloaded app. This worked by using the "Assigned Access" mode before version 1803. Version 1803 broke it, and the kiosk user was immediately logged out ...
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Is there any way to remotely control a surface tablet running Windows 10 in kiosk mode

We are planning to put a surface tablet at a client site, and put it in kiosk mode using Windows 10 Assigned Access, and that part works well. Edited: This is a Windows 10 Home version, so there is ...
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Restore Windows 10 Partition on every boot to previously defined state

we, a non profit youth center, are running a view windows 10 Pro computers on which the kids can play and research. Because of the limited time of the volunteers to maintain these computers, we are ...
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Firefox Quantum - Kiosk Mode

I currently use this method to emulate chrome's kiosk-mode in Firefox Quantum on Windows 10: Install Firefox Quantum Install AddOn AutoFullscreen in Firefox's address-bar, type about:config and set ...
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Windows Kiosk mode no virtual keyboard after killing explorer.exe

I am having a problem when trying to use a Windows 10 tablet as a Kiosk and after I kill the explorer.exe the keyboard doesn't appear. I am having a major problem here because killing explorer.exe is ...
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Lock down Win10 Kiosk but allow access for IT technicians?

I'm implementing a kiosk on Surface Pro 4 tablets that is locked down for public consumption but I haven't figured out a robust method to allow technicians to access the device for troubleshooting and ...
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Chrome kiosk create infinite window

Context I'm trying to configure Windows 10 to boot directly on chrome in kiosk mode so the user can only see the webpage. So I've followed those steps and launch Chrome in kiosk mode with the ...
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Touch Keyboard on Windows 10 Logon Screen

We are using Windows 10 on a kiosk system. Normally, the user interacts with the system via touch-screen, but a keyboard is available if required. We have enabled "Automatically show the touch ...
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Windows 10 Kiosk Mode and msg.exe

We implemented Kiosk mode on a couple PCs and are now unable to send the PC a message using msg.exe. The msg.exe works when the PC is not in Kiosk mode. This is what we did to implement Kiosk Mode: ...
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How to allow touch support on multiple monitors simultaneously?

I made a ReactJS app which will run in kiosk mode in a museum, on touch screen monitors. That is, the app will run in the Chrome browser, full screen, with right click and other gesture events ...
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Windows 10 Professional - Disable Taskbar

I've been trying to do this a number of ways, I want to start up basically in kiosk mode for my home touch screen PC. I'm using software that loads at startup, but is very old - it can't be made ...
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OnScreen keyboard in Windows 10 IE kiosk mode

What we have: Windows 10 Pro amd64 1607 all updates installed for one user registry key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell changed to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\...
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Windows 10 Kiosk mode - Assigned Access with startup scripts

Is it possible to run startup scripts that will run WAMP in the background and for instance start some other applications like Chrome with kiosk parameters?
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Don't require password on wakeup while explorer.exe is killed

I need to configure Windows 10 Kiosk Auto-login tablets that don't require a password when they go to sleep. Right now, our tablets autologin on a local user, which kills explorer.exe at login and ...
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How to stop Windows from ever automatically logging off the current user?

I have several MS Surface Pro tablet PCs running Windows 10 Pro that are being used as time clocks. I do not want employees coming to work only to find that the time clock is sitting on a login screen....
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Windows 10 - how to disable windows auto update, while using deepfreeze?

We use deepfreeze, which is a software for cybercafe, public locations to allow the user to use the PC but on reboot it clean everything and goes back to our old stable setup. Now that windows 10 ...
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How to have account auto logon after other user disconnects from RDP

I have a Windows 10 Pro machine set up as a kiosk. A domain account is set to auto-logon using SysInternals Autologon. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963905 When the machine powers ...
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seting up some windows10 pro kiosks?

I have a few windows 10 PCs for student use. Previously, I had windows XP installed where I was using deepfreeze. Basically, students could use the pc, but if they encountered malicious software, ...
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