kiosk

Few simple experimental scripts to make kiosk mode for Linux and Windows

Linux

Linux kiosk mode need next steps:

• Simple window manager
• Configuration of this window manager to use your application as shell
• User for autologon
• [Option] Reverse ssh tunnel (inside script is test example) with autorun and autoreconnect
• [Option] VPN connection to own server

Windows

Windows kiosk mode need next steps:

• Create user for kiosk mode

net user kiosk /ADD

• Set next registry key for this user as path to your application:

Windows XP/7/10:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Shell"="C:\\full\\path\\to\\your\\application.exe>"

Windows 8:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"Shell"="C:\\full\\path\\to\\your\\application.exe>"

Autologin for kiosk user:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] 
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"ForceAutoLogon"="1"
"DefaultUserName"="kiosk"
"DefaultDomainName"="<place here pc hostname>"
"DefaultPassword"=""

• [Option] If you need to disable Ctrl+Alt+Del, then use this registry key value ("") or you can place there own application:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\taskmgr.exe]
"Debugger"="\"\""