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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.

Kiosk mode or kiosk software is used to lock down the GUI for security and to prevent unauthorized functions. It can limit a user's interaction within an application or OS.

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Disable Google Chrome session restore functionality

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 starts (among other things) chrome in kiosk mode for…
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Running latest Chrome for Windows in kiosk mode

I've tried these instructions to run Chrome in kiosk mode: Open up Chrome's settings. Under "Users" click "Add new user." Give the new profile a name and picture. Make sure "Create a desktop shortcut for this user" is checked. Click…
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Disable Chrome's page translation on the commandline

I build a dual monitor dashboard with Google Chrome (V. 60.0.3112.78) under CentOS 7. Everything is working with the exception that I am not able to disable Chrome's translation feature via the command line. I already start Chrome with…
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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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How to run chrome in app mode without window frame?

I would like to run chrome in app mode without using a windows frame and the title bar? At the moment I start chrome in this way: chrome.exe --app=http://url.com --app-shell-host-windows-bounds. That works but there is still the window frame with…
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Locking down a Windows 7 PC to just a browser

I have been tasked with building several PCs to act as secure kiosks that allow users to view and use an intranet site at my company. Our LP staff will cover physical security, so that is not a concern. To prevent booting from a USB drive or…
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How can I launch Chrome in kiosk mode in a Windows 8.1 kiosk (assigned access) account?

We are trying to set up a web application in a kiosk mode using Chrome in Windows 8.1. I have been able to create an "assigned access" account (the new Windows 8.1 kiosk feature) that will log in and lock the user into Chrome. This works quite…
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How to set Google Chrome to automatically open up and in full screen

I have Dell Windows tablet (I think the model is the Venue 11 Pro) and when the tablet is turned on I want it to automatically open a specific web page (lets say cnn.com for example) using Google Chrome, and also display full screen. Obviously it…
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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 login (no password asked) (I set…
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How can I block access to local files from Internet Explorer?

I want to create a kiosk station that will allow web browsing, but won't allow access to local files. How can I go about doing this?
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How to disable Chrome kiosk mode?

I started Chrome in kiosk mode, like this: start chrome --kiosk "http://google.com" Now everytime I open Chrome it opens in kiosk mode and I can't find how to turn this off. I tried some commands at…
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How to use a "non-windows store" app in assigned access on windows 8.1

I have a software program for my business that I need to run in kiosk mode or "Assigned access". The program I want to use does not come up as an option when I select the program I want to use in assigned access mode. Is there a setting or code I…
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Is it possible to lockdown a Microsoft Surface RT in kiosk mode?

I am wondering if it is possible to lock-down a Microsoft Surface RT tablet by allowing one application to always be in the foreground and restricting users from doing anything else. Is it possible to lock down a Surface RT in this manner?
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Mac OSX: start Google Chrome in kiosk mode - error?

I am trying to load Google Chrome in kiosk mode on OSX using the answer that was given here Start Google Chrome on Mac with command line switches But, when I run it from the terminal, it spits out a bunch of text and then opens up Google Chrome…
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Custom Firefox profiles with different WM_CLASS and icons

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 doesn't work. I use a youtube.desktop file that…
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