Questions tagged [kiosk]
Kiosk is a mode an application can enter to lock down the user's ability to interact with specific parts of the interface.
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Robocopy with Task scheduler in invisible mode for KIOSK mode or alternative
Computer Setup: Computer in KIOSK mode through Shelllauncher on Windows 10 LTSC.
Problem trying to solve: I am looking to move local files on network drive.
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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 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 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 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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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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Firefox: how do I configure kiosk mode?
Mozilla's website states:
Numerous features of the kiosk mode are configurable through policy or
command line parameters when launching the browser.
However, other than a single example to run kiosk ...
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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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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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Kiosk mode and auto login and single application mode in CentOS
We have a machine running CentOS 7, GDM, KDE 11 (installed from CentOS DVD)
We have been struggling a few days with this issue, tried to search for a solution but unfortunately most of the material'...
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Virtual Keyboard in a chrome kiosk app?
I just created a Chrome Kiosk app following this doc.
Now, I'd like to be able to add a virtual keyboard that shows on/off automatically when (un)focusing on input field.
The app is meant to be used ...
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Custom firefox profiles with different WM_CLASS and icons
So I have different firefox profiles that I launch in kiosk mode in order to have small apps for Youtube and Netflix. I saw this problem asked multiple times but I tried other answers and it still ...
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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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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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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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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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Move files from local to network drive without stealing away focus on production computer
I am looking to move files from local computer to network drive as repeated task once every 24 hours. I have tried couple of things but they all end up stealing away focus on the application as the ...
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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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Start Chrome in kiosk mode with black background instead of white
For an embedded project, when starting Chrome in kiosk mode, just after boot:
chrome.exe --kiosk http://127.0.0.1/index.html
there is a 500 ms delay before the site is displayed, during which Chrome ...
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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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Issues communicating PoKeys57CNC and Mach4 running on Windows 11 Home PC in Custom Shel Kiosk Mode
Some background Information
I am using a Windows 11 Home PC to control a plasma cutting machine. The windows 11 machine uses Mach4 as the interface for controlling the plasma cutter and a PoKeys57CNC ...
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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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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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Stop smart cards from caching in Edge/Chrome
When you get a certificate drop-down selection prompt in Edge or Chrome, how do you prevent it from showing certificates belonging to previous users?
Certificate issue:
Background - I'm in charge of ...
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Start Firefox in fullscreen with no easy way to exit
I would like Firefox to start automaticaly in fullscreen mode and with no menus, tabs, etc...
It's for an app, and the users should not be able to easily exit the app.
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Locally disable navigation to external url's appearing in a website's UI (when running in kiosk mode)
I am displaying a multi-page website in an exhibition using firefox or chrome's kiosk mode with a live url. While most of the links in the website are in-domain, I do have some links pointing out. And ...
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Is it possible to run Google Chrome in kiosk mode on Snow Leopard?
Is it possible to run Google Chrome in kiosk mode on OS X, specifically Snow Leopard?
I cannot find a way of doing so currently. Am I missing something?
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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.
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How to have 2 Edge browser windows in a kiosk account?
In our workplace, we are running into a scenario where the best option would be to run 2 webpages in a kiosk account, with a fullscreen Edge window on each of 2 monitors. I have already tested and you ...
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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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Connect to WIFI from Chrome while in kiosk mode
I have a small setup, where a windows tablet starts up and automatically loads a webpage in Chrome, in kiosk mode. But the webpage requires WIFI to work (Ethernet cable is not an option), is there ...
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How to exit Firefox kiosk mode?
I've set up Firefox on Ubuntu to run in kiosk (full-screen) mode. This means the user can visit only the predefined URLs. That works fine.
Now I want to set up a second machine the same way, but I ...
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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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Kiosk mode with specific profile Microsoft Edge
I would like to setup a Kiosk with Microsoft Edge with the following requirements:
Opens full screen
Locked on a domain (no browser interface visible)
Use a specific profile with same localStorage &...
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How can I start up Windows without explorer loading up?
What I'm looking to do is to start it up, then have it load IE in kiosk mode.
The IE part is easy, (-k) but I'm looking to find out how I can get the computer to start up without explorer.
I've ...
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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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Disable Google Chrome session restore functionality [duplicate]
Chrome offers to restore the last session when it did not shutdown properly (power outage, Chrome crashed, ...).
How do I disable that? (Setting or command line switch)
I'm using a batch file that ...
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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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Disable widgets for Windows 11 kiosk
I've set up a Windows 11 kiosk using Edge and a full screen web application.
This works pretty decently. However, the "widgets" panel is still accessible by swiping from the left hand of ...
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Fullscreen chromium through dual/multiple displays
I have a LUBUNTU 16.04 system, and I've been trying to make chromium browser go fullscreen on a dual display setup without success. It just goes fullscreen on a single display.
It must also be done ...
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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 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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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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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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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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Remote desktop fails in kiosk mode
I have a Windows 8.1/10 system running in kiosk mode. By clicking on a button created for this purpose, a remote desktop connection must be made. What happens is that in kiosk mode this connection is ...
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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
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firefox Kiosk with button to close it
is there a way to show a close button in firefox while in kiosk mode? firefox --kiosk
All I need is to show just an X to close firefox, no tabs, other controls etc.
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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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