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Confine Chrome to One website for Kiosk [duplicate]

I'm setting up a giving kiosk for the foodbank I direct to allow patrons to contribute. I have created a website in a subdirectory of my hosting account that is strictly for this purpose. There are ...
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how to make chrome kiosk mode without full screen?

I wanna open chorme in kiosk mode but not in full screen mode, is that any way to open it in window mode? or there is anyway to disable address bar and or other functions? I just wanna use chrome to ...
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Application for touch screen to presenting videos [closed]

I want to use my big touch screen to presenting short videos so I am looking for application which can get media from folder and then offer it with some listing/filtering in menu and then play. I want ...
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Reorder services?

I have some web kiosks that are currently running Windows XP (I know... :/) and SiteKiosk. When they are hardwired to a network via a CAT cable they work perfectly, but it doesn't happen when they ...
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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 ...
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Are there guides or even custom Linux distributions available for dedicated “slideshow” PCs?

First of all, I'm not entirely sure what the term is for a computer that only stands around and shows pictures, but I'm sure you've all encountered them at work, in stores and so on. Usually we notice ...
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Single GUI Application raspberrypi

So I want to develop a software that will take over my raspberry pi computer, or just for simplicity's sake, any computer running a lightweight linux OS, to serve a single function. Run a Ruby/Java or ...
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How to create a redistributable one-file package with a browser?

I want to create a single-file package that when clicked would start a browser embedded in itself and then open a specific web page. I'm aiming for Windows XP and up. What tools are necessary to ...
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Remote Viewing Software

I'm looking for some software and having a difficult time finding what exactly I require. What I would like is to run on a central computer somewhere, a piece of software that I would like ...
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Launching Google Chrome/Opera in Kiosk Mode

I am trying to create a desktop shortcut to launch Chrome or Opera in Kiosk Mode and to a specific URL. I've tried adjusting the target to include /KioskMode after chrome.exe. Does anyone know the ...
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Shell replacement for kiosk environment with desktop icons

I have to deploy around 80 touch-screen terminals for my company. We're going to run several Windows applications on those terminals and they'll be operated by touch input only. I basically want those ...
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Present a form to user on Windows login

I have a public computer lab where users must give a few short details about themselves such as their age and objective before they use the computers. Currently this information is gathered by a lab ...
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Run chromium-browser on Linux with fullscreen and application modes ON

Some time ago chromium-browser was supporting a so called "kiosk mode", which could start chromium in fullscreen and removed unnecessary titlebar and some other UI components. Right now it looks like ...
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Windows kiosk mode - Solution

I currently have a device running Windows 64-bit edition. I have 2 multi-touch displays attached to it. These multi-touch displays are recognized by windows as touch interfaces thus activating the ...
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IE9 Kiosk Mode scheduled task opens behind taskbar

I've set up a scheduled task in Windows 7 Pro to open up Internet Explorer 9 (x86 version) in kiosk mode. The scheduled task executes when a certain user logs in, and this user is logged in ...
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SteadyState alternatives for Vista [closed]

On their Vista PCs, my library uses Windows SteadyState to discard changes patrons make to system. Recently, one of those machines had to be re-imaged with stock version of Vista that came with the ...
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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 ...
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Multiple Monitors with Multiple Kiosks. How to run powerpoint on one and IE on the others

I have a setup with 4 monitors that all need to be running in kiosk mode. 3 of the monitors will be running IE and the fourth needs to be running a powerpoint presentation. IE is easy - I've got a way ...
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One server with multiple desktops “heads” with VNC

I am managing a system of kiosks. Each kiosk currently is running a web browser with the application for the kiosk running in the browser. Each kiosk needs to be able to display separate content. ...
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How to exit Firefox kiosk mode?

I've set up Firefox on Ubuntu to run in kiosk (full-screen) mode. This means the user can visit only the predefined URLs. That works fine. Now I want to set up a second machine the same way, but I ...
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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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Start Firefox in fullscreen with no easy way to exit

I would like Firefox to start automaticaly in fullscreen mode and with no menus, tabs, etc... It's for an app, and the users should not be able to easily exit the app.
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Making Windows 7 On-Screen Keyboard popup more noticeable?

We are trying to deploy a self contained touch screen kiosk running Windows 7 and through much headache and hours of tweaking were able to lock it down rather well. The only remaining issue we are ...
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Run Windows Server 2011 in kiosk mode and hide windows all together

I want to configure windows on boxes that I can ship to customers that needs to be deprived of any "windows" brand. In fact, I created a web server running on this windows box to configure the parts ...
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Chrome Kiosk-mode in OS X Lion allows top menu bar?

Using the information here, I was able to place Chrome into Kiosk mode on OSX Snow Leopard. However, in Lion it appears to work but if you move the mouse cursor to the top of the screen, the menu bar ...
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Disable button in a third party application?

