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Windows 10 kiosk mode, no Apps available

I tried to install Windows 10 kiosk mode for the user "kiosk" without success, the assigned access app selection list is empty.

Here is what I have done: I used the "administrator" account and created an Universal Windows App with Visual Studio 2015 (I just compiled the empty project, I do not added code). I built an App package and installed the app from/for the "kiosk" account.

Back in the "administrator" account, I tried to set up the assigned access. I added the user "kiosk" and followed the assigned access settings. But, there is no App in the selection for the account "kiosk".

I also switched the "kiosk" account to an administrator account, but the list of Apps is still empty. Log in and log out still did not solved the problem.

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Solution

  • Never use windows native koisk mode - it is useless. Best solution is shell replacing. Just build windows forms application and use it as shell. Not windows store app. Here the instruction:

    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"="\"\""