Kiosk Mode

Kiosk mode launches the browser full screen without normal browser controls and can be configured to start automatically at Windows logon through Task Scheduler.

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On this page (3 sections)
  1. Overview
  2. Set up automatic kiosk startup
  3. Security note

Overview

Kiosk mode opens the browser in full-screen kiosk mode, without normal browser user interface elements such as toolbars and menus, and limits access to the rest of the device.

Setup adds two shortcuts to the Windows desktop. Envision (Chrome) opens the runtime in a normal browser window, and Envision Kiosk (Chrome) opens it in kiosk mode. Both open http://localhost. On a client computer, replace localhost with the IP address or DNS name of the server.

You should use kiosk mode in production. You can also launch kiosk mode automatically when Windows starts by using Task Scheduler.

To fill more than one monitor with kiosk windows, see the Multi Monitor Kiosk article.

Set up automatic kiosk startup

To configure a computer to automatically start the runtime in kiosk mode, create a basic task in Windows Task Scheduler.

Choose When I log on.

Choose Start a program.

In Start a Program, use the following values. Replace localhost with the server IP address or DNS name if the runtime is opened from a different computer than the server.

Program/Script
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --kiosk http://localhost
Start in
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\

Log out and log back in. The runtime will then start automatically.

Security note

It is still possible to break out of kiosk mode.

Ideally, the computer should also be protected by Group Policies, either from a Domain Controller or configured locally by the local Administrator. If needed, this can be provided as an additional service.

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