Im currently have a linux "kiosk" machine containing a closed-source third party application. The problem is that the third party application has a settings button, that I dont want the users to be ...
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Opera kiosk home page resets on guest account

I'm setting up a kiosk with Opera on a MacOS 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Using the Opera "-kioskmode" on a Guest Account. The homepage at startup resets to ...
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Is it possible to run Google Chrome in kiosk mode on Snow Leopard?

Is it possible to run Google Chrome in kiosk mode on OS X, specifically Snow Leopard? I cannot find a way of doing so currently. Am I missing something?
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“chrome --kiosk” on OS X Lion or other kiosk solutions

How can I switch Google Chrome to work in kiosk mode on OS X Lion? I've tried: open /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app http://www.google.com` from the terminal without luck. My goal is to obtain a ...
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How to start computer with IE open and can't do anything else

I have a computer with two users on it: one Administrator and one User. I want to computer to automatically log into the User Account and open Internet Explorer. The User should not be able to do ...
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How can I make my Flash movie automatically be fullscreen? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is there a way to start the flash player (or program) in full screen through the shortcut target command? I have a kiosk. Its only reason for existence is to show ...
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Linux Web Kiosk which boots faster

Here is the scenario. I've to build a cheap kiosk that should show a specific website only. Since its a web kiosk i dont think there will be a need of powerful processor or HDD.. So i have an idea of ...
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How to disable Alt+F4 and Alt+Tab functionality for Windows 7, to use it on Kiosk?

How do I disable Alt+F4 and Alt+Tab functionality for Windows 7? I would like to use it as a Kiosk. Is this possible, with any software, tricks or registry hacks?
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How can I run my Netbeans IDE in Fedora 15 just after auto login? So that I do not see any other gnome details

After /etc/gdm/custom.conf modification. I want to startup in full screen my application such as IDE or Kiosk apps. Without showing up Gnome desktop taskbar etc. How can I do that in my Fedora 15? I ...
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Allow Changes to a Folder with Disk Protection Enabled - Windows SteadyState

I've been using Windows SteadyState to keep my computers locked down in an office environment. The tools my users need to do their jobs are available using a browser. I've locked the machines down ...
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multi monitor keyboard kiosk

I was wondering how much of this is possible. Ideally i have one machine and another for backup but i may need multiple machines due to limitation I'd like to setup a kiosk that 6 people can use. I'd ...
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Looking for a Software to harden Windows machines

I'm a network administrator of a small/medium network. I'm looking for a software (Free or Not) which can harden Windows Computers (XP And Win7) for the propose of hardening standalone desktop ...
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Free Wi-Fi multi-user management software [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Any free software for creating paid WIFI hotspot? With timelimit and a key for each user? Is there such a thing out there? Kinda like an internet kiosk, but for Wi-Fi.
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Locking all input devices on a Mac

We're trying to use an old MacBook running tiger to power a status screen here in the office. Basically, it's just a full-screen Firefox running a web page. Problem is that the MacBook is on the ...
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How to Disable Right-Click in Windows XP / Windows 7?

What is the least invasive way (read: least amount of modification to the OS; or least invasive software or utility) to disable the right-click ability of a pointing device in Windows XP and/or ...
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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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Disable Escape key in linux?

Im working with a kiosk software, and it can easly be exited with the escape key. Theres no way to disable this behaviour, why I would want to simply disable the escape key completely. I tried with ...
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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 ...
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Running a computer in kiosk mode for a custom Linux C++ program

I want to create a C++ application that is to run on some Linux platform on a specific laptop computer. I do however not want the users of this laptop to use any other applications/system features ...
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Is it possible to configure Wireless Settings via text file in XP?

I am sending out kiosks with no control panel access and no keyboard. Problem is, somehow the wireless card needs to be configured to work with routers. So need to specify SSID and encryption ...
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C++ program to make linux Ubuntu clone windows partition?

I want to write code in Dev C++ so that when i execute in Ubuntu 8 , it clones my windows 7 from D: partition to its child partitions E:,F: ... i have made my partitions of equal sizes and i have ...
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Firefox 3.6 Kiosk mode

I've developed a FF 3.6+ only web app that needs to run in kiosk mode. I has assumed that since nearly every other browser has a built in kiosk switch FF would have this too. I haven't been able to ...
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Metacity/GNOME full screen as default

I recently discovered the keyboard shortcut for metacity's "full screen" option, where a window is fully maximised with titlebar and border hidden. I like this mode a lot, and for one of my systems ...
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Ubuntu alternative log in to GDM/Gnome or simplify gdm

I want to remove to option for users to log in using gnome on Ubuntu 9.10 or preferably force their account to only log in using blackbox. so for this there are 3 ways i've found to go at this ...
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Best kiosk/access control software? [closed]

My kids have been messing around with my wife's computer. Changing icon file names, removing icons, duplicating icons, removing widgets, deleting bookmarks, etc. I can't seem to find some sort of ...

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