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Hide & disable Windows 10 taskbar at all
I need to launch Windows but with taskbar hidden at all, not just the auto-hide option but totally hidden, without the possibility to show it with the mouse. It needs to be the default behavior at the ...
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Windows Kiosk mode: open 'Desktop'
With Windows 11 Kiosk mode with Edge, the user can't upload files, with an error:
Can't open this location
We can't open 'Desktop'. To help keep your data safe, the location is blocked.
An ...
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Windows Kiosk mode - Allow cookies in MS Edge?
I enabled on "interactive display" machine with Windows 10 Pro the Kiosk mode with MS Edge running an web application. I also set that the app should restart every 5 minutes of inactivity.
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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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Kiosk Mode not available in Windows 11
It seems that I cannot Get started to set up a Kiosk account in Windows 11.
Why do I not see the option to set it up?
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Use "regular" Windows 10/11 as headless VM host
I'm currently in the position that I have to use Windows on a corporate system but I am allowed to run Linux VMs inside it. Ideally, however, I'd like to be able to "deactivate" (or ...
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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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Two keyboards on the kiosk mode
I have a problem with appearing two keyboard when I use tablet in kiosk mode. I see black and gray keyboard (browser - edge). I don't really know why it's happening and I wanna turn off gray keyboard. ...
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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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How to set kiosk using windows imaging and configuration designer
I am going to set kiosk setting using Windows Configuration Designer.
I followed this Set up a kiosk using the kiosk wizard in Windows Configuration Designer.
But when i set app type to Classic ...
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What is causing Provisionning Packages to fail to install?
I am trying to set-up a PC as a kiosk, using a Provisionning Package.
When I log into the target computer, with a Domain Administrator account, and install the ppkg, I get the following error message:
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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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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 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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Chrome kiosk create infinite window
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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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Switch any program to kiosk mode
Sometimes friends or even unknown people visit me and we are doing something on my computer. I often find myself in the situation when I want to leave the computer but I don't completely trust the ...
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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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How to disable select and copy contextmenu in Google Chrome kiosk mode?
I need to display an information website. The user should only be able to press buttons and use scrollbars through a touch screen.
The kiosk mode of Google Chrome fits this requirements pretty well.
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Automatic daylight savings adjustment: Where/How does Windows remember that it already did the time shift?
Does anyone know where Windows remembers the "actual state" of the daylight savings adjustment?
My problem is related to kiosk systems where the entire harddisk is 'write-protected'. (I am talking ...
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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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What services can I stop to keep system minimally running?
I've narrowed down Windows services to the following required:
Which of these services can I safely stop/disable to "dummify" Windows 7 where basic network connectivity and remote desktop still work?
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Iexplorer.exe as Custom User Interface - Restart if closed?
I'm currently configuring a Kiosk machine using "IExplore.exe -K" as a replacement shell, everything is working fine.
Unfortunately you can still kill the IExplore.exe session by hitting Alt-F4. ...
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How to lock "full screen mode" a program on Windows 7?
When I say "Full screen mode" I mean without any borders and with no option to maximize/minimize with the mouse or keyboard shortcuts.
I want to make a "kiosk windows 7" with a program that is ...
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Windows 7/8 - Kiosk - Isolation
I've built a custom kiosk application in .Net that has shortcuts to specific URL's in Chrome, Volume Control, etc.. It's working great and we are using a user GPO "Custom User Interface" to replace ...
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Windows 8.1 kiosk (assigned access) with IE in kiosk mode iexplore.exe -k
I am using windows 8.1 "assigned access" (kiosk mode) - and the selected app is Internet Explorer.
Everything works as is, so when the kiosk user boots up, IE opens in metro style. All very nice, ...
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How can I lockdown a computer so the user cannot minimize or move the browser window? [duplicate]
I am trying to setup a computer with a browser page. The webpage allows people to enter their email address and submit a form.
However, it is intended to be a kiosk. I don't want people to be able ...
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Allowing Restricted Functionality on a Logged-Off or Locked Windows Computer
Is there some way in Windows 7 to allow restricted functionality - for example just a browser running - when the normal user has either locked their computer or has logged off.
The scenario I have in ...
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Disable Google Chrome Context Menu
Ok, we are setting up a computer lab for students. They will be only using one website, and they like to break the computers, go to game sites, download music, etc, every chance possible. We are ...
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IE Kiosk Mode on touchscreen - disable swipe
I have tablets running Windows 8 RT/Full and when they boot up they go straight into Internet Explorer Kiosk mode (iexplore -k).
This is fine on a normal PC, however on a tablet device users are ...
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Is there any way to remove the Windows 8 start on the right side in touch screens? [duplicate]
I am attempting to create a kiosk using Windows 8, but the menu that pop ups on the right side when one slides one's fingers in that area is an issue.
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Windows 8 kiosk [closed]
I need to lockdown windows 8 for a kiosk using chrome. I have tried some of the paid solutions out there but none of them support chrome. Has anyone accomplished this without purchasing a product?
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Remote Viewing Software [closed]
I'm looking for some software and having a difficult time finding what exactly I require.
What I would like is to run on a central computer somewhere, a piece of software that I would like ...
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Launching Google Chrome/Opera in Kiosk Mode
I am trying to create a desktop shortcut to launch Chrome or Opera in Kiosk Mode and to a specific URL. I've tried adjusting the target to include /KioskMode after chrome.exe.
Does anyone know the ...
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SteadyState alternatives for Vista [closed]
On their Vista PCs, my library uses Windows SteadyState to discard changes patrons make to system. Recently, one of those machines had to be re-imaged with stock version of Vista that came with the ...
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Multiple Monitors with Multiple Kiosks. How to run powerpoint on one and IE on the others
I have a setup with 4 monitors that all need to be running in kiosk mode.
3 of the monitors will be running IE and the fourth needs to be running a powerpoint presentation.
IE is easy - I've got a way ...
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How to make Chrome open in kiosk mode even if there's already another instance running?
I tried
chrome url --kiosk
but it works only when there's no instance running. I also tried
chrome url --kiosk --new-window
but it doesn't solve my problem neither.
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Run Windows Server 2011 in kiosk mode and hide windows all together
I want to configure windows on boxes that I can ship to customers that needs to be deprived of any "windows" brand.
In fact, I created a web server running on this windows box to configure the parts ...
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How can I make my Flash movie automatically be fullscreen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to start the flash player (or program) in full screen through the shortcut target command?
I have a kiosk. Its only reason for existence is to show content in ...
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Allow Changes to a Folder with Disk Protection Enabled - Windows SteadyState
I've been using Windows SteadyState to keep my computers locked down in an office environment. The tools my users need to do their jobs are available using a browser. I've locked the machines down ...
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multi monitor keyboard kiosk
I was wondering how much of this is possible. Ideally i have one machine and another for backup but i may need multiple machines due to limitation
I'd like to setup a kiosk that 6 people can use. I'd ...
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Free Wi-Fi multi-user management software [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Any free software for creating paid WIFI hotspot?
With timelimit and a key for each user? Is there such a thing out there? Kinda like an internet kiosk, but for Wi-Fi.
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How to Disable Right-Click in Windows XP / Windows 7?
What is the least invasive way (read: least amount of modification to the OS; or least invasive software or utility) to disable the right-click ability of a pointing device in Windows XP and/or ...
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How do you replace the logon shell with iexplore?
This is related to my previous question. Apparently I didn't know what I thought I knew..
Like said in my last post, I am looking to make a kiosk where when it starts up, it goes straight into ...
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