You can use Kiosk mode to support the deployment of computers running the Windows operating system that are used as public devices. For example, you could use kiosk mode to
- Run an app enabling guests to sign in to your organization at reception or security
- Run as a public computer with a web browser to enable guest access to the Internet.
Whatever reason you might have for deploying kiosk devices, there are essentially three ways to configure them:
- Single computer using Settings In this situation, you use the Accounts page in the Settings app to configure Kiosk mode.
- Multiple computers using a provisioning package To support this scenario, you use Windows Configuration Designer to create a provisioning package for a Kiosk computer. You then distribute and apply this package.
- Multiple computers using Intune You can create a configuration profile in Intune that enables and configures the necessary settings for Kiosk mode.
Single computer using Settings
To configure a computer as a kiosk, sign in as a local administrator and then complete the following procedure:
- Open Settings and then select Accounts.
- Select Other users.
- Click Get started in the Set up a kiosk section.
- In the Create an account dialog, enter the account name that will be used for signing in while in kiosk mode. You can also select an existing account. Click Next.
- On the Choose a kiosk app page, browse and select one of the installed apps displayed and then click Next.
- If you chose a web browser, then on the How will this kiosk be used? page, choose either:
• As a digital sign or interactive display
• As a public browser - On the Enter your website’s URL page, enter the URL and click Next.
- On the You’re done! page, click Close.
Note Removing the Kiosk
If you want to disable kiosk mode, in Settings, in Accounts, on the Other users page, click the Active link in Set up a kiosk. Then click Remove kiosk.
While setting up a single computer like this might occasionally be useful, you’ll likely want to use a bulk provisioning method.
